Chapter 2527 — Say Nothing to Anyone
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The words were spoken without intent, but the listener took them to heart. Wei Zhao's thoughts drifted in an instant to the Ice Palace ten thousand miles away, and to Feng Xiaoxiao—his own dear little wife. He wondered whether she was living well now. It had been so long since he had heard any word of her that he truly missed her a little. If there was any chance, he would go to the Ice Palace himself to visit her!
But not yet. He still could not refine the Ice-Heart Jade-Bone Pill, that third-grade elixir. Even if he went, he guessed that the little Ice-Sugar girl would hardly give him a kind look. So Wei Zhao bottled up his determination: when he and Han Jingyi could work together to refine third-grade pills, when he became a Heaven-rank expert, then, and only then, would he swagger off to the Ice Palace and see whether that tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny little wife of his still counted as his.
Seeing the somewhat distracted look on Wei Zhao's face, Gu Mengyao could more or less guess what was on his mind—he must be thinking of Tang Zhi—and could not help giving Xiaoshu a kick. "Don't talk nonsense. What did you have to bring that up for at a time like this?"
"Ah..." Xiaoshu was startled, but being clever she quickly worked out the reason, stuck out her tongue, and said to Wei Zhao, "It's all right, Arrow Brand Bro. Worst comes to worst, I'll find you another little wife. I think Han Jingyi's not bad—she'd pair up nicely with Sister Xinyan."
"..." Wei Zhao was speechless for a moment. How did that count as pairing up?
After drinking the potion, Wang Xinyan grew sleepy, her eyelids already doing battle with each other. Seeing her state, Wei Zhao smiled faintly and said, "Xinyan, why not go and rest? You've just taken your medicine, so a good sound sleep is just the thing. You'll be fine by tomorrow."
"Mm, all right." Wang Xinyan nodded obediently, stood up, and walked toward Wei Zhao's room.
The implication was self-evident. Wang Xinyan did not want to say it outright, but her actions had already revealed something of her heart. Coming here, she ought by rights to have slept with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu—yet she had chosen to sleep in Wei Zhao's room.
Whether her motive was simply to help Wei Zhao cultivate or not, this behavior was enough to show that Wang Xinyan did in fact like Wei Zhao. Gu Mengyao could see it, Shen Yushu could see it, and Wei Zhao himself could see it.
But they all understood that Wang Xinyan might have some misgivings weighing on her heart. Wei Zhao was trying to help her untangle them, only he had not yet succeeded.
"Hurry up, Arrow Brand Bro, what are you waiting for?" Seeing that Wei Zhao had not followed her into the room, Shen Yushu immediately urged him on.
"Then... I'll go to bed first..." Wei Zhao said, a little embarrassed.
"Xiaoshu, I'm sleepy too. Let's go to bed as well." Gu Mengyao yawned, turned off the television, and said to Shen Yushu.
"But I'm not sleepy..." Shen Yushu's eyes were wide open and perfectly clear.
"Not sleepy?" Gu Mengyao pinched her.
"Ow..." Shen Yushu yelped in pain and said with a bitter face, "Now I'm even more awake..."
"And now?" Gu Mengyao pinched harder.
"Now... I'm sleepy, all right? I'm sleepy, I give in—look, I'm asleep..." Shen Yushu said, grimacing and baring her teeth.
"If you're sleepy, then go to sleep." Gu Mengyao dragged Shen Yushu upstairs.
Wei Zhao watched the two of them disappear, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, yet deeply grateful for the young lady's understanding. His going to sleep with Wang Xinyan now was mainly to strengthen his own power, and Gu Mengyao had shown herself thoroughly supportive of this.