Volume 2 Chapter 65: Night Escape

  Something came up... and there's more tonight...

  Nie Xiaoqian's appearance made Chen Jianshen feel quite surprised - she was still alone, wearing a fluttering men's outfit, under the moonlight, handsome to the point of being dazzling, and actually made Chen Jianshen feel a little dizzy.

  There's a saying: A horse looks at its master, and a lamp is used to admire a beauty. But admiring a beauty under the moonlight is even more captivating.

  "Miss Nie, how did you come?"

  To be honest, Chen Jianchen and Nie Xiaoqian didn't have much interaction or acquaintance. Between the two of them, in a true sense, they only spoke once.

  Nie Xiaoqian blinked her eyes and said: "If I didn't come, how could I ask you for that calligraphy?"

  She was very tall, standing close by, only half a head shorter than Chen Jianchen; wearing men's clothing, her long legs and slender waist were even more pronounced, as if she had bound her chest, only slightly revealing some mountainous contours.

  Facing Chen Jianchen, she was open and straightforward, without the slightest hint of a ordinary woman's coquettishness. She stretched out her hand and said in a crisp tone: "Young Master Chen, don't say you didn't help me write that calligraphy well."

  Chen Jianchen chuckled and pulled out a scroll from his bosom.

  Nie Xiaoqian took it over but didn't open and watch it at the first time.

  Chen Jianchen asked doubtfully: "Don't you want to see what I've written?"

  Nie Xiaoqian smiled slyly: "Whether you look or not, the words won't change, right? Hmm, but now I'd better find a place to hide, I'm sure my maid and father's guards are looking for me everywhere."

  Chen Jianchen was taken aback: "Did you sneak out?"

  "What's with the thievery, speaking so harshly? This young lady simply finds the food at Shuangyuan Building unpalatable, and the guests too hypocritical. And just happened to see a certain scholar being driven out, that's why she came out for some fresh air."

  Nie Xiaoqian smiled slyly, as if sneaking out was a trivial matter, with a mischievous beauty.

  Chen Jianchen's face turned cold and he said, "You've seen it all, haven't you?"

  Nie Xiaoqian smiled: "I was originally admiring the moonlight, and just happened to see it. By the way, why didn't you get angry at that time? I found it quite strange."

  Chen Jianchen spread his hands: "If the host wants to drive out the guest, what can a guest do?"

  Nie Xiaoqian hummed and told the truth about what had happened, but Chen Jianchen remained unmoved and asked: "Are you still not angry? If you seize this opportunity and perform well in the building, you may rise to fame overnight. Now, however, you have become a timid villain who deceives the world."

  It's extremely rare to have the opportunity to perform in front of a big shot, and many "enthusiasts" spend huge sums of money, sending gifts and running errands until their legs are broken, only to still not be able to see the main person. This is evident from this one instance. And yet, such a heaven-sent opportunity was ruined by a treacherous little person who sabotaged it. Anyone would feel indignant about this, and might even turn around and fight back to clear their name.

  But at this moment, the young man's eyebrows didn't move and his eyes didn't blink, calm as still water, without any signs of agitation.

  This child is indeed extraordinary...

  Nie Xiaoqian had secretly made a judgment in her heart - after the outing, she had taken a liking to Chen Jianchen who had shown off his talents; therefore, when they met on the street that day, she suddenly called out to him so abruptly, and also instructed her maid to invite Chen Jianchen to write a calligraphy piece as a gift for herself.

  Tonight, Chen Jianchen's performance once again made her look at him with new eyes.

  As the daughter of a governor, Nie Xiaoqian had seen many people and was good at reading them. However, she couldn't quite see through Chen Jianchen, but she knew he wasn't one of those pedantic and incompetent fools, nor was he a sycophant who only sought to advance himself by flattering others... That was enough for her.

  "Chen Jianchen, are you going home?"

  She called him by his name directly, which was not in line with etiquette, but she didn't care at all and instead felt that calling him like this was more intimate, unlike the hypocritical and pretentious "young master" this and "young master" that.

  Or in front of some people, Nie Xiaoqian had to pretend, but in front of Chen Jianchen, she didn't want to suppress her outgoing personality at all.

  In fact, in Nie Xiaoqian's heart, she had always yearned for those extraordinary women who dared to love and hate in some legendary stories.

  Hong Niangzi, Nie Yinniang...

  "Miss, miss where are you going?"

  Suddenly, an urgent voice came from behind.

  Nie Xiaoqian turned her head and saw that her personal maid had appeared within her line of sight, behind the maid was the figure of a guard.

  Not good...

  Nie Xiaoqian suddenly called out and grabbed Chen Jianchen's left hand, saying: "Chen Jianchen, you want to go home, I'll temporarily follow you back home to hide for a while, you come direct the way."

  She was indeed a practitioner of qinggong, and as she executed it, her skirt fluttered and dust flew up, her feet barely touching the ground. With a whoosh, she moved extremely quickly, just like riding a horse in a gallop.

  Chen Jianchen was greatly curious - his physical fitness was not bad at the moment, and he had been persisting in practicing Jeet Kune Do. However, the Jeet Kune Do he practiced belonged to close-range combat skills, which were completely incomparable with Nie Xiaoqian's high-flying lightness kung fu, so he felt greatly enlightened.

  In the Tianyun dynasty, there were many martial artists, mainly concentrated in the military; as for the wilderness, there would also be some high-ranking martial arts masters who could fly and walk on walls.

  These masters are different from the Taoist sect's cultivators. They mainly practice fist, foot, knife and gun kung fu, or some internal family masters cultivate internal skills, but even if the internal skills are deep, they still remain in the mortal stage, compared to the cultivators with high attainment and profound realm, there is a difference of heaven and earth.

  Under the bright night sky, a crowded street, a man and a woman ran hand in hand, while behind them, someone was shouting and chasing after them.

  This scene made people feel both amazed and puzzled, with some onlookers whispering to themselves: "Could it be that the young couple is eloping? Their family found out, so they're chasing after them..."

  Elopement, what a romantic term! In ancient times, there was Sima Xiangru's phoenix seeking phoenix, and Hong Niangye crossing the wall at night...

  It's just some random thoughts that have occurred to Chen Jianchen recently.

  He was being pulled by Nie Xiaoqian's arm, his posture somewhat uncomfortable, because he was too close, and a faint scent wafted into his nose, making him feel refreshed. His eyes widened as he stole a glance at Nie Xiaoqian's jade-like face, which had turned slightly red, making her look even more delicate and charming.

  As if she felt his gaze, Nie Xiaoqian's face flushed and spread rapidly, gradually spreading out, even when turning a corner, she was distracted for a moment and almost crashed into a tree.

  My fault...

  Chen Jianchen hastily discarded his distracting thoughts and focused on guiding the way.

  Unexpectedly, Nie Xiaoqian suddenly stopped in her tracks, let go of Chen Jianchen and scolded: "You'd better go home yourself."

  Having said that, he turned around and left neatly.

  Chen Jianchen called out but got no response, looking around left and right, he found himself in a very unfamiliar place with few people in sight, and had no idea where he was. Suddenly, the "eloping man" realized with a start that he seemed to have gotten lost.

  Nie Xiaoqian is also too irresponsible.