Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Ye Fengyun stood up and said, "It's fine. Let's go up."

"There has to be something wrong." Yun Mengxi did not believe him.

Ye Fengyun gave her no further explanation and turned to leave.

Today, he was truly too strange. In the past, he would have definitely traded a few barbs with Yun Mengxi.

But now he wore such a grave expression that Yun Mengxi almost wondered whether she had run into Ye Fengyun's twin brother.

On the way, Ye Fengyun remained silent, though his thoughts were unusually heavy.

"A formation is used to summon something. I don't know exactly what it would call forth, but why would Green Wave Sect be studying such things in the basement?"

Ye Fengyun was so furrowed in thought that he did not hear a word Yun Mengxi was saying.

Suddenly, Yun Mengxi stepped in front of him and said with some displeasure, "Did you not hear me talking to you?"

Ye Fengyun came back to himself. "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You've been acting all mysterious since coming up from the basement, muttering under your breath. What's wrong with you?" Yun Mengxi said unhappily.

Ye Fengyun said, "Some things, even if I tell you, you won't understand."

"And how do you know I wouldn't understand if you don't say it? I am, after all, an overseas-educated top student, with the finest education, broad experience, and a profound mind."

She was not boasting without basis; everything she said was true. From childhood, her family had sent her abroad to study. She had received the highest level of education, and her way of thinking was far beyond that of an ordinary woman.

Ye Fengyun said, "Then do you know the Dark Holy Scripture?"

Yun Mengxi froze. "An anime?"

Ye Fengyun rolled his eyes. "Then never mind."

Yun Mengxi said, "Stop watching those unhealthy things."

Ye Fengyun laughed at that and asked, "So that's your profound mind?"

"Please. Broadening your horizons isn't about acting superior. It's about being able to speak with anyone and meet them halfway. For example, if you had no education, I could use words you understand. If you had a high degree, I'd use technical terms and save a lot of trouble."

Ye Fengyun nodded in agreement. "I agree with that. A truly knowledgeable person never flaunts their knowledge; they can communicate effortlessly with people from all walks of life."

At that, Ye Fengyun smiled and added, "For instance, I can communicate with you with complete ease."

"Tch. Give you an inch, and you take a mile."

Ye Fengyun chuckled. "My horizons are far beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Yun Mengxi curled her lip. "Haven't got time to deal with you. Hurry up and get my father his medicine. If anything happens to him, I—"

"What? You'll what?"

Ye Fengyun suddenly moved closer.

Yun Mengxi was startled and instinctively stepped back, only to miss a stair and pitch forward.

Her heart went cold. Thinking it was all over, she tumbled down the stairs.

At the critical moment, a strong arm wrapped around her slender waist.

In that instant, something in Yun Mengxi's heart gave a sudden jolt, like a stone breaking the calm surface of a lake and sending ripples spreading in all directions.

She stared blankly at Ye Fengyun, who held her in his arms. Though that face was hard to look at, the bearing he carried, the masculine aura he gave off, made her cheeks flush despite herself.

This fellow, if one ignored his face, really wasn't so bad.

"How long do you plan to lie in my arms?" Ye Fengyun said, giving her a sidelong glance.

Only then did Yun Mengxi react. She hurriedly stood up, her face bright red.

They say a woman's waist should not be touched lightly, and it seemed that was true enough.

Yun Mengxi had always been a lofty young lady, and the men around her were all high-quality specimens, yet they shared one common flaw: they were too restrained and too polite. Not one of them had the nerve to behave like a rogue.

But love, by its very nature, often begins with a touch of shamelessness. So although Yun Mengxi had countless admirers, not a single one had ever moved her heart.

And just now, one had. The moment that powerful arm had closed around her waist, she could not help but feel her heart stir.

If this were ancient times, a man who had touched a woman's waist would have been expected to take responsibility for her, or else her reputation could be ruined.