Chapter 85: Beauty Scheme?

  The night fell on the horizon, and the dense stars shone brightly against the dark canvas. There was no bright moon, only a canopy of twinkling stars. Zi Ruoye lay on the roof of the inn, in the middle of the night, she was the only one who would have such enthusiasm, stargazing at midnight.

  "Lin Ke finally didn't hold back, what a good wine." As she left Gui City, Zi Ruoye didn't forget to take Lin Ke's hidden wine with her. The sweet and non-greasy fragrance of osmanthus lingered on her lips, truly an exquisite pleasure.

  In this mundane world, ordinary people are left to bother each other, so whether it's a legendary hero or an emperor, everyone cherishes a moment of peace. Zi Ruoye gazed at the starry sky, feeling a little melancholic.

  "King Ye, such a wonderful gathering, how can you not let Rong Xing join in?"

  Zi Ruoye sat up and saw Mu Rou Xing standing beside her, wearing a red dress that was enchanting under the starlight, like an alluring fairy. However, his face was still slightly pale, and his lips had not yet regained their rosy color. He lightly sat down beside her, tilting his head to look at her with an ethereal air, as if he were a gentle spirit.

  "Mu Gongzi, your injury isn't healed yet, and you're still causing trouble." Ziyueye lay down, seeing the excitement in his eyes. Except for his calm breathing, she knew his injuries were no longer a concern, so she ignored him and continued to gaze at the stars.

  Muyong Xing lay down and learned from Ziyue Ye to look at the stars, "Ye Wang, can you still see flowers in these stars?" Following Ziyue Ye's gaze, he looked at the star-like jewels embedded in the curtain, but no matter how he looked, they were just stars. He was teasing in his room when he felt someone on the rooftop, and when he came up to take a look, he didn't expect it to be Ye Wang, which really surprised him for a while.

  "The state of mind is what it is, the stars one sees are what they are." Zi Ruoye lay there like that, holding up the wine jug to pour herself a drink.

  "The stars are just so small, what's good to look at?" Mu Rou Xing looked at Zi Ruo Ye again, and then looked at the stars again, still not finding anything. These stars were indeed uninteresting, he was more interested in the woman lying beside him, who was not as she appeared during the day, but rather cold and distant, even a bit ethereal. He wasn't clear why he used "ethereal" to describe her, but that's the feeling she gave him.

  She glanced at Muxing with a hint of disdain, stretched out her finger and pointed to the seven twinkling stars in the sky, "Don't those seven stars look like a ladle?" As she spoke, she drew the trajectory of the Big Dipper in the air.

  Muyong Xing followed the trajectory outlined by Ziyue Ye and indeed, it was somewhat similar. "Really! It really looks like a spoon." The voice was filled with intense surprise and interest, never expecting that connecting stars together would create such a spectacle.

  Zi Ruoye continued to drink, these simple things that anyone in that world would recognize and even ignore, but here they could make people so happy. Next time, I'll tell Yun Cong about it too, Cong'er will definitely gaze at the sky dazedly, while Shang Guan Meng will probably get excited and run wildly around the courtyard. Liu Qingyou will probably hum a tune, then secretly look up at the starry sky.

  "Unexpectedly, Ye Wang is so knowledgeable." Stretching out his slender fingers, he followed the trajectory that Zi Ruo Ye had just pointed out to him, repeatedly tracing the shape of the Big Dipper, playing with great relish.

  "Extensive knowledge? Ha, thank you." She didn't elaborate further, it was clear that she wasn't knowledgeable enough, but she also didn't need to explain. Zi Ruoye looked at Mu Rouxing and found that no matter when, his clothes were always loose and sloppy, always revealing his plump and full shoulders and delicate neck.

  Feeling Zi Ruoye's gaze, Mu Rouxing couldn't help but smile lightly and slowly approached her. Her clothes were slightly more open, "King Ye, although Rouxing has known King Ye for a short time, she also knows that King Ye must be a woman who loves her husband dearly. That doctor today even misunderstood our relationship. Why don't we make it real by pretending?" The teasing tone was ambiguous, seemingly true yet false, seemingly angry yet shy.

  The tip of his nose was surrounded by a faint, delicate lily fragrance. I had thought that a man like him would have a more alluring scent, but his own scent was overpowered by the thicker perfume he wore. Why was this? Didn't he like the lily fragrance on himself?

  "I think Purple Leaf is generally welcoming to all comers, but if Master Mu hopes that I am not averse to having a romantic relationship with you." Zi Ruoye turned her head and smiled at Mu Rongtian with satisfaction in her eyes.

  Muyong Xing's body stiffened slightly, but he smiled again, his body entwining around Ziyue Ye like a spirit snake. He gently blew air into Ziyue Ye's ear, "This temperament of yours, King Ye, has probably made countless men infatuated and mistaken. Is what Muyong Xing said correct? King Ye..." It seemed that the earlier stiffness was just an illusion, but now Muyong Xing was like a snake that would not let go once it had set its sights on its prey, using his seductive body to entwine Ziyue Ye until death.

  If someone saw the entwined posture of Zi Ruoye and Mu Rouxuan at this moment, it would be hard to avoid misunderstandings. Mu Rouxuan was almost entirely wrapped around Zi Ruoye's body, with her head buried in his shoulder, gently blowing air.

  "Hehe...... What if Ye Wang's husband saw it, I wonder?" Mu Rou Xing said with a smile full of schadenfreude in her eyes. But the next second she stiffened...

  Zi Ruoye gently pushed Mu Ruo Xing to one side, avoiding touching his wound. "Mu Gongzi must be feeling lonely at night, but I already have someone in my heart. It's better for a man to dress neatly. The night wind on the rooftop is cool and refreshing, it would be good for Mu Gongzi to blow off some steam." Although she didn't mind what Mu Ruo Xing wore, when they entered the inn earlier, the attention from the crowd was really unbearable for her.

  Zi Ruoye stood up, dusting off her clothes, and glanced at Mu Rongxuan, whose eyes were wide with surprise. "The acupoints I sealed will be unsealed soon, Young Master Mu is still injured, go rest after the night breeze blows. I'll take my leave first." Why does someone always come to disturb me whenever I want to have a good drink? Ah, it's just not my luck...

  "There's also...," Zi Ruoye stopped in her tracks and said matter-of-factly, "The stars in the sky are small and beautiful because we're far away from them. Distance creates beauty, that's just how it is." She looked at Mu Rouxing, who was stiffly lying on the rooftop, and kindly explained again.

  Just as Mù Róu Xīng was dazed, Zǐ Ruò Yè jumped back to her own room in a few leaps, leaving him alone on the rooftop, staring at the sky with wide eyes...

  Is she gone?!

  She just left like that?

  Did it really just end like that?!

  Leave him alone on the rooftop, blowing cold wind?

  Shouldn't Ye Wang be a lustful person? With beauties throwing themselves at him, shouldn't he have become a wolf by now? He's already like this... so why is she still leaving herself on the rooftop to freeze in the cold wind?

  Even if he is injured now, shouldn't she be gentle and take care of him, or even carry him into the room?

  Mù Róu Xīng's beautiful eyes were filled with anger, he had taken the initiative to flirt for the first time and not only failed but was also ridiculed! For a moment, he didn't realize that he had been sealed by that person! "Don't you dare release my seal!" he scolded in a low voice! A black shadow fell beside Mù Róu Xīng and released his seal. Mù Róu Xīng was so angry that he forgot that with his own abilities, he could have easily released the seal himself.

  "Get out!" He was furious now. That Ye Wang was simply ungrateful! The first time he had gotten so close to someone, and yet he was being toyed with!

  What is a deep night loneliness! Is it saying that he is a dissolute man! Can I find anyone when I'm lonely!

  What is distance creating beauty! Isn't it secretly telling him that he just got so close, but instead highlighted his own ugliness?

  Muyong Xing sat on the rooftop, thinking resentfully, this is...this is infuriating! Muyong Xing flashed back to his own room, in his nineteen years of life, he had never been toyed with like this before, it was simply humiliating!

  She could have done it once, twice, three times, four times! Hmph! He didn't believe it at all! The idea of having a heart that belongs to someone is just nonsense! Gently tearing off the disguise mask, a face that was both masculine and feminine, yet utterly captivating, was revealed. He had never shown his true face in front of anyone before. Looking at this face, he felt not dislike but rather... After a quick glance, he put the mask back on, covering up the excessively beautiful face once again.

  "Yè Wáng......" Mù Róu Xīng gritted her teeth and hummed, having just made a big move that pulled on the wound, she had to reapply medicine herself. Was this sword worth it for her after all?

  Zi Ruoye closed her eyes and fell asleep slowly after hearing the person on the roof leave. She wasn't worried that Muxing would really blow cold wind on the roof for half an hour, if no one went up to help him open the acupoints later. After all, Muxing was seriously injured, and blowing cold wind for half an hour would likely make his fever worse the next day.

  Beauty Trap?

  Zi Ruoye smiled lightly in her heart, it seems that this beauty still needs to practice more... This beauty trick doesn't seem to be used very skillfully yet... Another good night's sleep. On the other hand, Mu Rouxing was furious all night, he just couldn't understand why Zi Ruoye didn't fall for it.

  If it were an ordinary woman, she would not have refused the delicious and tender meat that had reached her mouth. What's more, Mu Rou Xing, even if he put on a disguise, only slightly concealed his enchanting and charming face. However, there are women like Zi Ruo Ye in this world who, despite their elegant appearance, are indifferent to beautiful men. Moreover, Zi Ruo Ye had already set her heart on Yun Cong, and now she also had Liu Qing You, so she was not tempted by Mu Rou Xing's charms.

  Liu Qingyou woke up on the second morning with a puzzled expression, feeling that Zi Ruoye was in an exceptionally good mood. Yesterday, he had been knocked out by that dead scoundrel and when he came to, it was already dawn. Had something happened last night that made that dead scoundrel extremely happy?

  Zi Ruoye faced Liu Qingyou's questioning, only lightly kissing the corner of his lips, her eyebrows and eyes filled with a gentle warmth. She looked at Mu Rouxing, who seemed to still be sulking, as if ignoring him, and softly instructed, "Let's set off."

  As for Mu Rou Xing's anger, she didn't need to bother with it at all, but also wanted to let him know that not every woman in this world would be infatuated with him. Everyone was wearing a mask, and she wasn't ready to tear off her own just yet.

  Digression

  Why does the fish see little stars and get angry with a good mood?

  Thank you, darlings, for the flowers and diamonds!!! I just went to take a look and there are so many flowers and diamonds!!! Sorry, didn't list all the names, please forgive me, darlings...