172: Xiao Hao, you only have two choices now

During their time at the Sword Sect, Chu Yaner must have expressed her feelings countless times, practically on the verge of directly saying she liked Xiao Hao.

[What are you standing there for? Ask her directly if she likes you!?!]

Wang Feng didn't care anymore; if anything went wrong, Xiao Hao would have to bear it himself. At most, he'd get a beating from Chu Yaner.

[Ah!!!??]

Xiao Hao was going crazy. How could Old Chu Woman possibly like him!?

Although she was gentler when healing him, she certainly didn't look like she liked him when hitting him.

[Hurry up! This is just part of your revenge plan.]

[Oh~, Master, I understand!]

"Do you... do you like me?"

After saying this, the blush on Xiao Hao's face deepened, instantly turning completely red.

He didn't know why he felt this way; it was just so hot, and his heart was unconsciously nervous.

But even more nervous than him was Chu Yaner; Xiao Hao's single sentence almost scared the soul out of her.

A blush gradually appeared on Chu Yaner's cheeks as well.

Xiao Hao stared blankly, inexplicably feeling that Chu Yaner was a little cute.

"Dead Rat, who likes you!"

As soon as Chu Yaner spoke, Wang Feng didn't even need to say anything. Xiao Hao's heart trembled at her words, as if he had heard an answer he didn't want to hear.

His facial expression stiffened slightly, and his emotions seemed to wilt, giving off a sense of suppression.

[Hey! You don't like her, so why are you so disappointed!]

Wang Feng deliberately provoked Xiao Hao in his mind, seemingly reminding him that he didn't like her.

In reality, he was reminding Xiao Hao, 'You have her in your heart~!'

"Who, who said that!..."

Xiao Hao subconsciously retorted, even shouting it out, and instantly froze when he realized what he had done.

Chu Yaner, beside him, thought she had hurt Xiao Hao's feelings, and indeed she had.

"Did you... did you have another drinking contest with Master?"

Chu Yaner avoided the previous topic and stopped pretending. She got up from the foot of the bed, intending to pour Xiao Hao a glass of water.

She felt that this Dead Rat must have had another drinking contest with Master and was dizzy from the alcohol.

Otherwise, why would he run into her room in the middle of the night asking these questions?

After all, it wasn't without precedent; he had gotten drunk from drinking contests with Master before.

He would get dizzy and stumble into her room to sleep.

One time, she woke up in the middle of the night feeling something hugging her, and when she opened her eyes, she was almost scared to death by Xiao Hao, who was hugging her.

She quickly got up and struggled to drag the drunken Xiao Hao back to his own room.

...

[Do you want revenge, or do you want her to like you!?]

Wang Feng simply made himself the fuse, asking Xiao Hao questions without caring about making things worse.

[I, I want... revenge!]

Xiao Hao's voice in his mind became slow, and he finally answered Wang Feng.

Wang Feng: ...

Wang Feng was stumped. He had thought Xiao Hao would choose the latter.

So he still wanted revenge? How much did he want to give Chu Yaner a good thrashing?

[Then you must listen to me completely! Now! Immediately! Quickly! Hug her from behind!]

[Huh???]

Xiao Hao was confused. What did this have to do with his revenge?

[Hurry! Quickly stop her from pouring water, or it'll be too late!!]

Wang Feng's voice deliberately became urgent, which instantly stirred Xiao Hao's nervous emotions.

In a rush, he hugged her without thinking.

At this moment, Chu Yaner was facing away from Xiao Hao, pouring water, when she suddenly felt a warm body embrace her.

In an instant, her entire body froze in place, and her movements stopped.

It was as if the whole world had stilled, and the two of them remained in that Stalemate position.

Xiao Hao's heart pounded. He felt so nervous, but he didn't know why.

[Just say this: 'Do you really not like me?' Your tone must be a little disappointed.]

After Wang Feng finished speaking in his mind, he himself laughed in the small pavilion. It felt so cheesy!!

Good thing he wasn't the one saying it; he'd let his silly Disciple handle it.

[Master, this, why do I feel like you're getting more and more strange?]

Although Xiao Hao was simple-minded, he wasn't an idiot. He quickly questioned Wang Feng.

[That's right, don't just feel it, it *is* strange. Now I'll give you two choices.]

[First, you'll immediately get a beating from Chu Yaner, and I can guarantee it'll be even harsher than before.]

[Second, you continue to follow the steps, and I guarantee Chu Yaner won't hit you, and she won't hit you often in the future either.]

Wang Feng simply stopped trying to fool Xiao Hao.

If he didn't push him, their relationship wouldn't progress for who knows how long.

[Master! How can you be like this! I knew I shouldn't have listened to you~!]

Xiao Hao's inner voice trembled; he felt like crying. Both choices in this multiple-choice question seemed bad!

[So which one do you choose?]

[I choose the foot...]

[If you choose the second one, Chu Yaner doesn't like you, so she'll definitely just brush you off with a few words and then stop talking. Think about it, it's just a few more steps. You didn't get hit just now, so there's even less to worry about later.]

Just as Xiao Hao was about to run, Wang Feng stopped him again. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Master's words made sense.

[Okay, Master, I believe you!]

[Oh, and your voice needs to tremble, and be very disappointed, understand?]

[Mm!]

Their conversation seemed long, but in reality, it was only about eight or nine seconds.

At this moment, Xiao Hao was still hugging Chu Yaner, who was frozen in place with a blank mind.

When Chu Yaner came back to her senses, she became even more certain that Xiao Hao had definitely drunk spirit wine, especially since his face was red just now.

"Do you really..., really, really not like me?..."

Xiao Hao's words were stammered and shaky due to his extreme nervousness, fear of being beaten by Chu Yaner, and his attempt to act disappointed.

Wang Feng, listening in the small pavilion, immediately gave him a thumbs-up. This feeling was just right!

Feeling the warmth pressed against her back, Chu Yaner was momentarily bewildered again by Xiao Hao's words.

How much spirit wine had he drunk?

Chu Yaner painstakingly turned around in Xiao Hao's embrace, facing Xiao Hao directly with a serious expression.

Looking at Xiao Hao's flushed face, Chu Yaner was now certain that Xiao Hao and Master had been drinking spirit wine.

Because besides drinking spirit wine and being angry, Xiao Hao's face rarely got so red. Could it be that he was shy?

Impossible. When had she ever seen Xiao Hao shy? He only ever argued with her.

Since that was the case, she wouldn't pretend anymore!

"Xiao Hao!"

Chu Yaner cupped both sides of Xiao Hao's face and called out, looking directly at Xiao Hao with a serious gaze.

Their eyes met. Xiao Hao stiffly hugged Chu Yaner, while Chu Yaner cupped Xiao Hao's face.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Hao's flushed face looked at Chu Yaner with some confusion. Why had she suddenly become so serious?

"I like you! Do you know that? I've liked you for a very long time. How many times have I hinted at it! But why, why! Are you so stupid?!"

As Chu Yaner spoke, she became more and more agitated towards the end. She had hinted to Xiao Hao countless times before.