Chapter 15
Lin Queli sat cross-legged opposite Helan Xue, then obediently waited for Helan Xue’s instructions.
Helan Xue closed his eyes and said, “Even if you are not afraid of the sound of the copper bell, and there are people watching over you, to prevent accidents, you still need to learn a few exorcism incantations for self-defense.”
“It’s okay, Shizun is right beside this disciple.” Lin Queli said cheerfully, “This disciple just needs to sit here!”
Helan Xue frowned. “If you maintain such an attitude, how will you be independent in the future?”
“I don’t want to be independent. I want to be by Shizun’s side forever.” Lin Queli said softly, “As long as Shizun is here, it’s fine!”
This was from the bottom of his heart. After all, he wouldn’t be staying here for long. His goal was just to sleep with Helan Xue and then run away.
Helan Xue’s brows furrowed even more, and his face turned cold.
Lin Queli suddenly felt that something was wrong and sat up straight. “I’ll learn, I’ll learn!”
Helan Xue almost laughed out of anger.
He had lived for a thousand years. How many cultivators in this world begged to enter the Myriad Sword Sect but didn’t have the fate to do so? And now he had to force this rebellious child before him to learn.
Lin Queli obediently learned a few incantations from Helan Xue, but when it came to practicing, his fingers got tangled up.
After trying for a while, he held out both his hands to Helan Xue and blinked. “This disciple can’t learn it. I want Shizun to teach me hand-in-hand…”
His intentions were as clear as day.
Helan Xue’s eyes were stern. “This Venerable is your teacher. Put away your little thoughts. Have you forgotten the admonition before you came down the mountain?”
Lin Queli’s hand froze.
Ah, I’ve been discovered.
But… Lin Queli stuck his neck out and said, “This disciple promised after being spanked not to deliberately make mistakes and cause trouble. This disciple hasn’t done that now…”
Having little thoughts and deliberately making mistakes are different!
Helan Xue shook his head. “Cultivators of the Dao of Cangsheng should focus on cultivation, not indulge in romance. Besides, you are still just a child.”
Lin Queli protested in a small voice, “I’m not a child…”
“Then be an independent and sensible adult.” Helan Xue closed his eyes and entered deep meditation, ignoring Lin Queli.
Hmm.
Lin Queli scratched his head.
But the incantations were indeed not difficult. Lin Queli just wanted to act cute and take advantage of him. In fact, he figured it out after pondering for a while.
To make the act complete, the village chief held a small banquet in the evening, pretending that he really had a daughter who was getting married to the next village. Lin Queli secretly ate some meat at the banquet and drank a few sips of wine.
After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Queli returned to his room and saw that it was decorated with red silk and red lanterns. The courtyard outside was also filled with a festive atmosphere, looking very much like the real thing.
Helan Xue had not left the room. When he saw Lin Queli return and smelled the alcohol on him, he frowned slightly.
Lin Queli scratched his head and gave a dry laugh. “The villagers’ hospitality was hard to refuse…”
Helan Xue ignored him.
Lin Queli didn’t know if Helan Xue was planning to settle accounts with him later or what. He was about to speak when he saw the wedding dress hanging on the side.
At the banquet just now, the village chief’s wife had reminded him to try it on when he returned to his room. Tomorrow, he would be “getting married,” and if the wedding dress didn’t fit, they had to hurry and alter it.
Lin Queli took the wedding dress and went behind the screen to take off his outer robe.
He didn’t think about avoiding Helan Xue and changing elsewhere. After all, the person sitting there was a celibate.
Helan Xue sat on the bed and heard the rustling of fabric, his brow twitching slightly.
…Shameless.
A moment later, something even more shameless happened.
Thump!
Lin Queli’s leg hit the corner of a nearby table, and he grimaced in pain.
He fumbled with the wedding dress, a little dazed.
—He didn’t know how to wear it.
After transmigrating, he had already spent a lot of time figuring out how to wear ancient clothing, with its three inner and three outer layers, which made him dizzy.
And now, the wedding dress was a woman’s style, which Lin Queli had never encountered before, and it was even more complicated.
The outer robe was covered with pendants and decorations, and there were also many small accessories like a belt. Lin Queli didn’t even know how to put it on.
Lin Queli took a deep breath. He had no other choice. He thought to himself, anyway, Helan Xue is a celibate, and he’s my Shizun. We’re both men. It shouldn’t be a problem if I ask him, right?
So Lin Queli held the wedding dress and stumbled out from behind the screen, standing by the bed. “Shizun…”
Helan Xue thought he had finished changing. He turned his head and opened his eyes, then was stunned.
Lin Queli was only wearing a thin, translucent white undergarment, and this undergarment was loose and not worn properly, half-hanging on his shoulder, revealing half of his chest and collarbones. The hem of the undergarment was very short, and Lin Queli’s fair legs were thus exposed.
His waist-length hair was already loose, and at this moment, it couldn’t make his skin look any whiter. The way he wore the undergarment was even more suggestive.
Lin Queli held the wedding dress and looked at Helan Xue in a daze. “Shizun, I don’t know how to wear this. Can you teach me?”
Helan Xue took a deep breath.
Fearing that Helan Xue wouldn’t believe him, Lin Queli explained, “This wedding dress is a woman’s style. I really don’t know how to wear it! Brother Qiansui and the others probably don’t either. But I can’t really ask a woman to help me wear it. That seems to be taking too much advantage of a girl…”
“…”
After a moment of silence, Helan Xue looked at the wedding dress Lin Queli gave him. It was indeed a woman’s style, and a complete set.
It even had a dudou inside.
(TN: A dudou is a traditional Chinese undergarment, similar to a bodice or halter top.)
Helan Xue closed his eyes.
What a disgrace.
He said, “You don’t need to try on these small accessories. Anyway, when Wang Fang comes to do your makeup and hair tomorrow, she will teach you. You just need to see if this outer robe fits.”
Wang Fang was the village chief’s wife, a woman in her fifties. It was indeed not inappropriate for her to teach Lin Queli how to dress.
Lin Queli nodded like a bobblehead, then said with a troubled expression, “But I don’t know how to wear the outer robe.”
He couldn’t figure out how to fold the outer robe, how to tie the sash, or how to fasten the buttons. And this heavily embroidered garment was very fragile. They were only borrowing it, and Lin Queli was afraid of damaging it.
Helan Xue pondered for a moment and roughly explained it to Lin Queli.
After Lin Queli put it on, the wedding dress was still crumpled on him. He fumbled to put it on properly but ended up like a roly-poly toy. In the end, he could only say in a small voice with a red face, “Shizun… can you, help me?”
Ugh, so embarrassing, so embarrassing!!
How can someone not even know how to wear clothes!
But this was a woman’s dress, so it seemed normal not to know how to wear it. But it was also embarrassing to ask someone else to help him wear it!
Lin Queli remembered that Helan Xue had just said he was like a child, and now he was even more resentful.
Damn it, I’m really not a child!
Helan Xue turned his head and saw the red robe half-hanging on Lin Queli, making his undergarment even more messy. His cheeks and ears were bright red, and he looked at him with a mixture of helplessness and shyness.
Helan Xue took a deep breath and closed his eyes again. “Since it’s a woman’s style, This Venerable doesn’t know either. Figure it out yourself.”
“Huh?”
That makes sense.
Lin Queli struggled for a while, then turned and left.
Seeing Lin Queli walk to the door, Helan Xue spoke. “Where are you going?”
Lin Queli said, “To find senior martial brother Qiansui and the others to help me take a look. Maybe if we all mess around with it, we’ll find a way?”
Helan Xue frowned. “You’re going out like this?”
“What’s wrong?” Lin Queli looked down. He wasn’t naked, and they were all men. It shouldn’t be a problem to be shirtless.
“Come back.” Helan Xue stood up.
“Hmm…?”
Helan Xue reached out and grabbed Lin Queli’s wrist, helping him with the sleeves.
“…!”
Lin Queli looked at Helan Xue, who was helping him with his clothes, and his face immediately turned redder.
“Shizun, I’ll do it myself…”
【Congratulations, Host, for completing physical contact: Close Contact. Reward: 3 points!】
“…?!”
Wait!!
Lin Queli just remembered. He had been so focused on worrying about not knowing how to wear the clothes that he had almost forgotten one thing!
—Points! Points!!!
Isn’t this a great opportunity for him to earn points!
Helan Xue heard Lin Queli’s words and glanced at him.
“Yourself?”
In an instant, all of Lin Queli’s shyness disappeared, and his mind was filled with points. He looked up with expectant eyes. “I-I definitely can’t do it myself! I need Shizun to help me! From the inside out, from top to bottom.”
Helan Xue’s hands paused. He closed his eyes again.
What a disgrace.
Helan Xue quickly took the belt from the side and tied it for Lin Queli with some impatience. Perhaps because of this, the force was too great, and Lin Queli let out a cry of surprise. He was pulled forward unsteadily, stumbled a few steps, and lost his balance, falling into Helan Xue’s arms.
“…!”
【Congratulations, Host, for completing physical contact: Hug. Reward: 10 points!】
【Congratulations, Host, for setting a new record for points!】