Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 158 Wenren's Angry

Inside the Chen residence, in the inner courtyard.

Lin Xuan had finally managed to escape the enthusiastic encirclement of the maids and was about to return to his study to calm down when he suddenly felt the light above him dim. A white figure descended gracefully like a startled swan and stood steadily in front of him.

Across from him stood Wenren Yue, her hair slightly disheveled, her breathing a little rapid. Her clear, deep eyes, like a cold pool, were fixed on him, churning with complex emotions he had never seen before: anger, grievance, disbelief, but mostly, surprise.

Having known her for so long, Lin Xuan had never seen her like this before.

After a slight pause, he tentatively asked, "Lord Wenren, is there something you need?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wenren Yue suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Lin Xuan by the collar, and slammed him against a pillar.

She remained silent, staring intently into his eyes, a gaze that made Lin Xuan feel guilty and afraid.

Soon, a mist of tears appeared in her clear eyes.

The mist quickly condensed into a ball, turning into a crystal tear that silently slid down, leaving a wet trail on her fair cheek.

This was the first time Lin Xuan had seen her cry.

Lin Xuan instantly realized what had happened.

She got it.

Although he didn't know where he had slipped up, looking into Wenren Yue's eyes that seemed to see right through him, Lin Xuan knew that any denial was useless at this moment. His gaze softened, and he spoke in his original voice.

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

That familiar voice, like a thunderclap, instantly shattered all of Wenren Yue's defenses.

The guilt, sadness, anger and grievances of being deceived for so long that had been building up for months, as well as the joy of Lin Xuan's resurrection, all sorts of complex and extremely conflicting emotions erupted in her heart, weaving together into a chaotic storm.

Without saying a word, she released Lin Xuan's collar, slowly squatted down, wrapped her arms around her knees, buried her head between her knees, and her body trembled slightly.

Seeing her so vulnerable, a feeling of intense guilt welled up in Lin Xuan's heart.

He knelt down, hesitated for a moment, then gently placed his hand on her slightly trembling shoulder, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry..."

After a long while, Wenren Yue slowly stood up, wiped away the tears on her face, and when she looked up again, her expression returned to its unchanging coldness.

She didn't look at Lin Xuan again, instead casting her gaze into the void, and said calmly, "It's good that you're alright."

Her tone was indifferent and devoid of any emotion, as if she were stating something that had nothing to do with her.

Then she continued, her voice even softer, but with a sense of relief and resolve: "In that case, I no longer owe you anything."

After saying this last sentence, she showed no lingering attachment, and didn't even give Lin Xuan a chance to speak again. She resolutely turned around, leaped into the air, and drifted away.

Lin Xuan slowly straightened up, looked up at the direction where she disappeared, and sighed deeply.

Both Wenren Yue and Qingluan faked their deaths to conceal their identities, but their attitudes were completely different. This was something he had anticipated. Given her personality, she would find it difficult to tolerate such deception, which was why he had hesitated to be honest with her for so long...

In a sense, he and the mandala are not much different.

They used the most cruel and ruthless methods to deceive those who trusted them the most...

Wenren Mansion.

Princess Yongchun looked at Wenren Yue who had descended from the sky and noticed her slightly red eyes and disheveled hair. She asked in a daze, "Sister Yue, are you crying?"

Wenren Yue turned her head away, avoiding her probing gaze, her voice slightly hoarse: "Your Highness, I want to be alone for a while. You should return to the palace first."

Princess Yongchun, though full of curiosity, could also tell that she was in a bad mood, so she nodded obediently: "Alright, then Sister Yue, you should rest well. I'll come to see you another day."

Wenren Yue entered the room and closed the door.

Princess Yongchun stood there, looking at her tightly closed door, tilting her head, her face full of doubt.

She had known Sister Yue for a long time, but this was the first time she had ever seen her cry.

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to the courtyard next door, where that guy lived.

After Sister Yue returned from his place, she became like this.

It was upon hearing about his situation that she suddenly became agitated.

Something must have happened between the two of them.

She immediately became curious...

What exactly did that guy do to Sister Yue?
Inside the room at this moment.

Wenren Yue sat by the bed, and her initial shock, anger, and grievances gradually receded like the tide.

Instead, a genuine joy gradually filled the emptiness in her heart.

He's not dead.

He is still alive.

As long as he is alive, she can accept any outcome.

This is exactly what she hoped for most.

However, when she closed her eyes, the sleepless nights she had spent tossing and turning over the past few months because of his death, the heavy guilt buried deep in her heart that she could not tell anyone, the sadness and helplessness she had tasted alone... all appeared clearly before her eyes.

And he, who was right beside her, who had worked with her for so long, pretended not to know her, and watched helplessly as she investigated his death in the line of duty...

Thinking of this, the grievances and sadness in her heart would uncontrollably surge up again...

She would never forgive him easily.

absolute!

……

Commandery.

Lu Feng had just finished the promotion ceremony for the newly promoted people.

When Lin Xuan was appointed as one of the Sixteen Guards, he was in the southwest. This time, he also made up for Lin Xuan's promotion ceremony.

The Sixteen Guards are divided into the Azure Dragon Guards, the White Tiger Guards, the Vermilion Bird Guards, and the Black Tortoise Guards.

The different guards were only responsible for different areas; there was no distinction in rank among them.

As is customary, the Azure Dragon Guard is responsible for matters concerning the capital region, while the other three guards are responsible for the Jingye Division in the southwest, northwest, and southeast regions.

Lin Xuan actually wanted to take charge of matters in the Southwest, but unfortunately everything was arranged by his superiors and he had no say in the matter.

Wenren Yue's challenge was not with the Azure Dragon Guard, but the Wenren family certainly wouldn't let her leave the capital, so they swapped her with an Azure Dragon Guard. She and Lin Xuan are now both Azure Dragon Guards.

Lu Feng looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "The other two Azure Dragon Guards are on missions outside. The affairs of the capital region will be handled by Chen Yu and Miss Wenren. I hope you can cooperate fully and share the burden for the Commander..."

Lin Xuan clasped his hands slightly and said, "Chen Yu will do his utmost to share the commander's burdens."

Wenren Yue simply nodded, never glancing at Lin Xuan once, and left directly.

Lin Xuan sighed softly; several days had passed, and her anger had clearly not subsided.

In the past few days, whether they met at his doorstep or at the Jingye Division, Wenren Yue ignored him as if he were invisible.

Even Lu Feng noticed the subtle atmosphere between the two and looked at Lin Xuan, asking in surprise, "Did you make Miss Wenren angry?"

Lin Xuan sighed and said, "She knows."

Lu Feng knew what he was talking about, and raised an eyebrow: "How did you know?"

Lin Xuan shook her head: "I don't know."

He still doesn't know where he slipped up. Lu Feng was equally puzzled and said, "That's impossible. Your file was clearly destroyed by the department. No one can find it. The only people who know your identity are the commander and me..."

Lu Feng looked at Lin Xuan and spoke again: "However, I still don't understand why you kept this from Miss Wenren?"

Lin Xuan did not answer.

He couldn't very well tell Wenren Yue that he was Jun Zizhu, a high-ranking secret agent of Nanzhao, and that the reason he abandoned his identity as Lin Xuan was to sever ties with the Nanzhao secret service...

However, now that Wenren Yue already knows, none of this matters anymore.

Lu Feng gently patted Lin Xuan's shoulder and said, "I already reminded you back in Bozhou. Think carefully about how to explain this to Miss Wenren..."

After saying that, he left.

This is between the two of them; he's too lazy to get involved, and there's nothing he can do about it.

Lin Xuan returned to the mansion, dismissed all the maids, and sat alone at the stone table in the courtyard, lost in thought.

He had plenty of experience in coaxing Qingluan, so without thinking twice, he kissed her first.

This method cannot be used to deceive people.

After all, they were just friends. He had no experience in comforting friends.

Lin Xuan sat alone in the courtyard for a long time. His gaze inadvertently swept over the towering walls of the Wenren Mansion next door, and a slight thought stirred in his heart.

He got up and went into the study. A moment later, he handed a piece of paper covered with writing to Siqin and said, "Have someone buy these things as soon as possible."

Siqin took the paper, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "I'll have them go right away."

Although they didn't know what the young master was going to do with these ingredients, they only needed to do as he said.

An hour later, the ingredients Lin Xuan needed had been purchased.

He closed the door to the inner courtyard, rolled up his sleeves, and got up to walk towards the kitchen.

Soon after, a rich fragrance gradually spread throughout the courtyard.

As time passed, Lin Xuan carefully arranged one delicious dish after another on the stone table in the courtyard.

Looking at these dishes that she used to love the most, Lin Xuan took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and her powerful mental energy spread out like invisible tentacles.

He controlled his mental energy, carrying the aroma of the food, and precisely delivered it to the neighboring courtyard.

In the neighboring courtyard, in Wenren Yue's room.

She was sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating when a faint fragrance suddenly wafted into her nostrils.

Her throat moved involuntarily, she stopped meditating, and slowly opened her eyes.

Steamed sea bass, crab meat lion's head meatballs, stir-fried bamboo shoots...

The smell was so familiar that it instantly transported her back to the time she spent with them in the courtyard in Bozhou.

These were all her favorite dishes. After returning to the capital, she tried to have the chefs in her residence make them. While they were delicious, they didn't taste like the ones from the Southwest.

She quickly realized that Lin Xuan had done this on purpose.

He made her sad and upset for so long, did he think a meal would make her forgive him?

dream!

She closed the window, went back to bed, and resumed her meditation.

But this time, she was unable to enter a meditative state.

That familiar scent lingered in her mind.

During her time in the Southwest, he had completely changed her tastes, so when she returned to Beijing, she couldn't get used to the food at home. She had missed that familiar taste for a long time...

After struggling internally for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wenren Yue finally took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

She walked to the mirror, tidied her slightly disheveled hair, made sure her expression remained cold, then pushed open the window, and with a light leap, landed silently in the inner courtyard of the Chen residence.

Inside the courtyard, Lin Xuan was sitting quietly at the stone table.

The table was laden with a sumptuous meal, which was almost cold. He had originally planned to go to the kitchen to reheat it, but when he saw Wenren Yue appear, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that she agreed to come over is already half the battle won.

Wenren Yue didn't even look at him, but walked straight to the stone table and sat down opposite him.

She picked up the bowl and chopsticks that had been prepared and began to silently pick up food, her movements as elegant as ever, without uttering a word.

She still hasn't forgiven him for that.

But that didn't stop her from enjoying the food he cooked; she only ate the vegetables and didn't say a word to him.

She didn't speak, and Lin Xuan didn't disturb her either. He just sat quietly opposite her, and the atmosphere was strangely harmonious and peaceful.

Wenren Yue was initially angry, but the delicious dishes and familiar taste brought her back to the southwest, which unconsciously relaxed her tense mind.

Seeing that she gradually slowed down her pace of picking up food and her eyes were no longer so sharp, Lin Xuan knew that the time was almost right.

He looked at Wenren Yue and said softly, "I know you're angry, angry that I faked my death and kept it from you, making you grieve for so long for nothing..."

Wenren Yue ate her food without glancing at him.

Lin Xuan continued, "But as you know, once you've chosen this path, you're often not in control of your own destiny. Any small mistake could lead to utter ruin..."

He poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and slowly said, "At Longya Fortress, I watched helplessly as two of my colleagues from the Jingye Division were discovered by the Yang family and beheaded right before my eyes, and I could do nothing..."

His gaze was filled with sorrow as he continued, "If I hadn't possessed a treasure from the Jiuli tribe that allowed me to deceive the Mirror of Inquiry, my fate that time would probably have been the same as theirs..."

Wenren Yue paused in her act of picking up food, and her hand holding the chopsticks unconsciously tightened slightly.

Although Lin Xuan spoke calmly, she was well aware of the danger involved.

Her anger had subsided considerably, but she remained silent out of pride.

Lin Xuan poured himself another cup of wine and said, "I didn't even tell Qingluan and the others about my faked death and infiltration of the Yang family. If the Yang family discovers anything amiss, I won't be able to come back alive..."

"Later, I appeared by your side as Chen Yu, but I dared not reveal my true identity. The Yang family was destroyed, and the remnants of the Yang family and the people of Xifan probably hate me to the bone. Many spies from the Nanzhao Secret Service have infiltrated the Jingye Division. Once my identity is exposed, not only Qingluan, but even Zhang Hu and Chen Bao may be affected..."

Seeing Wenren Yue's slightly trembling eyelashes, Lin Xuan knew she was listening.

He continued, "Seeing you all so heartbroken for me hurts me more than anyone else, but I can't take the risk. I dare not gamble anyone's safety on that sliver of hope."

He sighed, "Later, when we came to the capital, I dared not tell you the truth. It wasn't that I didn't trust you, but I knew you would be angry. I understand you; anyone would probably be angry..."

Lin Xuan looked into Wenren Yue's eyes and said, "I know that no amount of reasons can make up for the pain you suffered back then. I don't ask for your forgiveness, and it's only right that you don't forgive me..."

Wenren Yue remained silent for a moment before finally speaking her first words: "Does Qingluan know?"

Lin Xuan nodded slightly and said, "After you left, I found an opportunity to tell her."

Wenren Yue breathed a sigh of relief; she wasn't unreasonable.

She understood Lin Xuan's predicament and knew the dangers he had faced and the contributions he had made to the court...

He has fulfilled his duties and served his country well; she shouldn't be so harsh on him.

He had only been heartbroken and guilty for a few months. During those months, if he had made even one wrong move, he would have been shattered to pieces and died without a complete corpse...

Thinking of this, the little anger she had left towards Lin Xuan almost completely dissipated.

It's all Lu Feng's fault!
Not only did he keep it from her at first, but when she asked him about it many times later, he always said that Lin Xuan had died in the line of duty, which made her sad for so long. He claimed that he was the one who planned everything in the Southwest and that he was the real culprit!

She looked at Lin Xuan again, her tone much softer: "Your face..."

Lin Xuan laughed and said, "You don't like this face? Then I'll change back..."

He lowered his head, and when he looked up again, his face had returned to normal.

The Jiuli tribe also possesses the ability to change one's appearance through a thousand transformations, so he doesn't need to worry about anyone linking it to the Myriad Manifestations of Nanzhao.

Wenren Yue sensed a fluctuation of mental energy and asked in a somewhat complicated tone, "The process of disguising yourself must be very painful, right?"

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "After taking the pain-relieving pill, I don't feel any pain at all. I just need to take a nap and wake up feeling fine..."

He spoke lightly, but Wenren Yue could imagine what it would feel like to have one's face sliced ​​into a thousand pieces.

At this moment, all her anger and resentment towards Lin Xuan vanished without a trace.

She looked at Lin Xuan, a hint of doubt finally appearing in her eyes, and asked, "What's going on with your cultivation level...?"

When he first met Lin Xuan, he had only just entered the eighth rank.

Several months have passed, and his martial arts cultivation has caught up with hers. His mental strength is so powerful that even she is far inferior to him. She is very curious about what exactly happened to him in such a short time...

She seemed to have calmed down, and Lin Xuan was finally able to pick up his chopsticks and say with a smile, "This is a long story, let me explain it to you slowly..."

After a while.

Wenren Yue let out a long sigh of relief.

She never expected that Lin Xuan's experiences during this period would be so tortuous.

Although his cultivation improved rapidly, it was all at the cost of his life.

Lin Xuan looked at her and asked, "Shall we go to the Commandery together later?"

Wenren Yue nodded slightly.

A moment later, the Commandery.

When Lu Feng saw Lin Xuan and Wenren Yue appear together, and there seemed to be no longer the cold war atmosphere between them, he smiled and walked up to them, asking, "Have you made up?"

Wenren Yue gave him a cold look and left.

Lu Feng was slightly taken aback.

When did he offend her?
(End of this chapter)