Chapter 38: I Want to Kiss You
Until the banquet, Xiaoyao remained in her room without showing her face, while people outside buzzed with speculation. Her actions were truly baffling. Given her current behavior, conventional wisdom suggested she should use this opportunity to grow close to the Zhongyuan clans; even if she wasn't trying to win them over, making a friendly gesture was only proper. Yet yesterday, aside from showing some warmth toward her own Xiling Clan, she had barely spoken a word to anyone else. Instead, she had brutally trampled the Kunwu Clan underfoot, going so far as to shoot three arrows at Kunwu Xue in full view of everyone—and all for that Fangfeng Bei?
The mention of Fangfeng Bei only added to the mystery. Word had it that yesterday in the assembly hall, the two of them had been exchanging glances and acting all affectionate, practically looking as though they were about to get married on the spot. Yet in the blink of an eye, they had barely spoken a few words before the Grand Princess shot her arrows and simply walked away, with no sign of Fangfeng Bei chasing after her! Since then, one of them remained out of sight while the other carried on with his usual dissolute ways—drinking, listening to music, playing pitch-pot, and gambling. Kunwu Xue had seemed reluctant to give up at first, but after being frightened into her bed by the Grand Princess's three arrows, she had inadvertently saved Fangfeng Bei a lot of trouble, leaving the old Kunwu patriar…
Chapter 38