Chapter 363: Chapter 363

She didn't want to be discovered—perhaps just for now, or perhaps never.

"How strange. Since she felt she was discovered, why didn't she use sound transmission? A master of this level couldn't possibly not know how," Xiaoyao was somewhat puzzled.

"Maybe she doesn't care about being overheard," Guxing said. This was her intuition.

"Perhaps. Anyway, those words were without beginning or end—no one knows what they were talking about. The only thing we can know is that the previous person is a spy. Once you see the person, you'll know—whether they spoke or not doesn't matter," Xiaoyao said indifferently, then continued meditating and cultivating while resting.

Not caring? Of course—why should he care? It had nothing to do with him!!

Like Xiaoyao, Guxing also didn't care. She quickly entered a cultivation state. She wouldn't waste any opportunity to cultivate now, feeling that wasting even a little time was shameful. Naturally, she wouldn't care about other unrelated matters.

Another night passed without incident. A new day arrived, and Xiaoyao and Guxing went to eat breakfast. This time they didn't encounter the Yin family sisters again. There weren't many people up this early—even though these people had all received military training, they still weren't this early.

At this time, the sky hadn't even brightened. Some were just getting up, and very few were like Xiaoyao and the other.

However, Xiaoyao did encounter an interesting person—Niu Jian. He was even earlier than Xiaoyao and the other, already sitting at a table eating steamed buns, one after another, as if he couldn't get full.

"Boy, sorry about yesterday. Want to eat with me?" Niu Jian saw Xiaoyao and immediately spoke up, enthusiastically inviting Xiaoyao to eat steamed buns together.

Xiaoyao smiled and actually sat down, picking up a steamed bun to eat. With someone like Niu Jian, there was no need to be polite.

"Did Miss Ruoxi talk to you?" Xiaoyao asked while eating.

"Ah, how did you know? Did you eavesdrop on us talking?" Niu Jian was initially surprised, then became sharp, looking like he wanted to settle accounts with Xiaoyao.

"Does this need eavesdropping?" Xiaoyao smiled and chose a steamed bun for Guxing. Guxing took it and began eating without any resistance or hesitation.

Such a stunning beauty eating plain steamed buns—this was unforgivable!!

This scene would surely cause dissatisfaction among many people, who would condemn Xiaoyao, the culprit—mostly mentally, though a few might take action.

"If you didn't eavesdrop, how would you know?" Niu Jian looked puzzled, but the steamed bun in his hand continued going into his mouth.

"You're apologizing to me—isn't that good proof? If it weren't for Miss Ruoxi, would you apologize to me?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.

"No! You seem pretty smart. I don't like smart people because I'm stupid," Niu Jian looked at Xiaoyao and said very directly.

Xiaoyao felt somewhat powerless. This Niu Jian was really quite interesting!

"I'm not particularly smart, just a bit more careful. If you're just a bit more careful, you'll also discover many things. This has nothing to do with being smart or stupid."

"Is that so? Then can I do it too?" Niu Jian asked doubtfully.

"Naturally!" Xiaoyao replied.

"How?" Niu Jian immediately asked, looking at Xiaoyao with expectant eyes.

"This is very simple. Before you see something, think it through carefully first. If you feel it's not enough, think several more times! This can also apply to your actions. When you want to do something, first think about how you should do it, how to achieve your goal, rather than directly doing it!!" Xiaoyao said.

"No, I don't like thinking too much!" Niu Jian shook his head, rejecting Xiaoyao's suggestion. Others had told him this more than once, but he had never listened. How could Xiaoyao succeed immediately?

Xiaoyao smiled and said, "Do you know what Miss Ruoxi dislikes most about you? It's exactly this—acting without thinking. You can ignore what consequences you might face, but you must think about how to act and whether you'll implicate people around you!!"

"..." Niu Jian looked at Xiaoyao, seemingly moved by his words. The power of love was indeed strong, easily changing a person's thoughts.

At this moment, he didn't know that Xiaoyao's words would begin to change his life in ways he couldn't imagine.

Originally, he was someone who never considered consequences when acting. Now he would begin thinking things through—though only briefly—but this changed him considerably. Often, others would be deceived by his appearance and suffer losses.

"Do you think Ruoxi will like me?" Niu Jian asked. He had definitely thought about this question.

"Like or not like is a vague way of putting it. I only know one thing: the pavilion closest to the water gets the moonlight first. As long as you maintain your current relationship with her, occasionally getting close and finding opportunities to make your move, you'll have a seventy to eighty percent chance of success," Xiaoyao said while eating steamed buns. He was corrupting a pure and innocent honest man.

"Find opportunities to make my move? What does that mean?" Niu Jian asked doubtfully.

"This means if you have a chance to be alone with her, you must seize it. If there's a chance to hold hands, don't let it pass. If there's a chance for physical intimacy, then even if it means death, you must go for it!!" Xiaoyao looked around, then said very quietly.

"That's not good. Those things should only be done after the wedding ceremony," Niu Jian shook his head, rejecting Xiaoyao's suggestion.

Xiaoyao helplessly shook his head with an expression of disappointment, "Saying you're stupid—you're really not ordinarily stupid! Isn't your goal to marry her? First win her over, then marry her—it's just a matter of sequence. Besides, it's not like I'm telling you to consummate the marriage—though if you have the chance, don't pass it up either..."

"..." Guxing looked at Xiaoyao.

"I'm just helping him. I'm not that kind of person!" Xiaoyao said quietly.

"Still no good! I can't do that!!" Niu Jian shook his head, still unable to accept this.

Xiaoyao decided to use strong medicine and asked, "Then do you want Miss Ruoxi to be married off to someone else?"

"No, I don't!" Niu Jian immediately said loudly.

"Then I'll give you a choice: one is letting someone else marry your Ruoxi, the other is finding opportunities to make your move. Which do you choose?" Xiaoyao asked.

"This... I choose finding opportunities to make my move..." Niu Jian finally fell.

"Very good, the student can be taught! But remember, don't be too obvious—let things happen naturally," Xiaoyao said. Updates are released by NoveIꜰire.net

Niu Jian was confused again and asked, "How do I let things happen naturally?"

"That depends on you. Whatever you think it is, that's what it is. In short, better to wrongly strike a hundred than let one slip by," Xiaoyao smiled mysteriously.

"Mm, I understand!!" Niu Jian nodded seriously.

Xiaoyao looked at Guxing. He sensed the puzzlement in her eyes—she found it strange why Xiaoyao would suddenly teach this Niu Jian these things.

"Following heaven's will—they are destined for each other. I'm just doing a small favor that might be useful later. Also, I can have him help take care of you. He's a local and seems to have some influence," Xiaoyao transmitted to Guxing.

Oh, so that's how it is...

Guxing understood. Although Xiaoyao didn't like taking advantage of others, he wouldn't refuse such convenient favors. Guxing also wouldn't doubt that Xiaoyao had misjudged—she never doubted this.

"Thanks for the reminder, brother!! I still don't know what to call you?" Niu Jian had begun calling Xiaoyao "brother." If he succeeded in the future, he might worship Xiaoyao. Then, having Niu Jian do anything would just be a matter of one word.

"I'm called Xiaoyao. This is my boss, Guxing. She'll be your junior sister in the future—you must take good care of her," Xiaoyao said, quite impolitely securing a protective network for Guxing.

"Taking care is proper. Junior sister means... wait, are you saying she's also going to the Huangpu Family with me?" Niu Jian seemed to have learned to think things through—at least he could deduce this, which was great progress.

"Yes," Xiaoyao nodded.

"Then of course I'll take care of her. That's proper—I'll cover for you guys," Niu Jian patted his chest and said.

"Not us—just my boss alone. I still have other things to do," Xiaoyao said. He understood that Niu Jian had misunderstood.

"Oh, I see. Then don't worry—I'll take care of her. I won't let anyone bully her," Niu Jian didn't ask what Xiaoyao was going to do, only promised to take care of Guxing.

"Thank you. I trust you'll do it. We'll leave first—see you at the Huangpu Family!" Xiaoyao said with a smile, bowing in thanks and preparing to leave.

"Leave first? Why not go together?" Niu Jian asked.

"We can't wait for you, and you won't leave your Ruoxi," Xiaoyao said.

"Why can't you wait?"

"I don't want to waste time waiting..." Xiaoyao gave this reason, then left with Guxing. As he left, Xiaoyao casually took a few steamed buns—after all, to Niu Jian, a few more or less made no difference.

"Oh, goodbye!" Niu Jian said while biting a steamed bun, only managing this sentence when Xiaoyao was almost at the door. After this, he continued eating his steamed buns.

Xiaoyao led out his horse and galloped away with Guxing.

A horse? He hadn't walked the entire way here. If there were transportation available, why not use it? Although Xiaoyao didn't have much spare money, he could still afford an ordinary horse.

As for why Xiaoyao was galloping away, this was also one of the reasons he didn't wait to travel with others.

"Hurry, shake them off. Don't travel with them, or we'll have to stay in storage rooms again!!"