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“Girl, that's enough, stop pushing, it's far enough,” Ning Zhiyuan said with a light laugh to Ouyang Zixin, who was pushing him from behind. “If you push me any harder, I might just fall off the mountain.”
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zixin quickly stopped and peeked out from behind Ning Zhiyuan to look ahead, realizing she had been tricked.
“What exactly did you say that was true?” Ouyang Zixin asked, still feeling a bit uneasy. She turned back to glance at the previous spot and then looked at Liu Ying and Liu Lu, who nodded in confirmation. Only then did she relax.
Ouyang Zixin felt quite frustrated about her inexplicable behavior in front of Yun Tianmo, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't understand why it happened.
“Girl, what's wrong?” Ning Zhiyuan noticed Ouyang Zixin's serious expression and squatted down beside her. “Who made you unhappy? Tell Brother Three, and he will help you vent your anger.”
Ouyang Zixin shot him a glance but remained silent, continuing to hug her knees while squatting.
“What? You don't believe me? Let me tell you, your Brother Three is quite impressive; looking across the Yuhai Continent…”
“Ranked first?” Ouyang Zixin asked sullenly.
“Ahem, I can't claim to be first, but among my peers…”
“Ranked first?”
“You…” Ning Zhiyuan felt a bit frustrated being interrupted by Ouyang Zixin. Was that all she could say?
“Miss,” Liu Ying called out from the side, extending a hand with Azure Leaf Tea. “Please have some tea.”
“Oh, what kind of tea is this? It’s so special,” Ning Zhiyuan said as his attention was successfully diverted. He took a sniff and added, “As soon as the water bag was opened, a wonderful fragrance wafted out. Girl, with such good stuff, why didn’t you share it earlier?”
Ouyang Zixin did not reach out to take it, spat, and said, "Now you know how to change the subject? What were you doing just now?"
In fact, Ouyang Zixin herself knew that the situation earlier could not be blamed on the two maidservants. Not to mention them, even she lacked the courage when facing Yun Tianmo. She couldn't possibly let the two risk their lives to confront Yun Tianmo over her own embarrassing moment.
"Alright, I was just saying it casually; don't take it to heart." Although Ouyang Zixin did not take the Water Bag, she could clearly feel Liu Ying's hand tremble slightly, while Liu Lvy, who stood beside her, was completely stiff, unsure of where to place her hands and feet.
"What are you talking about?"
"We're talking about things you don't understand." Ouyang Zixin, tired from squatting, simply sat down while still hugging her knees.
"Girl, this is where you're wrong. You’re being so vague that of course I can't understand. If you explained in more detail..." Ning Zhiyuan's tendency to chatter returned as soon as he met Ouyang Zixin; in this regard, he was quite similar to Nangong Tuo.
"We're talking about being ranked first; do you understand now?"
"…"
"Miss, this gentleman..." At this moment, Liu Lvy also took out a Water Bag containing Azure Leaf Tea, hesitating whether to hand it to Ning Zhiyuan but unsure how to address him.
Neither Liu Ying nor Liu Lvy showed any surprise or curiosity towards this young man who looked exactly like the Third Prince; they treated him very calmly. For this reason, Ouyang Zixin did not blame them for their retreat in front of Yun Tianmo.
"His name is A Three," Ouyang Zixin introduced. "Give him that Azure Leaf Tea; let's see if good tea can shut him up. He's quite the chatterbox."
"It really is good tea; it enters fragrant and has a rich aroma without being astringent or bitter, with a sweet aftertaste. But what kind of tea is this Azure Leaf Tea? I've never heard of it before," Ning Zhiyuan said as he took a sip and savored it while pondering whether he had ever heard of this tea's name.
The answer was naturally no. Ouyang Zixin had named it quite casually; since it was tea made from Azure Wood leaves, it was naturally called Azure Leaf Tea. With such a name, how could Ning Zhiyuan have possibly heard of it?
"The Frog at the Bottom of the Well." Unlike Ning Zhiyuan, Ouyang Zixin held the Water Bag and took big gulps, occasionally making a gurgling sound.
"Girl, you're a young lady, how can you drink tea like that..."
"What? It's my family's tea, I can drink it however I want." Ouyang Zixin wiped the water from the corner of her mouth and rolled her eyes. "If you don't like it, then don't watch!"
Ning Zhiyuan suddenly burst into laughter at her rude attitude, not minding it at all. Instead, he agreed, "Yes, yes, drink however you like. No one says you have to sip tea delicately; it’s actually me who’s being too uptight."
After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank heartily, making quite a bit of noise.
Seeing Ning Zhiyuan's generous demeanor, Ouyang Zixin couldn't help but chuckle.
"You laughed? That means everything's fine." Ning Zhiyuan tossed the Water Bag far away. "To make you smile, I sacrificed my good image."
"Good image? Ha ha, do you even have one?" Ouyang Zixin laughed in response. To her, aside from the first time she saw him dressed as Nangong Tuo in Rong Yi's courtyard, Ning Zhiyuan's image was just that of a chatterbox.
"Of course I do! Don’t you all agree?" Ning Zhiyuan slowly stood up and walked over to Liu Ying and Liu Lu, his bright eyes flashing as he tried to recruit them as allies.
Unfortunately for him, he picked the wrong people. In Liu Ying and Liu Lu's eyes, this A San Gongzi was decent-looking but talked too much. The young ladies particularly disliked men who were overly talkative, like Nangong Tuo.
Thus, their conclusion was that a chatterbox equated to having no image at all. They both shook their heads in unison, firmly siding with Ouyang Zixin.
"See? Accept reality."
"Fine, fine. When I encounter you, nothing can be understood by common sense." Ning Zhiyuan waved his hand but didn't expect that even her maid had such a "personality."
"What happened to you again? Weren't you fine just a moment ago?"
Ning Zhiyuan didn't know which words he had said wrong, but Ouyang Zixin, who had just shown a smile, fell back into a low mood once more.
"What did I say wrong?" Looking at the two maidservants, Ning Zhiyuan truly felt innocent. He had finally managed to make her laugh, and how could it revert back to the original state in just a few sentences?
"Girl, say something. Your silence is making me scared."
"Girl, if I said something wrong, you can scold me or hit me. Just say something."
"…"
Ning Zhiyuan rambled on for quite a while without receiving a single word from Ouyang Zixin. In the end, he had no choice but to give up and just sit there with her.
"Hey, after talking for so long, are you thirsty?" Ouyang Zixin finally lifted her head from her knees and looked at Ning Zhiyuan.
Seeing that Ouyang Zixin finally spoke, Ning Zhiyuan was overjoyed and realized that after talking for so long, he was indeed a bit thirsty.
"Then let's go pick up the Water Bag and continue drinking," Ouyang Zixin said as she stood up, dusting off her clothes. She pointed to the Water Bag that had been thrown far away. "Even if we don't drink it, we need to pick it up; that's mine!"
Avoiding problems won't solve them. Since he always lost his composure when facing Yun Tianmo, he should confront it more often; one day he would overcome it!
Not following the norm means not following the norm! This is what I call taking an unconventional path!
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