Liu Yingying pouted, huffed angrily, and shook off Xu Ping’an’s arm.
“Alright, alright, stop circling around me, I’m getting dizzy. Go do whatever you need to do.”
After a few grumbling words, Liu Yingying gave a spoiled snort, raised her head like a triumphant goose, and swaggered back to the Eastern Wing Room.
It wasn’t that she was doing it on purpose; it was just that this girl had an S-shaped figure, curvy where it should be, and with those curves, she couldn’t help but shift her center of gravity as she walked.
A Water Snake Waist wasn’t just about a slim waist—it was a kind of posture. When walking, the waist would sway naturally.
It’s not just twisting the hips—swaying the hips left and right is twisting, not turning.
It’s that the entire lumbar spine would move side to side like a water snake, slithering and winding forward, and that’s what truly deserved to be called a Water Snake Waist.
A Water Snake Waist, if found on a woman, was truly captivating.
It did have a bit of that so-called unhealthy aesthetic.
From Xu Ping’an’s perspective as a doctor, a Water Snake Waist did have some minor issues.
But, a little bit wasn’t a big deal—in fact, it made her more unique.
As for Li Yuer, she couldn’t really be called a Water Snake Waist, just a slender waist.
Pei Qingxuan, on the other hand, was the standard Willowy Waist.
Slender, supple, healthy, and beautiful.
Liu Yingying was the perfect example of a Water Snake Waist, and since she was curvy where she should be, it placed quite a burden on her lower back. Most women with Water Snake Waists would have minor issues as they aged.
Xu Ping’an made a mental note to prepare some external medicine later to help Liu Yingying relieve her lumbar spine.
So she wouldn’t end up with aches and pains as she got older.
At that moment, Pei Qingxuan came over.
“Dear husband—”
“Hmm?”
“If, I mean if…”
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
Pei Qingxuan’s tone was a bit different from usual, making Xu Ping’an frown slightly as he instinctively glanced at his Lady.
His Lady’s expression was the same as always, and her body showed no signs of illness, but her aura was a bit unsettled—clearly her thoughts were heavy.
“If… one day I’m gone, would you come looking for me?”
Lady raised her head, her eyes filled with a trace of hope, a bit of complexity, a hint of difficulty, and a touch of helplessness.
Those eyes, shaped almost like geometric patterns, left Xu Ping’an momentarily stunned. He reached out and pulled Pei Qingxuan into his arms.
“You silly girl, what nonsense are you thinking about again?” “I… I don’t know, I just feel like maybe, one day, I might leave…”
Pei Qingxuan looked up, her phoenix eyes full of anticipation.
“Dear husband, what would you do? Would you, like you refused Yu’er, not want to leave this Small Courtyard and not come looking for me?”
Seeing Pei Qingxuan on the verge of tears, her lips trembling, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh.
“You, honestly, I never know what strange things you come up with in that little head of yours.” Seeing her still staring at him relentlessly, Xu Ping’an really couldn’t stand his Lady’s gaze, so he quickly promised,
“Alright, alright, don’t worry. If one day you really have to leave, I will definitely come looking for you. No matter where you are in the world, I will find you.”
“Mm!!”
Hearing Xu Ping’an’s reply, Pei Qingxuan smiled contentedly, her small face pressed tightly against Xu Ping’an’s chest.
“I knew my dear husband was the best to me… Husband, you have to promise, if I ever really leave, you must come find me.”
“Mm, I will definitely come find you.”
Gently stroking Pei Qingxuan’s silky hair, Xu Ping’an didn’t know why his Lady suddenly brought this up, but as long as Pei Qingxuan wished it, he would search to the ends of the earth.
Since she became Xu Ping’an’s Lady, if they didn’t have at least ten or eight children, how could he live up to being the only heir of the Xu family? How could he fulfill his parents’ wish to carry on the family line?
As the two were getting all lovey-dovey, a sudden clap of thunder echoed in the sky.
A figure flashed swiftly from the northwest, landing right in front of the little fenced courtyard.
And with this figure’s arrival, another powerful, hard-to-ignore presence suddenly pressed down on the Small Courtyard.
Inside the Small Courtyard, whether it was Li Yuer, Xiao Jing’er, Liu Yingying, Ning’er, or Zhao Pingzhi, all of them felt the pressure at the same time, as if something heavy was weighing down on them.
It made it hard to breathe.
At the same time, the two people standing in the courtyard also felt this oppressive force. The phoenix eyes that had just been full of affection instantly turned sharp as Pei Qingxuan looked up at the sky.
Xu Ping’an’s expression darkened as he raised his eyes slightly. When he saw the two people at the gate and in the sky, he let out a cold laugh.
“Heh! Found someone to back you up, now you come here to show off? Ah?”
Xu Ping’an knew exactly what had happened to Wan Shanxin at this courtyard gate before.
How could he not know?
He had set up this Array Formation with his own hands, and it activated with his thoughts.
Naturally, he was aware of any fluctuation in the Array Formation.
He deserved what he got.
Wan Shanxin tried to barge in on his own and got what was coming to him.
But now, after suffering a loss, he went to call his elders—what, are you a child in kindergarten?
Xu Ping’an’s gaze fell on the figure at the gate.
“Burning Wheel Valley, Right Hall Elder Wan Shanxin, here to pay respects to Senior. My master has heard that a mighty one is living in seclusion here and has come in person to visit. I hope Senior will show yourself.”
So that’s how it was. The one in the sky must be the Valley Master of Burning Wheel Valley.
A young man’s voice echoed from the sky.
“Valley Master of Burning Wheel Valley, Chai Ruo Cheng, here to pay a visit.”
They’d suffered a loss and called their elders over.
Well, then he had no choice but to make an appearance.
“I already said, you need not come again. Why are you here now?”
Xu Ping’an took two steps forward, and with those simple steps, the Array Formation shrouding the Small Courtyard immediately activated.
In an instant, thick mist rose up inside and outside the Small Courtyard.
If anyone tried to enter rashly, they’d find themselves stepping into a Mist Forest.
Seeing the sudden mist envelop the Small Courtyard, Wan Shanxin’s heart leapt, and he quickly retreated several dozen steps.
“Senior, this junior has disturbed you. If there was any offense, please forgive me. My master has also come here, only wishing to meet you. I hope Senior will show yourself.”
“And if I refuse to meet, what then?”
Xu Ping’an slowly raised his head, and just as he finished speaking, Pei Qingxuan beside him was already surging with Spiritual Energy, clearly ready to take action at any moment.
Seeing this, Xu Ping’an quickly held Pei Qingxuan back.
He had just suppressed the Spiritual Energy inside her. If she recklessly circulated it again, she might not just break the Seal, but also damage her Five Organs and Meridians.
“It’s alright, leave everything to your husband.”