Chapter 4219 — Shangguan Tianxia's Suspicion
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Still a little short?" Wei Zhao blinked in slight surprise, and then he heard Huang Xiaotao beside him, unable to hold back her laughter, say, "A little short? She's only taken off a shawl—she hasn't even undone her belt yet!"
Wei Zhao was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself that although this girl usually seemed so carefree and happy-go-lucky, her upbringing was still there after all; when it came to this sort of thing, she was even more prudish than a shy girl like Huang Xiaotao.
"Who says it was only a shawl? Senior Sister Xiaotao is lying—I've already undone half my belt!" Shangguan Lan'er retorted from behind him, her face red with embarrassment.
"All right, all right, but Lan'er, you'd better hurry up. It's getting late—if you drag this out much longer it'll be dark, and if the Shangguan Pavilion Master gets worried and comes looking for you himself, that would be trouble!" Huang Xiaotao reminded her, hiding a smile behind her hand.
"Uh..." Shangguan Lan'er gave a start. That really wasn't impossible—Shangguan Tianxia had warned her again and again that she was not to spend the night at Wei Zhao's place. She did not dare dawdle any longer; gritting her teeth, she mustered her courage and, with the valour of desperation, stripped herself completely clean in a few quick movements.
"D-done..." Shangguan Lan'er said, her voice trembling as she covered the vital parts of her body with both hands and cautiously made her way to stand behind Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao turned at the sound and saw Shangguan Lan'er standing there, bashful and utterly bare. For all that he had so many exquisite beauties about him, he could not help being completely dazzled.
Each of the women had her own incomparable charms, every one of them the finest in the world, and if one had to find a single word for Shangguan Lan'er, it could only be: a green lotus rising from the water.
It had been no short time since he had come to know Shangguan Lan'er, and Wei Zhao knew well that this girl's beauty was peerless—it was only that she was always so silly and carefree that he had subconsciously overlooked it. Now, seeing this suddenly, it would have been strange if he had not been dazzled.
In fact, it was not just Wei Zhao, the grown man—even Huang Xiaotao beside them, gazing at the flawless, jade-like Shangguan Lan'er, could not help feeling a tender pity stir in her heart. That allure, born and transformed from her natural artlessness, was simply irresistible; one could not tear one's eyes away.
"Can we start now?" Shangguan Lan'er asked weakly, her face crimson. Having Wei Zhao look at her body like this made her feel not merely shy; for some inexplicable reason, there was also a thread of strange excitement.
"Yes..." Wei Zhao swallowed hard. Forcing his gaze away from Shangguan Lan'er, he took a deep breath to steady his mind, and only then began to raise her strength.
An hour later, Shangguan Lan'er's strength had smoothly reached the realm of Foundation Establishment Great Perfection. Even after Wei Zhao withdrew the hands he had pressed to her wrist, she still stood there blushing with shyness, not daring to raise her head and look at anyone.
By now, thanks to the baptism of true qi, fine beads of sweat had seeped from every inch of Shangguan Lan'er's body, making an already smooth and alluring sight even more impossible to resist. Even Wei Zhao, whose self-control was always so strong, was finding it hard to hold himself in check; had Huang Xiaotao not been present, it was not at all impossible that he would have simply devoured the Shangguan Lan'er who was now feigning resistance while inviting him closer.
"Is it... done?" Shangguan Lan'er's long lashes quivered, and she shyly opened her eyes.
"It's done. Little Senior Sister, put your clothes on," Wei Zhao said, forcibly steadying his mind as he reluctantly drew his gaze away from her.