Chapter 59: Giving the Ring

Qing He Shang Ren chatted a bit more with An Ruoxi and An Ruojun about everyday matters, while Mo Huaiyu sat to the side, obediently sipping his tea.

He couldn’t really join in on this kind of conversation.

By the time Mo Huaiyu was almost dozing off from listening, he felt his hand being squeezed and jolted awake.

“Junior Brother Mo, we should be going.”

An Ruoxi withdrew her jade-like hand.

The handsome young man’s dazed, sleepy appearance just now had been quite adorable.

If her sister and grand-aunt weren’t here, she might have recorded the sight of the boy’s muddled state.

“Alright.”

When Mo Huaiyu came out, the younger generation of the An family from earlier had all disappeared, seemingly having returned home, leaving only An Lianshan behind.

However, just as they were about to leave, Qing He Shang Ren called out to An Ruojun again, as if she still had something to say.

Mo Huaiyu seized the opportunity.

Perfect!

Seeing Sister Ruoxi standing beside him, he reached out and tugged on her sleeve.

“Sister Ruoxi, could you come over here for a moment? I have something to say.”

Mo Huaiyu led the way to a secluded corner.

An Ruoxi, following behind, tilted her head slightly in confusion, also curious about what Junior Brother Mo wanted with her.

Reaching the corner, Mo Huaiyu stopped, then set up a small-scale isolation array.

He looked at An Ruoxi and said, “Sister Ruoxi, how is your Great Dao Wound doing?”

Seeing the boy’s concerned expression warmed An Ruoxi’s heart.

Junior Brother Mo was worried about her.

“Don’t worry, it’s suppressed for now. It shouldn’t be long before it’s fully healed, once we find that medicinal ingredient.”

Hearing the great beauty say this, Mo Huaiyu didn’t think so.

Earlier, when he saw Sister Ruoxi acting somewhat unusual, it was likely due to the torment of the Great Dao Wound.

Sister Ruoxi had been so good to him; of course he wanted to repay her.

But the words stuck in his throat, unsure how to voice them.

Should he just say it directly: ‘Sister Ruoxi, let’s dual cultivate! I am the Yin-Yang Dao Body and can heal your Great Dao Wound!’

Saying that would probably get him labeled as a lecher by Sister Ruoxi, seen as someone just lusting after her body.

How despicable!

“That… I… um…”

Mo Huaiyu stammered, at a loss for words for a moment.

He scratched his head with a small hand, looking somewhat troubled.

Seeing Junior Brother Mo like this, An Ruoxi recalled his earlier line of questioning with her grand-aunt.

It was definitely about her Great Dao Wound. After all, Junior Brother Mo was the Yin-Yang Dao Body.

Thinking of this, she looked at the flustered boy and a slight smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

“Junior Brother Mo, I’m fine. You don’t need to worry.”

Hearing her words, Mo Huaiyu suddenly remembered he had such a treasure!

“Right, Sister Ruoxi, please hold out your hand.”

“???”

Though puzzled, An Ruoxi complied, extending her snow-white, slender hand with its long, delicate fingers.

It was very beautiful.

Mo Huaiyu took something out from his storage bag and placed it in her palm.

“Here, this is a gift for you, Sister Ruoxi. Please accept it.”

An Ruoxi looked down.

It was a ring, engraved with patterns and made from extremely rare materials.

Instantly, her heart fluttered wildly.

Could this be… what Master described as… an engagement ring?!

Was Junior Brother Mo… proposing to her?!

“Ju-Junior Brother Mo, what is the meaning of this?”

An Ruoxi, with her normally cool and aloof temperament, now seemed somewhat flustered.

“Well, I said it’s a gift for you, Sister Ruoxi. I have one too.”

With that, Mo Huaiyu took out another ring.

His was called a Health Monitor Ring.

It was something Sister Yuyun had crafted for him when he was a child, before he had begun cultivation.

Worried he might fall ill, Sister Yuyun had made this pair of rings.

He had one, and Sister Yuyun had the other.

If he felt even the slightest bit unwell, the ring on Sister Yuyun’s hand would alert her, allowing her to nip any illness in the bud.

Later, as his cultivation advanced, this thing gradually became unnecessary.

Plus, with Apothecary Sister coming over from time to time to tend to his health, it became even more impossible for him to get sick.

But now, it happened to be useful.

Next time Sister Ruoxi had an episode, even if he risked being seen as a lecher, he would cure her.

That’s what Mo Huaiyu was thinking.

However, the other person, An Ruoxi, was currently in a state of mental chaos.

Come to think of it, she and Junior Brother Mo were already engaged, only one step away from marriage.

Yes, this was just a step in the marriage process.

She silently told herself this to calm her wildly beating heart.

Nevertheless, a faint blush still crept onto An Ruoxi’s cool, beautiful face.

She tried to keep her tone as calm as possible.

“Thank you, Junior Brother Mo.”

“No need to be so polite, Sister Ruoxi. Please put it on.”

Hearing the boy’s somewhat eager tone further solidified An Ruoxi’s belief that this was the boy’s hint at a marriage proposal.

Mo Huaiyu watched as Sister Ruoxi put the ring on the ring finger of her right hand.

Hiss…

Why did this feel like watching someone put on a wedding ring?

Thinking this, he shook his head vigorously.

Impossible!

Everyone knew Sister Ruoxi was famously known as the aloof beauty of the cultivation world.

That kind of persona meant she wouldn’t easily be swayed by mortal emotions.

He was just wishful thinking.

However, since Sister Ruoxi had put it on her right ring finger, he had originally intended to wear his on his right hand too.

But somehow, when he came to his senses, he had already put it on the ring finger of his left hand.

Huh???

What just happened?

Mo Huaiyu couldn’t understand it for a moment.

It was like his brain had short-circuited.

Well…

Since it was already done, he couldn’t very well take it off right in front of Sister Ruoxi.

So be it.

After putting it on, Mo Huaiyu tried to act nonchalant.

An Ruoxi, seeing Junior Brother Mo put his on the ring finger of his left hand, was now completely certain.

This was Junior Brother Mo hinting at a marriage proposal.

Junior Brother Mo…

She placed both hands over her chest, clasping them together, her right hand with the ring held tightly, as if making some kind of resolution.

Mo Huaiyu saw Sister Ruoxi’s eyes, cool and clear one moment, then when she looked at him the next, they were filled with gentleness.

Mo Huaiyu: ???

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On the other side, just as An Ruoxi’s fluttering heart had settled, An Ruojun’s heart began to flutter wildly.

“Gr-Grand-aunt! What nonsense are you saying?! How could I possibly have feelings for that little brat?!”

An Ruojun thought her grand-aunt had called her over for something important.

Instead, her grand-aunt had immediately asked if she also liked that little brat.

“Hehe, Ruojun, child, your grand-aunt has been around. I can see things more clearly than you. You’re just too close to the situation to see it,” Qing He Shang Ren said with a smile. “In the past, I’ve never seen you be so intimate with a man.”

“I, I was just trying to pull Ruoxi away from that little brat’s sweet talk! Men are all lustful beasts! Ruoxi is my sister; I absolutely won’t allow my sister to step into a pit of fire!”

An Ruojun defended her actions.

However, Qing He Shang Ren’s tone of “I understand, I understand” in response only made An Ruojun feel more agitated internally.

Argh!!!

It’s because of that little brat again! Making even Grand-aunt misunderstand!

Little brat!

Just you wait!