Free Web NovelChapter 1720: Chapter 1330: Shi Wujue, You Admire Her, Don’t You?
When the words "undress" came out of Shi Wujue’s mouth, unsurprisingly, Zhou Mu’s divine-like face suddenly turned grim. Staring at Shi Wujue, those deep eyes grew increasingly serious...
Seeing this, not only did Shi Wujue not worry, but he smiled even more confidently!
Zhou Mu looked at Shi Wujue before him, laughing arrogantly, yet unable to conceal his weakness on a face that astounded the world. His gaze paused on those snow-white hair, long lashes drooping slightly, silent and unspeaking...
The eerie silence instantly spread between the two of them...
As time passed, the smile on Shi Wujue’s face slowly faded. The expression on his world-renowned face, with brows slightly furrowed, looked at Zhou Mu, lips slightly pressed...
Zhou Mu’s reaction was not what he had expected...
He said those provocative words just to escape from Zhou Mu’s watch...
Not...
"Zhou..."
Shi Wujue hesitated for a moment before speaking...
But before he could finish, Zhou Mu interrupted softly, "Shi Wujue, you fancy her, don’t you?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Wujue’s expression instantly froze, the entire person looking at Zhou Mu, falling into shock...
"Shi Wujue, you fancy her, don’t you? You fancy Changsheng, don’t you?" As if afraid Shi Wujue hadn’t heard clearly, Zhou Mu gently repeated...
Unlike the previous ambiguity, this time he explicitly named names, making the words extraordinarily clear...
"...Zhou...you..."
With Zhou Mu’s words, Shi Wujue met his raised gaze, and as their eyes met, both of their unparalleled faces carried a hint of confusion...
"Zhou...do you know what you’re saying?"
Shi Wujue spoke somewhat awkwardly...
He fancies Gu Changsheng!
This, even in the face of Zhou Mu’s questioning, he couldn’t deny...
Because it was a fact, a simple and direct fact!
At the same time, it was something Shi Wujue himself diligently avoided discussing in front of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu...
Shi Wujue’s affection, for Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, for all three of them, was too embarrassing, so much that he himself forbade any outrageous actions and refrained from behaving excessively, avoiding putting them in an even more awkward position...
He had his pride and his perseverance...
However, Shi Wujue never expected his feelings to be pointed out so bluntly, especially by Zhou Mu...
This...
It was something the three of them should have kept silent about, something to avoid at all costs...
Yet, Zhou Mu acted as if he hadn’t heard Shi Wujue’s question and spoke with a distracted look on his divine-like face, "Shi Wujue, you fancy Changsheng, right? Even if you try hard to appear indifferent, to muddle through, but I am, after all, a friend with whom you’ve drunk and laughed heartily..."
"Shi Wujue, as someone like you, as someone like me, a Pride of Heaven’s Son, we have our style in doing things, but to let us lay aside our identities and disregard ourselves, accompanying and saving time and again, apart from affection, I think of nothing else..."
"My Changsheng is fond of beauty. When we were leaving Licheng towards Linyuan City, I vaguely had some worries. With your elegance and wild charm, perhaps you would win her favor and suit her taste... In addition, perhaps you don’t know, before we set off, Shang Xie once said that on this trip, Changsheng would meet the person who would touch her heart the most in her life..."
At this point, Zhou Mu paused, and after a moment, looked again at Shi Wujue, continuing, "Changsheng seems to have a casual nature, carefree and heartless, but looking throughout Linyuan City, looking throughout the world, if there’s anyone who could enter her heart, someone who could touch her heartstrings, Shi Wujue, apart from you, I’ve never thought of a second person..."
Hearing Zhou Mu’s words, Shi Wujue’s entire body was thunderstruck, his world-famous face full of shock...
And Zhou Mu, his words not yet finished, continued, "Shi Wujue, you and I have been acquainted since childhood. Although it’s said that a gentleman’s friendship is as light as water, to befriend me, I can see something of your temperament..."
"Outside of Linyuan City, in the battle at Secluded Valley, you saved Changsheng, harsh words first, but with courtesy afterwards. For saving her, the price you paid, you don’t speak of it, and I won’t probe deeply, but this gray hair is proof! Shi Wujue, if it were not love at first sight, if it were merely to fulfill the friendship between us, how could you come to this point?"
"Your life was prolonged, your black hair turned white, I ascended to the Conquest Realm, you gifted me with your clan’s Supreme Treasure... Shi Wujue, even if you want to avoid putting us in a difficult position, desperately trying to conceal your thoughts, even resorting to using your fiancée as a decoy..."
Here, Zhou Mu gave a bitter smile, on his divine-like face, full of bitterness as he continued looking at Shi Wujue, "But, Shi Wujue, Changsheng deceived herself into believing it, I also chose to believe self-deceptively, and you? Could it be that even you believe your own lie?"
Under the pressure of Zhou Mu’s questioning, Shi Wujue took a step back, as if looking at a monster, looking at Zhou Mu, his world-acclaimed face full of shock, lips parted, finally speaking with uncertainty, "Zhou...were you frightened at No Return Cliff?"
How...
Could he suddenly say such things to him?
Is he trying to force him to admit his feelings?
What if he admitted it, then what?
Zhou Mu is proud, Shi Wujue is also proud, and the woman Gu Changsheng whom both of them admire is even more proud. If he answered Zhou Mu’s questions, what would happen to the three of them in the future?
A feeling of admiration, involving the pinnacle of worldly power, the three most proud individuals...
This would only make them the laughing stock, entangling them endlessly, and extremely awkward...
To point it out would only make it more difficult for everyone...
Although hiding his feelings is quite cruel to himself, isn’t this the last thing he could do for Gu Changsheng!
If love arose out of nowhere, let it vanish without a trace...
Thus, in the end, his admiration would remain a secret love buried deep in his heart, and when the truth finally reveals itself, no one would belittle his feelings...
Thinking of this, Shi Wujue’s awe-inspiring face couldn’t help but show a bitter smile...
He has his pride. This was his own emotion, and there was no need to involve all three. He chose to take a step back and bury his feelings deeply. Isn’t it a way to allow the three of them to reach vast skies and open seas...
But what exactly did Zhou Mu want by pointing this out now?
Does he insist on stirring this pool of Qiu Shui, intending for all three of them to become entangled in it?
Shi Wujue was unsure of Zhou Mu’s intent, so he could only speak vaguely, hoping to gloss over it again...
But unexpectedly for Shi Wujue, this time Zhou Mu seemed oblivious, not accepting his goodwill. Hearing him, Zhou Mu shook his head with a wry smile, looking at Shi Wujue with intense eyes once again...
Shi Wujue felt uneasy under Zhou Mu’s gaze, becoming restless. He looked far away, where his subordinate Duo Shu was still peeking expectantly from behind a railing, while he himself suddenly felt a terrible sense of crisis and turmoil...
Trapped in a dilemma!
"Shi Wujue, I point this out naturally because I do not want to keep deceiving myself..."
The words, spoken in a deep tone like aged wine, were long and resonant...
Even Shi Wujue had to admit that Zhou Mu had quite some charisma. That cold breath and commanding presence made him, as a man, view Zhou Mu with new respect...
But that’s not the point. The point is the words coming from his mouth...
Not wanting to continue self-deception...
What does this mean?
"Zhou Mu! Stop it!"
A helpless smile, the same gesture as Zhou Mu’s, shaking his head in refusal, Shi Wujue did not want to lay everything bare...
Indeed, as his subordinate Duo Shu said, when everything settles, and the truth of his identity comes out, he and Zhou Mu and Gu Changsheng would inevitably face each other in battle...
At that time, how would he account for the emotions he had shown?
Instead of that, it would be better to...
Let it go on like this!
So the three of them would avoid awkwardness and prevent greater heartbreak when feelings eventually sever...
"Shi Wujue, how long do you want to hide? How long do you want to deceive yourself, dragging me and Changsheng along with you in this self-deception?" Zhou Mu said, shaking his head, leaving no room for Shi Wujue to retreat, speaking again, "Shi Wujue, you should know, as long as I am here, there are things that you will never hear from Changsheng’s mouth. Do you understand what I mean?"
"The king and she, met in humble beginnings, accompanied each other through everything, never would she go against the king’s feelings, nor would she..."
Nor would she say anything inappropriate to Shi Wujue, even if, deep inside, she was emotionally connected...
She wouldn’t!
This is his little woman’s pride and self-respect, and it is also her commitment to emotions...
"Zhou Mu! Shut up! Don’t forget she is your fiancée!"
Upon hearing Zhou Mu’s words, Shi Wujue’s face immediately turned as if facing a great enemy. An ominous premonition arose in his heart, unable to help but raise his voice, coldly interrupting the unfinished words of Zhou Mu...
His look towards Zhou Mu was filled with indescribable shock and doubt...
Watching Shi Wujue lean against the railing with his slender figure, Shi Wujue couldn’t help but retreat in refusal...
This man!
This man, usually so taciturn, said these words today, must have his considerations, but Shi Wujue refused...
