109: Showing affection in public

Seeing that Gu Yuan remained silent for a long time, Xi Nian knew she had hit the mark.

"You, stop provoking so many women, or one day they'll all come knocking on your door, humph~"

Xi Nian gave Gu Yuan's arm a playful, annoyed slap.

Gu Yuan backhandedly grabbed her small hand and said with a chuckle:

"So hasn't this Saintess already come knocking on my door?"

Um... Xi Nian glanced around shyly.

Then... she discovered that many people were watching them!

Seeing this, Xi Nian hurriedly tried to pull her hand away.

Unfortunately... she failed in the end.

"You, what are you doing? There are so many people here, let, let go..."

Xi Nian spoke in a low voice, her pretty face turning quite red.

After all, for her, such a public display of affection was still far too embarrassing.

Gu Yuan glanced around; yes, there were indeed many people looking at him.

Looking at Xi Nian's shy, head-bowed appearance, Gu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

Then... with a gentle tug, Gu Yuan pulled Xi Nian into his embrace.

Ah...!

Caught off guard, Xi Nian let out a low cry. By the time she reacted, she was already in Gu Yuan's arms.

"Um... you, what do you want to do, I..."

Xi Nian buried her head in Gu Yuan's chest and spoke softly.

However, before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan held Xi Nian as they walked onto the martial arts stage below.

Then he glanced at the surrounding Disciples of the Liyue Sword Sect and gave a soft laugh.

"Everyone, I am Gu Yuan, the Young Sect Master of the Jade Moon Sect..."

Even before Gu Yuan spoke, the crowd below the stage was already looking at him.

"Look, it's really the Young Sect Master of the Jade Moon Sect. I heard the Eldest Senior Sister has a very good relationship with him."

"Not only that, it's said that the commotion of 'Ten Thousand Swords Submitting' a few days ago was also his doing. Tsk, I didn't expect this Young Sect Master to be so talented in the way of the sword as well."

"But who is the woman in his arms? Eh, wait, what is he trying to do...?"

"Wait... that, that seems to be the Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect, Xi Nian! I saw her before at the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly!"

...The Disciples below the stage were all discussing amongst themselves.

And when someone recognized that the woman in Gu Yuan's arms was actually that Saintess from the Taiyi Dao Sect, the scene instantly exploded into a frenzy.

After all, the Taiyi Dao Sect's philosophy was to distance oneself far from the Mortal World.

Let alone a Dao Companion, it was extremely rare for their Disciples to even have friends.

And now, this Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect, rumored to be cold and peerless, was actually, actually nestling in Gu Yuan's arms like this.

One could say the shock this scene brought them was no less than seeing a peerless divine sword being born.

Gu Yuan naturally heard their shocked discussions.

"As for the one in my arms, hehe, she is my Dao Companion! She is Gu Yuan's Dao Companion!"

Gu Yuan spoke very loudly, and at the end, he even picked Xi Nian up and spun her around.

Then, holding Xi Nian, he puffed out his chest and spoke to the surrounding Disciples with great pride.

Huh...?

After seeing this scene, several black lines appeared on the faces of all those Disciples of the Liyue Sword Sect.

Wait, so you put on this whole show just to come out and show off your affection!?

And, and you're freaking showing off while holding that Saintess!

This person is truly too detestable, right?

Hey, my short temper!

"Young Sect Master Gu, are you perhaps bullying us for being single!?"

"Hey, Young Sect Master Gu, I have something good here, do you want to come and take a look?"

"Young Sect Master Gu is really too much~ How can you show off your affection in public like this~"

"And it's with Saintess Xi Nian too, heavens... I really never expected that one day I'd see Saintess Xi Nian have a Dao Companion..."

...The Disciples of the Liyue Sword Sect, regardless of gender, were all complaining with some annoyance.

Actually, when it came to Dao Companions, the thoughts of the Liyue Sword Sect Disciples were surprisingly consistent:

How can a Dao Companion be as fragrant as the sword in one's hand?

I want to spend my whole life with my sword!

Of course, even if that was their mindset,

it didn't stop them from being unable to stand others showing off their affection in front of them.

After all... this kind of scene of showing affection makes one's mental defenses crumble, you know!

It's only because the person is Gu Yuan now.

Otherwise, if it were anyone else, they would have to take their swords and go have a 'chat' with the other party.

Um...!

As for Xi Nian, her face felt burning hot at this moment.

When had she ever been so high-profile and intimate with Gu Yuan?

Or to put it another way, with her personality, she had never done such a thing... At this moment, Xi Nian felt all the surrounding gazes converging on her.

However, besides the embarrassment, Xi Nian felt even more sweetness in her heart.

Because Gu Yuan's act of publicly declaring his love made her feel his doting for her.

Did he see the worry in my heart... Xi Nian pursed her lips, her gaze toward Gu Yuan full of tenderness.

As more and more women appeared around Gu Yuan, Xi Nian did feel a bit jealous in her heart.

After all, no woman would willingly tolerate other women appearing around her Dao Companion.

However, Gu Yuan's current actions were directly telling her that no matter what, she would always be his most important woman.

Mm... as long as this point was confirmed, Xi Nian's heart was filled with sweetness.

As for how many women would be around him in the future, what did it matter?

As long as there was always a place for her in his heart, that would be enough.

Thinking of this, just as Xi Nian was about to say something, she suddenly heard a voice coming from afar:

"Oh? I didn't expect you to already have a... Dao! Com! Panion!, Gu Yuan. Why didn't I hear you mention this to this Venerable One?"

Uh... Gu Yuan, who was originally holding Xi Nian and feeling quite smug, instantly stiffened when he heard this voice.

Wait, how did Luoying see me showing off my affection like this!

Gu Yuan slowly turned his head, and sure enough, Di Luoying was staring at him expressionlessly.

And with Di Luoying's appearance, the expressions of all the Disciples of the Liyue Sword Sect present instantly became much more serious.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Di Luoying gave a light 'en', then continued to look at... Xi Nian in Gu Yuan's arms.

Is this Little Saintess now relying on being in Gu Yuan's arms to dare look me straight in the eye?

Di Luoying snorted coldly in her heart.

And as Xi Nian faced Di Luoying now, she couldn't help but feel a bit more smug.

Humph~

So what if you're a Sword Immortal? The one Gu Yuan is holding right now is me!

"Uh... I..."

Gu Yuan smiled sheepishly, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Xi Nian.

Xi Nian, still in Gu Yuan's arms, bit her lip and spoke softly:

"Since Luo—cough, since Sword Immortal Di didn't know before, then you should know now. Yes, that's right, I am Gu Yuan's Dao Companion!"

Oh boy... Gu Yuan felt like he didn't want to live anymore after hearing that.