Love from the Male Protagonist’s Harem

Chapter 54-Dreamless Sleep Part 2

Translated by Snowfall77

Lost in thought, Gu Peijiu’s hand stayed in Xia Wuyin’s hold, who showed no signs of letting it go.  Which made Bixi rather irate.

“What if this kid taking advantage of you, pretending to be asleep?”  Bixi wrinkled her nose, “Is this how you rested last night?  How could you?”

“He’s young yet,” Gu Peijiu replied simply.

“He’s not that young,” Bixi snapped, “I hear he’s already 13.  Meaning he’s only 3 years younger than you, Miss.”

“It’s not an inconvenience,” Gu Peijiu wanted to set aside the subject of Xia Wuyin, “What about the entry examination and the results?  Any papers?”

“Yes, Miss.”

“Tidy things up,” Gu Peijiu ordered, “Then bring me the documents, I want to look over them today.”

“Yes, Miss.”

After removing candles and cleaning the room, Bixi asked: “Miss……should I help you wash up and dress?”

Gu Peijiu eyed her own hand for a long while: “Not necessary.  Bring me some hot water, then go and get my papers.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Bixi brought hot water and a towel before leaving.  Taking the towel, Gu Peijiu wrung it, moistened the boy’s dry lips with water, and carefully washed his face.  After some consideration, she also gave him another Bigu dan.

Holding Gu Peijiu’s hand, delicate eyelashes trembling, the boy obediently swallowed the dan, his good behavior and lack of resistance reminding Gu Peijiu of a big, lazy cat.

“Why can’t you be like this all the time……”  Gu Peijiu fed him a bit more water, talking to herself, “That way you wouldn’t get hurt.”

Of course, Xia Wuyin did not answer.

“Mm, never mind.”

Bixi returned with the papers for Gu Peijiu.  Wiping the sweat from her brow, and eyeing her mistress who didn’t seem that cleaned up, Bixi said: “This is what’s been sent over for you today, Miss.”

Gu Peijiu had already started going through documents from the day before.  Each of Lingxi’s three peaks had finished their own versions of inner disciple selection, however a final detailed screening and approval was the sole responsibility of each peak’s senior disciple.

Making marks with one hand, Gu Peijiu nodded: “Well, put them on the table.”

[Drop——]

[Completed: 100/100]

[Host’s Self-Repair Is Completed.]

While Gu Peijiu was working, she suddenly felt the grip on her hand loosen.  A little surprised, she glanced over the boy peacefully sleeping on the bed.

His fingers were relaxing, and although his pretty face remained very wan, his expression was tranquil.

The pain-relieving dan Gu Peijiu had fed him yesterday had been a high-level one she’d refined herself.  By all rights, after swallowing that dan, he should have released Gu Peijiu’s hand then.

But when she’d tried to withdraw her hand, he’d clung to it even tighter.

Believing her to be the person called ‘Doudou,’ clutching her hand, trusting her, and being panic-stricken at the chance of her leaving.

It’d been faith and nightmare in one.

And now……it seemed the nightmare was over.

Good.

Gu Peijiu gently and easily pulled her hand away, free from the hold of the boy’s cold hand, slender and pale fingers now exposed to the air.

……looking as if…something were missing.

Eyelashes softly fluttering, Gu Peijiu acted without thinking, slowly putting her hand back down.   Taking advantage of Bixi’s attention being elsewhere, Gu Peijiu quietly gripped the boy’s ice-cold hand once more.

A hand smooth and soft like jade, but lacking any warmth.

——Too cold, Gu Peijiu thought to herself.

Using her energy, Gu Peijiu sent heat to the other’s palm.

It was no matter to help the boy warm up.

Bixi came over, glaring at the sight of Gu Peijiu’s hand being ‘pulled’ under the blanket by the unconscious boy.  Resisting the urge to scold, Bixi asked: “Miss, why are you indulging him like this?”

Holding papers in one hand, Gu Peijiu’s face was expressionless: “There’s no harm in it.”

Bixi wanted to say more, but before she could, Gu Peijiu ordered: “Show the me yesterday’s entry examination results.”

Keeping her peace, Bixi found the results and handed them over to Gu Peijiu.  Green curtain now pulled open, sunlight warmed the room.  Bixi observed the faint curve of her mistress’ lips and realized that, for some strange reason, Gu Peijiu was in a good mood.

Then Gu Peijiu looked at the first page of the entry examination results.

A slight strain came over her face.

For a long while, she peered down at the results, mouth pursed, flipping from page to page, until finally setting it aside without marking a single thing.

Bixi tried to tread carefully: “Miss, you……you haven’t approved it……”

“Mmm,” Gu Peijiu glanced at Bixi with dark, unreadable eyes, “I know.”

“What about Jianfeng and Shoufeng?”  Gu Peijiu then asked.

“Their results were passable……Jianfeng got a talented child from the Chang family.  Very strong and fierce.  He placed first in all the preliminary rounds.”  Bixi thought further, “Also, Ye Ze, the boy you sent to Jianfeng, has already settled in and is ready to begin his sword training.”

“As for Shoufeng……senior disciple Baili……”  Bixi paused, stealing a silent peek at the peacefully slumbering boy on the bed before continuing on in a purposefully tactful tone, “He seemed very interested in Xia Wuyin, asking about his physical condition.  And he also said he hoped to come and pay Xia Wuyin a visit after the boy wakes up.”

Gu Peijiu serenely refused: “How could Shoufeng’s senior disciple stoop to come and visit a new Danfeng inner disciple? It’d be inappropriate, and therefore cannot be permitted.”

A new inner disciple?

Bixi subconsciously glanced the entry examination results, registering what she saw before tentatively inquiring: “Then, after Xia Wuyin recovers from his injuries, should he go……”

“He’s not going.”

Warm, soft sunlight shone off the exquisitely pale cheeks of the young lady dressed in red and white, and her lacquer-black eyes were cold and arrogant.

“My inner Danfeng disciples do not visit outsiders.”