Shen Guhan saw that Ye Jinyun was still standing where he was, so he said, “Tomorrow is the day of the trial, you can stay at my place tonight.”
Shen Guhan originally did not want Ye Jinyun to stay inside his cave dwelling, but when he saw that bewildered look on Ye Jinyun’s face, a strange irritability rose in his heart.
Ye Jinyun instead shook his head. “My luggage is still at the inn, and my friend is waiting for me. Can I go out for a bit?”
“Your friend?” Shen Guhan recalled Shen Yiling’s face, and his expression was indifferent.
He was not blind. Shen Yiling admired Ye Jinyun, but Ye Jinyun was the one he had taken a liking to, and he had already disliked this half-sister. At this moment, because of Ye Jinyun, he felt even more that she was an annoyance.
“Yes.” Ye Jinyun nodded, keeping a certain distance from Shen Guhan.
“That’s fine too.” Shen Guhan hid the dislike in his eyes, his sleeves and robes drifting elegantly, like a fallen immortal.
For some reason, Ye Jinyun suddenly felt somewhat sorry toward Shen Guhan. He turned his head and deliberately said loudly, “Please, Senior Brother Shen, open the restrictions in the cave.”
Senior Brother? That was not wrong. With Shen Guhan’s assistance, Ye Jinyun entering the Sword Sect was already a settled matter, so calling him Senior Brother did not count as going against the rules.
Shen Guhan was somewhat displeased, and he simply did not want to go along with Ye Jinyun’s wishes. He said, “The Sword Sect is vast. If you leave now in your mortal body, you won’t be able to walk out even in ten days. You might as well rest properly tonight and go get your luggage after the trial.”
After forming a contract, Shen Guhan could sense Ye Jinyun’s emotions, and naturally Ye Jinyun could also sense Shen Guhan’s emotions.
Ye Jinyun did not know why Shen Guhan had become somewhat unhappy as soon as he mentioned his friend. Could Shen Guhan like Yiling?
That was true enough. Yiling was so beautiful. From childhood to adulthood, many people had liked her. Shen Guhan liking her was perfectly normal, and when he thought back to that indifferent expression from today when he and Yiling had stood together…
But… why had Shen Guhan done that to him? That… kind of thing?
Could he be playing with him?
Ye Jinyun came back to his senses and, thinking he had seen through Shen Guhan’s thoughts, although a trace of displeasure flashed through his heart, he still generously patted Shen Guhan’s shoulder. “I know. If that’s the case, then I’ll go get my things after the trial.”
Shen Guhan looked at the hand that naturally landed on his shoulder, listened to Ye Jinyun’s generous tone, and was instantly pleased by Ye Jinyun’s accommodation. The brows that had been furrowed relaxed, and before he even realized it, he smiled. “My place is remote and sparsely populated, so you should just keep following me.”
Ye Jinyun nodded. “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
“It’s no trouble.” Shen Guhan said.
“You sleep here tonight.” Shen Guhan pointed at the only bed in the cave dwelling.
If Shen Guhan’s cave dwelling was described as simple, then it was surrounded by immortal aura, and spiritual energy was dense, and it was also one of the best places in the Sword Sect.
But if it was said not to be simple, then the scene, visible all the way to the end at a glance, like a snow cave, also made it extremely bare. There were almost no extra pieces of furniture in the cave dwelling, only a bed, a table, and a chair, nothing else.
“Where do you sleep then?” Ye Jinyun asked.
“With you.” Shen Guhan had his back to Ye Jinyun. His cultivation had long since reached the Great Ascension stage, so naturally he did not need to rest like a mortal. It was just that since Ye Jinyun asked, there was no need for him to tell the truth.
“Is that not okay?” When Shen Guhan saw that Ye Jinyun still did not answer, he said, “We’re both men, what’s the problem with sleeping in the same bed?”
The feeling Shen Guhan had always given Ye Jinyun was strange. It always seemed as if Shen Guhan did not have good intentions toward him, but every single thing Shen Guhan did was beneficial to him. He had nothing to refute, but he still said, “Nothing, it’s just that this bed is a little small. The two of us big men probably won’t fit, right?”
“Big men?” Shen Guhan’s lips curved as he looked at Ye Jinyun, who was still a teenager, with a smile that was not quite a smile. His gaze moved from top to bottom, until it stopped at the middle, as if to say that Ye Jinyun had not even grown fully yet.
What men could not stand most was being told they were not capable, and Ye Jinyun was naturally no exception. Shen Guhan was so blatantly mocking him that he could not help raising his voice. “Sleep then sleep.”
Ye Jinyun’s face turned red, and his voice was bright and clear. Shen Guhan smiled. “I didn’t even say much about you, why are you so worked up? If the bed is small, just change it to another one.”
Shen Guhan felt that the thing he had found was indeed somewhat interesting, and it was making him happier and happier.
Ye Jinyun also realized that his voice had been a little loud, so he muttered in a low voice, “Then hurry up and change it.”
It had not been easy for Shen Guhan to have this legitimate chance to sleep with Ye Jinyun, and after going to the trouble of getting a small bed, how could he change to a bigger one again? “Another day. It’s already late today, so there’s no need to trouble anyone for now.”
That night.
“Hey, can you squeeze over a bit? It’s too hot.” Ye Jinyun squeezed inward a little. He did not know if it was because of the dao contract formed today, but he only felt like he was about to sweat from the heat, his whole body seeming to be giving off fire.
“Keep a calm mind and naturally it will be cool, maintain your dao heart.”
Shen Guhan slept on the outside, his body pressed against Ye Jinyun’s. He, who had also formed a contract, likewise felt as if his whole body were burning like fire, desire burning as well, but it did not show on his face, and he still looked calm and self-possessed as he spoke in a serious tone.
“Then, then all right.” Ye Jinyun was uncomfortable, but Shen Guhan was like a saint, making him seem somewhat unreasonable. He could only stiffen his body and sleep through it.
The night once again returned to silence.
Very quickly, faint snores came out of Ye Jinyun’s nose and mouth, and Shen Guhan, who was sleeping beside him, opened his eyes. He carefully studied the sleeping Ye Jinyun, his index finger lightly tracing Ye Jinyun’s face, from the brows and eyes to the tip of the nose, stopping at the lips. In the end, he pressed down a little harder, and a faint sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.
Ye Jinyun frowned, seeming about to wake, and Shen Guhan lowered his finger and lay back down again.