𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓━━━J. Cheng

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝗢𝗻𝗲

021-Worries, II

Jiang Cheng swallowed the lump of saliva down his throat, as well as the unspoken words he couldn't bring himself to say. He shifted his gaze from [First Name] to the tree beside him and then after a moment of hesitation, he finally said, "... [First Name], sorry but take off your robe and let me see your wound."

Her eyes twitched and looked at him with an unfathomable expression. "... Wanyin, separating from the others, bringing me to an isolated dark area and then telling me to strip off my robe..." she shortly paused, bringing her hand up to her face, covering her lower face. "Hahaha, are you really-" Not once since they stopped walking did she leave her gaze on him, so despite the shadows that loomed over them from the countless trees and leaves that surrounded them, it couldn't hide the pink shade that showed on his skin. Together with his guilty yet resolute eyes, it painted quite a pleasant picture for [First Name].

"Stop joking around, I know this is inappropriate but just this once, show me."

[First Name] smiled softly. Any request from this boy, she would have accepted no matter what it was. However this one, she can't. She can and will do so if it was just any other situation but right now was not the time. She chooses not to do so. "Sorry, but I have to refuse you."

Jiang Cheng expected the refusal, of course, who would agree to such an absurd request? This might even count as sexual harassment after all. However, he was still shaken by the reply. "[First Name]! You know that I won't do anything if you refuse, so-"

Inside that tranquil forest, Jiang Cheng clearly heard the sigh coming from her. And the low and silent voice was loud and clear to him. "I know. That's why I won't give you any permission." [First Name] raised her head and looked at him solemnly. "Wanyin, you are the young master of Jiang Sect. You are an important person so it's better not to involve yourself with me. You've been telling that to Wuxian these past few days, don't you? You do not want him to involve himself with Wangji-xiong, get in trouble, and bring Lotus Pier with him." Jiang Cheng was a bit dumbfounded. That was his exact thoughts whenever he told Wei Wuxian not to interact with Lan Wangji. But here he is, doing the exact opposite of what he had told himself. Not to bring forth trouble to him, as well as to his Jiang Sect.

[First Name] softly patted her own shoulder, "I'll be fine. It's just a wound, it'll get better eventually." Her face showed a bit of pain when she touched her own self however she quickly hid it to not cause any more worry for him and changed the topic, "If someone finds out, it'll not only be you but also your sect that will get affected. So please go."

Obviously, Jiang Cheng caught sight of that flash of pained expression from her. He walked forward and once again grabbed hold of her wrist which stayed still on her shoulder.

"[First Name], show me. Don't make me repeat this again."

His voice was low and quite intimidating. Although [First Name] was not even a bit affected by his tone of voice, she sensed his anger, and her eyebrows furrowed. "... Don't be angry..." she whispered.

Since they were both so close to each other, there was no need to raise their voice. [First Name] continued while maintaining the unbroken eye contact. "However I still refuse to show it. So please, let go of me and just go, Jiang Cheng."

'I don't want to drag you to my own trouble.'

However, even after saying that, his gaze was still firm and didn't show any signs of wavering. [First Name] didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She leaned her head back to the tree behind her while looking at him helplessly, "... Seriously, Wanyin. Were you this stubborn before?" Jiang Cheng didn't answer. She lowered her head with a sigh, "I'm worried that they might see us, there are still a few Wen cultivators roaming around so if you still insist, then let's find somewhere else to stay."