The Villainous Classmate is My Lucky Star Chapter 189
Translated by Pure
Chapter 189 Secretly Expressed Affections
Early the next morning, Mu Yang woke up and called everyone to get up with him.
Wen Yantong didn’t sleep until later in the night, so she could barely open her eyes. As if in pain, she asked, "What nonsense are you up to again?"
Mu Yang came to her bed, hovering his head above as he said, "Get up quickly, stop sleeping already. There was a place in Xunyang Mountain where you can see the auspicious scene of golden light shining upon the land in the morning. It is said that it is the Buddha's bestowed light and can fulfill the wishes of the witnesses.”
When Wen Yantong heard this, she immediately discerned that this was faked propaganda, so she covered her head with her blanket. "I’m not going, you can go by yourself."
"Wen Yantong!" Mu Yang was anxious, "It's not easy to come here, how can you not see this auspicious golden light! Get up quickly!"
Wen Yantong still didn't move. Her eyes felt heavy, as if she could fall asleep if she closed them.
Chi Jingxi asked Mu Yang to wash up first while he sat beside Wen Yantong's bed, gently lifted the quilt covering her head, and lightly asked, "How long are you going to sleep for?"
Upon hearing Chi Jingxi's voice, and in some magical chemical reaction, her drowsy mind suddenly sobered up as she looked up at him. "I'm so sleepy..."
She yawned loudly as she spoke.
Chi Jingxi put his hand on her forehead, and the warmth of his palm transferred onto her skin. Then, Wen Yantong heard his extraordinary gentle voice say, "You can sleep in the carriage. Today is Yang’er's birthday, don't spoil his joviality."
Wen Yantong blinked. "It’s today?"
Chi Jingxi nodded, "When noon arrives, General Mu will make his way over to crown Yang’er."
Wen Yantong got up immediately after hearing this. While putting on her coat, she looked out the window and found that it was still dark outside. She couldn't help but yawn again.
Mu Yang was excited to see Wen Yantong getting up, he quickly asked her to wash up and then arranged some food on the table. Wen Yantong had just woken up, she was severely sleep deprived and had no appetite to eat, so after washing up and followed everyone out of the temporary imperial residence.
The sky was still dark, as if still in the midst of night, but the servants and attendants were busy preparing the carriages. After everything was prepared, everyone set off.
After getting up even before the break of dawn and working tirelessly for a long time, the servants finally saw their masters’ carriages. They couldn't help but simultaneously breathe a sigh of relief and discussed going back to catch up on some sleep.
The captain of the guards followed the carriages, leaving the vice-captain behind to guard the palace.
The vice-captain first led a portion of the guards to patrol the whole palace and then stood guard for an hour. He stretched and was about to go back to sleep when he saw two guards stumbling over with ugly expressions.
He immediately realized something had gone wrong and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"
One of the guards broke the shocking news, "Bad news! The person fifth imperial highness ordered to be imprisoned yesterday has disappeared!"
The other guard added, "The lock was broken from the outside, someone had helped him out! Some bandits must have entered the palace!"
The vice-captain was taken aback, "There’s bandits on this mountain?!"
The rest of the people did not dare to come to a conclusion and could only look at each other in confusion. The vice-captain knew things had gone out of hand and immediately ordered, "Prepare the horses!"
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As soon as Wen Yantong got on the carriage, she started to sleep. Chi Jingxi sat on the opposite side. After covering her with a cotton blanket, he took a book and began to read it.
In the past, reading was his only way to pass the time on the carriage, but now, listening to the steady breathing coming from the person across from him, Chi Jingxi could no longer concentrate on the content of the book, and wanted to look up at her from time to time.
Wen Yantong only seemed tranquil when she was sleeping. Although she was never noisy, her eyes were always full of vitality, as if enticing others to guess what was going on in her mind.
She was the type that was easily misunderstood. People who are not familiar with her would think that she was a cowering, timid, dull-minded, and unwilling to better herself type of person. But only after getting along with her do they realize that she was actually a very smart girl.
Chi Jingxi softly sighed. He recalled how he had misread her before and constantly called her a ‘Little Cripple’, and couldn't help but silently chuckle until his eyes curved into crescents.
The mountainous path was not as smooth and level as the roads in the city, causing the ride to be quite bumpy. Wen Yantong did not sleep peacefully, but she was so sleepy that she did not even bother to open her eyes. It wasn't until she felt her hand being held that she drowsily opened her eyes to have a look.
She saw Chi Jingxi squatting beside her, approaching closer.
Seeing that she opened her eyes, he asked with a smile, "Did you just wake up?"
Wen Yantong subconsciously responded with a hum and was about to rub her eyes, but found that her right hand was held by him. She could only turn to ask, "Are we there already?"
When Chi Jingxi saw a strand of hair on her lips, he brushed it away with his fingers and replied, "We’re almost there."
Wen Yantong stretched her back and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Chi Jingxi smiled and did not answer. Instead, he got up, poured a cup of warm tea on the low table, and handed it to Wen Yantong.
She sat up, drank a cup of warm tea, and suddenly felt much more awake. Wen Yantong lifted the curtain and looked outside. The mountains outside were surrounded by layers of mist; there was a golden haze in the far east.
Not too long after, the carriages all came to a stop. Mu Yang and the others got out of the carriage, the former took a big breath of excitement. The scent of the morning mountains was clean and fresh, soothing everyone’s breadth of mind.
Wen Yantong combed her sleep-tangled hair with her fingers. When she looked up, she felt that the misty clouds were hanging above her head, almost within reach.
Layers of golden light pierced through the white mist, everyone present really looked as if they were bathing in Buddha's light. Wen Yantong turned to look at Chi Jingxi and saw him standing aloft, on a large high stone. The wind passed through his hair, curling the ends of his long hair, and brushing across his handsome face.
No one spoke for a while, perhaps it was from the fatigue of getting up so early, or maybe just indulging the beautiful scenery.
Mu Yang walked forward for a while before he turned around and said, "Come, follow me!"
Wen Yantong smiled and followed him up. Mu Yang was the most energetic among them, walking happily in front, followed by Cheng Xin, Fu Zixian, Wen Yantong, and finally Chi Jingxi.
They kept walking up until they reached the clouds and mist, and the surrounding area engulfed in white. Seeing the scenery around her blurry, Wen Yantong subconsciously stopped.
Chi Jingxi came from behind, "Why aren’t you walking?"
Wen Yantong smiled at him and answered, "I'm waiting for you."
Chi Jingxi said, "Don't worry, I'm right behind you."
At this moment, Wen Yantong finally experienced the sense of security of having someone to rely on. She continued walking forward, and after a while, her vision suddenly became clearer, as if she had stepped out of the fog.
A large area of land on the top of the mountain stood above the clouds, so after climbing the mountain, the scene above the clouds could be admired. Wen Yantong felt as if her field of scope had suddenly widened, and everything in front of her was instantly taken into view.
Clouds occasionally peeked out from the tops of the mountains, the surrounding hazy white mist rendered the mountains as ethereal as a fairyland. Directly in front of her was a stretch of mountains, which were blue-black in color; they were completely bare, without any greenery.
However, the golden light from the east soon shone upon it, and the mountains reflected its color, as if now made of gold. Wen Yantong instantly understood the auspicious Buddha's light spoken by Mu Yang.
The golden light mottled in the surrounding sea of clouds. At first glance, it really looked to be a sacred light shining down from the Heavens.
