This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 377 Miss Bai
South of the valley, below the cliff.

The cliff face is vertical and smooth as a mirror. In a recess in the cliff face thousands of meters away from the Abyss of Ten Thousand Snakes, there stands an ancient and gloomy palace.

Other densely packed buildings are distributed in the cliffs above, below, to the left, and to the right of the palace.

It was as if the moon was surrounded by stars.

This palace is the residence of the Serpent King's royal family.

At this moment, in a garden of the palace, Luo Zijun and Shui Wu were standing by the pond, talking to the black lotus in the water and the two green snakes that were intertwined on the lotus leaves.

The two had been here for half a month, having come from the herb garden.

Their activity range is limited; they can't go anywhere except their small courtyard and this garden.

At the same time, they did not see anyone except the two maids.

The two maids seemed to be mute, or as if they couldn't understand what they were saying. No matter what the two asked, they wouldn't answer and would look completely bewildered.

However, they had no shortage of food and supplies, a stark contrast to their treatment in the medicinal herb garden.

"Perhaps they want to raise you until you're fair and tender, and then castrate you."

Shui Wu was joking.

Luo Zijun had no time for jokes and sighed, "I can sense that she is in this palace, but for some reason, she hasn't come out to see me."

Shuiwu whispered, "Could they be imprisoned?"

Luo Zijun looked at the green snake in the pool and said, "Probably, but what is their purpose in sending me to the palace? It must be related to her."

Shui Wu said, "But these past few days, no one has come to ask us anything, nor has anyone asked us to do anything."

"So, we can only wait. Since they sent us here, they must have a purpose."

Luo Zijun's gaze was intense, her expression solemn and resolute.

"No matter what their purpose is, I'm going to take her away no matter what."

"Does she...do she like you?"

Shuiwu suddenly asked.

Luo Zijun paused for a moment, then looked at her and said, "She is the woman I formally married. What do you think?"

Shui Wu shook her head: "Even if we officially get married, it doesn't mean we'll necessarily like each other."

Luo Zijun couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of her time at the Bai residence, as well as the indifferent and distant scenes she witnessed each time she met Miss Bai.

The two certainly didn't seem like a real couple, let alone someone who liked each other.

but……

What if it wasn't Miss Bai, but the Moon Palace Fairy?
The two had shared many intimate moments underground, their souls merging, whispering sweet nothings, displaying their deep affection.

Aren't the emotions of the soul more sincere and steadfast than those of the physical body?
Physical desires may become tiresome over time; but the bond between souls can deepen with time.

"She likes me."

Luo Zijun was absolutely right.

Then she added, "We are different from other couples. Our souls are together and our hearts are together, which is why we have feelings for each other."

"No one can compare to this kind of feeling."

Shui Wu looked puzzled: "Their souls are together?"

Luo Zijun didn't explain. Her mind was filled with the image of that snow-white figure under the moonlight, both serene and gentle. For a moment, she was in a daze, her heart fluttering, and she didn't know where she was.

Then, a soft cry suddenly came from beside me.

Shui Wu's gaze was fixed on the garden entrance, her eyes wide with surprise, as if she had been shocked by something.

Luo Zijun's heart skipped a beat, and she turned around to look.

At the entrance to the garden, flowers entwine around the round gate, and the golden sunset casts dappled light and shadow. A girl in a white dress stands there quietly.

Just like the first time I saw her, I was amazed.

The serene scene, the exquisite beauty, and the ethereal aura all seemed like an unreal painting.

Luo Zijun stood frozen by the pond, momentarily forgetting to breathe and everything else.

At that moment, Shuiwu suddenly murmured, "If it's her, I think... she probably wouldn't like you, right?"

Luo Zijun suddenly murmured somewhat uncertainly, "I think... I probably do like it."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Miss Bai walked over and stood in the pavilion, as calm and aloof as ever.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

He had a thousand words in his heart, but at this moment he only uttered these four words.

"You guys chat."

Shuiwu glanced at the girl in the pavilion again before quickly leaving.

The area around the pond became quiet.

After a moment of silence, Luo Zijun finally spoke, "Are you alright?"

Bai Meixue nodded slightly: "It's alright, how about you?" Luo Zijun was about to nod when she heard her say calmly: "I've had women accompanying me all the way, and now that we're here, I have young and beautiful women serving me. It should be pretty good, right?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

The small talk ended at that moment.

After a moment of silence, Luo Zijun spoke up: "May I take you with me?"

Bai Meixue looked at him calmly for a moment, then asked, "Where are you going?"

Luo Zijun said, "Go back to Daliang, go back to the Bai family. Your father and mother are there, your relatives are there. You should belong there."

Bai Meixue stared at him for a moment, then calmly said, "And your sister-in-law and senior sister, as well as the three wives and four concubines of Chujian Bookstore, and those concubines of the Grand View Garden, right?"

"Oh, I forgot, there's also the Queen."

Luo Zijun: "..."

The air fell silent again, and an awkward atmosphere filled the air.

Luo Zijun's cheeks flushed, feeling somewhat ashamed. She could only say, "Miss, I came to find you despite everything. You should know my feelings for you, shouldn't you?"

A hint of mockery seemed to appear in Bai Meixue's eyes: "You're not here to see me, are you? But rather that Moon Palace Fairy who can help you cultivate?"

Luo Zijun said, "Isn't that you? I know it's you."

Bai Meixue shook her head and said calmly, "That's not me."

Luo Zijun paused for a moment, then said, "I know what you mean, but I believe that it is you. I can also be certain that the one who cultivated and loved you underground was me. We didn't have clones; it was just a temporary separation of our souls and bodies. We are still the same person."

When he said the words "that you cultivated and loved together underground," Bai Meixue's fair and beautiful cheeks seemed to blush slightly, and an unnatural look seemed to appear in her originally calm eyes.

"I do not think so."

She turned around, facing sideways, her gaze fixed on the flowerbed in the distance, her attitude still cold and distant.

Then he said coldly, "Back then, underground, it was to detoxify."

"Yes, it's for detoxification."

Luo Zijun softly echoed, looking at her beautiful profile, and said, "But we made love during the detoxification process."

"No."

Bai Meixue denied it, her tone icy, but she was no longer calm.

Then, she awkwardly turned her body to the side, almost turning her back to him.

Okay, no.

Luo Zijun stopped bringing up those uncomfortable words and said sincerely, "But Miss, we have developed feelings for each other, at least I have feelings for you. We are a formally married couple, so I want to take you back."

Bai Meixue turned her back to him and didn't say anything more.

"Is someone imprisoning you?"

Luo Zijun asked.

Bai Meixue did not answer, and remained silent for a while before turning around and looking at him, saying, "I can go back, but not now."

"When?"

Luo Zijun quickly asked.

Bai Meixue's expression was icy: "Wait until you forget your three wives and four concubines and your harem."

Luo Zijun paused for a moment, then said, "I've already forgotten."

"Humph."

Bai Meixue ignored him and turned to leave.

Luo Zijun quickly chased after her, saying, "Young Miss, I..."

He suddenly stopped and looked towards the garden entrance.

Suddenly, a person appeared there.

She wore a black dress and looked exactly like Miss Bai, except that she had a cold and sinister aura, and her pupils were covered with a faint layer of blood, making her look cold and eerie, completely different from Miss Bai's ethereal temperament.

Bai Meixue stopped in front of that person without saying a word.

The man's cold gaze swept behind her, a faint mockery playing on his lips.

"Human boy, didn't you say in the prison that you wanted to have a child with her here and contribute to my snake clan?"

"I can grant your wish right now. You can get married here again, and you can swear allegiance to our snake clan. After you consummate your marriage and have your first child, you can leave with her."

"Otherwise, you will be buried here with her and never be able to leave."

The sun sets, and night falls.

A black and a white figure disappeared silently at the garden gate, as if they had never been there.

Luo Zijun stood in the garden, feeling the eerie chill creeping in from all around, reminiscing about her brief encounter with Miss Bai, and thinking about what the girl in the black dress had said. Her emotions were inexplicable.

"It doesn't seem to have any downsides."

After a long while, he murmured.

(End of this chapter)