No Time to Waste at a Moment Like This, I Have to Find a Way to Save Her
No Time to Waste at a Moment Like This, I Have to Find a Way to Save Her
7 — But this is a grave offense, a pure little white flower — please subscribe
The wine cup crashed to the floor with a clang, the sound piercingly shrill.
Though it was made of bronze and didn’t break, in the banquet hall that had suddenly fallen silent, it rang out with abnormal clarity.
Everyone looked over, quite startled, and then all fell silent as cicadas in winter, none daring to say a word.
Some sharp-eyed Cultivators noticed that even Gu Changge’s sleeve had been splashed wet, with droplets of wine still dripping from his fair, slender hand.
This sight made their expressions change drastically, and they kept even quieter, not daring to say anything more.
Everything had been fine — why would the wine cup suddenly fall to the floor? This set many people’s imaginations running wild.
As the host of this banquet, Gu Changge was entertaining the many Young Prodigies on behalf of the Ji Family, yet at a moment like this, Ji Chuyue had stepped forward to offer a toast and actually knocked the wine over.
This could even be construed as a grave offense.
“Chuyue...”
Jiang Chen had been secretly watching Ji Chuyue’s expression and movements all along, and couldn’t help but grow worried.
But he never expected that Ji Chuyue would deliberately knock over the wine cup.
In his view, this must have been Ji Chuyue’s deliberate doing, to express her discontent.
“Please forgive her, Young Master Changge. Chuyue surely didn’t do it on purpose.”
Ji Yaoxing’s expression likewise changed drastically, the smile freezing on his face as he hurriedly begged for forgiveness.
He had never imagined such a scene would suddenly occur, and an ominous premonition instantly rose in his heart.
He was even worried that Ji Chuyue, still brooding over what he had said earlier, had done this deliberately.
If so, a perfectly good situation would become far worse.
If someone with ulterior motives seized upon this to make trouble, claiming the Ji Family was being disrespectful to Gu Changge, it would be like adding frost to snow for the Ji Family, who were at the critical juncture of rescuing their Founding Ancestor.
All the efforts they had made before would go down the drain.
“Chuyue, hurry and apologize to Young Master Changge.”
Ji Yaoxing quickly spoke to Ji Chuyue, whose little face had gone pale as if frightened stiff.
At this moment, he had no time to blame her.
“Please forgive me, Young Master Changge. I truly didn’t do it on purpose...”
Coming back to her senses, Ji Chuyue’s head was still buzzing. She was badly frightened, her voice trembling slightly as she apologized, utterly terrified.
She didn’t know why she had suddenly pulled her hand back just now, which caused her to lose her grip on the wine cup.
But no matter what, knocking over the wine cup and even spilling wine all over Gu Changge’s hand was her fault and her grave offense.
In the entire vast Beyond today, who would dare show disrespect to Gu Changge?
Seeing the smile fade from Gu Changge’s face, Ji Chuyue’s little face grew even paler.
At the end of the day, she was just a young girl who had never weathered any great storms.
Though she was the little princess of the Ji Family and could casually discuss Gu Changge with her brother Ji Yaoxing in private, only when truly standing before someone like Gu Changge — a man standing at the very pinnacle of power in the Beyond — did she understand just how nervous and terrified her heart could be.
“Miss Chuyue, are you really that afraid of me? You can’t even hold a wine cup steady?”
Just as Ji Chuyue was about to break down — her little face pale, cold sweat beading on her forehead, her legs going weak — Gu Changge finally spoke.
His expression was calm as he gently shook his head, his voice as easygoing and natural as ever, carrying no hint of blame.
But Ji Chuyue and Ji Yaoxing didn’t dare relax in the slightest, their hearts still filled with trepidation.
“No... no, Chuyue isn’t afraid of Young Master Changge. I was just a little distracted just now. Please forgive me, Young Master Changge.”
Ji Chuyue explained, her voice trembling slightly.
“Oh? What matter could make Miss Chuyue so distracted at a moment like this?”
Gu Changge asked with what seemed like a touch of interest.
Hearing this, Ji Chuyue’s face grew even paler. Naturally, she didn’t dare say it was because she had been thinking about her brother going after Jiang Chen, but she couldn’t find a suitable excuse either.
“It’s like this, though telling it may make Young Master Changge laugh at us.”
“The day before yesterday, when she heard that Young Master Changge intended to invite the many prodigies to discuss the matter of rescuing our Founding Ancestor, Chuyue was deeply grateful to you and kept mentioning you before me.”
“At the time, I casually mentioned to her that the family intended to have her become your Concubine...”
Seeing his sister’s expression, how could Ji Yaoxing not guess the reason for her distraction? Sighing inwardly, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained with a few parts apology and a bitter smile.
Of course, this explanation was made up on the spot — apart from this, he couldn’t find any suitable excuse.
Given Ji Chuyue’s status, whether she could become Gu Changge’s Concubine still depended on whether Gu Changge was even willing.
One had to know that in the Beyond today, countless heavenly blessed maidens coveted that position beyond measure.
Hearing this explanation, the many Young Prodigies at the banquet all suddenly understood, shaking their heads with some regret, and didn’t doubt it.
After all, Gu Changge was so outstanding, with overwhelming power and terrifying strength — which heavenly blessed maiden wouldn’t be moved?
Ji Chuyue, in their eyes, was no exception.
So just now, in her nervousness, she had accidentally knocked over the wine cup.
That was quite reasonable, all things considered.
“Brother!”
Ji Chuyue clearly hadn’t expected Ji Yaoxing to say such a thing. She was momentarily stunned, and then rosy clouds rose on her little face.
To say such a thing in front of everyone truly made her face burn with embarrassment.
She wasn’t stupid — she knew this was Ji Yaoxing getting her out of trouble — but this kind of explanation gave no consideration whatsoever to her dignity.
For someone as thin-skinned as her, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
“Chuyue, don’t be shy. This sort of thing isn’t anything shameful.”
Ji Yaoxing smiled, revealing a helpless expression.
“Oh, so that’s the reason.”
“Miss Chuyue needn’t be so nervous. I don’t consider myself some flood or savage beast.”
Hearing this explanation, Gu Changge’s expression didn’t change much. He merely smiled faintly, noncommittal.
Ji Yaoxing had no idea whether he believed it or not.
But seeing that Gu Changge didn’t pursue the matter further, he let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that this trouble should more or less be resolved.
Seeing Yin Mei behind Gu Changge take out a plain white handkerchief to wipe the wine from his hand,
Ji Yaoxing hurriedly shot a meaningful glance at Ji Chuyue.
Seeing this, Ji Chuyue understood her brother’s meaning. Her face burning, even her earlobes turning red, she stepped forward and said in a timid voice, “I’m sorry about just now, getting Young Master Changge’s sleeve all wet.”
As she spoke, she also took out a plain, clean handkerchief and carefully wiped Gu Changge’s hand.
Looking at the flawless, pretty face so close at hand, trembling slightly from nervousness, a faint, elegant fragrance wafting from her cascading dark hair, Gu Changge couldn’t help but chuckle softly and didn’t stop her.
Seeing this scene, the many Young Prodigies didn’t think anything improper of it. On the contrary, quite a few heavenly blessed maidens were deeply envious.
“What a brilliant move — deliberately knocking over the wine cup just to take the chance to get close to Young Master Changge.”
“Ji Chuyue is no simple character either... she did what we wanted to do but didn’t dare.”
Several heavenly blessed maidens were full of envy, their words dripping with sourness.
“Shut up, all of you.”
“Chuyue isn’t vain and status-climbing like you lot!”
Jiang Chen, standing to the side with reddened eyes, couldn’t help but let out a low shout at these words, his fists clenched tight, knuckles cracking.
But his words achieved nothing. After the Divine Rock Conference, his identity as the Successor of a Divine Source Master no longer commanded the same courtesy in the eyes of many prodigies as before.
These heavenly blessed maidens who had spoken swept a glance at him, their eyes full of contempt and disdain, too lazy to even respond — looking at him as if he were a fool.
Jiang Chen’s face turned ugly, an iron-blue hue, fury rising in his heart.
In his view, it was all perfectly obvious — Ji Chuyue was not doing this willingly at all. She was completely being forced by her brother.
She was the little princess of the Ji Family, of supremely noble status, a gathering of all heaven and earth’s spiritual grace, like a flawless spirit crafted by the hands of heaven itself.
When had she ever so carefully wiped the hand of a young man before?
This made Jiang Chen’s heart ache unbearably, and even more so, filled him with unwillingness.
“Chenzi, calm down, quick. Don’t be impulsive.”
Seeing Jiang Chen’s expression turning wrong, Niu Tian beside him changed countenance slightly and hurriedly tried to dissuade him, holding him back.
“How am I supposed to calm down at a time like this?”
Jiang Chen gritted his teeth, gazing at Gu Changge at the head seat — his expression placid, dressed in black robes exuding nobility — and then at Ji Chuyue beside him, her face flushed red, carefully wiping his hand. His heart twitched painfully.
This scene, in his eyes, was no different from a pure, pristine little white flower, untainted by dust, growing beside an abyss of ultimate evil — liable at any moment to be torn to shreds by the fierce winds blowing out from within, scattered into nothingness.
“Men! Seize this person for me!”
However, just as Jiang Chen could endure no longer and was about to stand up and step forward for Ji Chuyue,
Ji Yaoxing up ahead, for some unknown reason, suddenly looked over in his direction.
The humble and respectful expression on his face vanished, turning ice-cold, as he directly gave the order.
Huala-la!
And as Ji Yaoxing’s words fell, outside the Star-Picking Tower, a host of armored riders in battle garb suddenly surged forth, instantly surrounding Jiang Chen.
It was as if they had long been prepared, waiting all along for this very moment.
This sudden turn of events made Jiang Chen’s expression freeze instantly, his fury dissipating in an instant as he stood dumbfounded in place.
Everyone at the banquet — including the Phoenix Lady, the King of Six Crowns, the Sky Demon Sovereign, and the others — was incomparably astonished and bewildered, shocked by the scene before them. None had expected Ji Yaoxing to order Jiang Chen’s seizure.
“What is going on?”
An Xi and the Young War Immortal also stood up in confusion and shock, turning to look back.
After all, Jiang Chen had come together with them and counted as an acquaintance.