Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 135: The Proper Use of the Heart Gu

Ye Wenxin was prepared for any question Ling Jue might ask, but Ling Jue hesitated, unsure whether to voice her query.

Ye Wenxin's hand continued to trace down Ling Jue's back, feeling the warmth of her skin. The sensation tempted Ye Wenxin to linger, but she feared making Ling Jue angry, so she pretended her touches were accidental.

Perhaps it was Ye Wenxin's demeanor that finally gave Ling Jue the courage to ask. She took a deep breath and looked at Ye Wenxin.

"Do you... have someone you love?"

"I've never had one," Ye Wenxin replied instantly, surprised.

She had guessed Ling Jue might inquire about the origins of her skills or even her identity, but she had never anticipated a question about romantic feelings. Compared to secret techniques, this question seemed trivial, leaving Ye Wenxin puzzled about Ling Jue's intent.

"What about someone who moves your heart?"

"Never," Ye Wenxin shook her head even faster. While she had been dazzled by some women's beauty, it was merely aesthetic admiration, not genuine affection.

"Then where did your first kiss go?" Ling Jue's expression grew complicated. She had been concerned about this for a long time.

What should have been hers had been taken by someone else.

Ye Wenxin fell silent, recalling her rather cheap first kiss. However, she had lied so much she couldn't remember if she had ever explained to Ling Jue how she lost it.

"Let me guess, Long Qing'er? Huang Hanyan? Gu Xiangsi..." Ling Jue's face darkened with anger, upset that she hadn't kept Ye Wenxin safe from those who deceived her.

As for the story of the pretty mute in the cave and the accidental kiss that activated her Ice Physique, Ling Jue didn't buy it.

"It was Fairy Feng Ya," Ye Wenxin confessed.

Ling Jue wasn't surprised but disappointed, letting out a cold laugh.

"It really was Fairy Feng Ya," Ye Wenxin insisted, frustrated that her truth only increased Ling Jue's skepticism.

"Wenxin, explain how you met Fairy Feng Ya while she was in seclusion," Ling Jue demanded, upset that Ye Wenxin continued to deceive her.

Ye Wenxin was nearly in tears, scrambling to explain: "Fairy Feng Ya isn't as great as you think she is, she..."

At this point, Ye Wenxin realized she couldn't continue. Revealing her connection to Fairy Feng Ya would unravel more secrets.

Such as her relationship with Fairy Feng Ya as her master and true disciple.

Or the Soul Calming Eighteen Needles she learned, the enmity with Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng, and her reasons for getting close to Fairy Feng Ya...

"Sorry, just consider my first kiss taken by a dog," Ye Wenxin finally said, seeing the disappointment in Ling Jue's eyes.

"Maybe I shouldn't have healed you, letting you suffer might have been better," Ling Jue murmured, making Ye Wenxin doubt her ears.