Chapter 30: You Big Liar! I'm Never Talking to You Again!
"Stinky Xiao Mo, I don't know you."
Bai Ruxue turned her head and huffed.
"..."
Xiao Mo could tell at a glance that Bai Ruxue was angry.
But it was normal; he had told her he would come to see her in the spring, but he had forgotten to tell her the exam would take a month.
Plus, the magistrate had delayed him for a few more days.
Ru Xue had probably been waiting for him since she woke up from her winter slumber.
"Is that so? It seems I've mistaken you for someone else."
Xiao Mo took out a wooden deer god hairpin from his sleeve.
Seeing the wooden hairpin, Bai Ruxue blinked her eyes curiously.
Xiao Mo sighed and said in a disappointed tone, "I promised a friend I would come to see her in the spring, but this time, participating in the children's examination indeed took a lot of time, and I was even kept by that magistrate for a meal, which delayed me for a few more days.
I knew she would be angry when I returned.
So, in my spare time, I carved this hairpin, wanting to apologize to her.
But now it seems she hasn't waited for me anymore.
This hairpin is no longer needed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Mo raised his hand, pretending to throw the hairpin away.
"Who said it's not needed? I want it!"
Bai Ruxue stood on her tiptoes and quickly took the hairpin from Xiao Mo's hand, happily playing with it.
"Miss, this hairpin is for Miss Bai Ruxue." Xiao Mofeigned difficulty and tried to take the hairpin back.
Bai Ruxue turned and dodged, protecting the hairpin in her arms: "I am Bai Ruxue!"
"But Miss just said you weren't..."
Bai Ruxue blinked her eyes, her peach blossom eyes as clean and clear as a snow spring: "Did I say I wasn't Bai Ruxue?"
Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Miss truly did not say that."
"That's right then." Bai Ruxue held out the hairpin with both hands, looking at Xiao Mo expectantly, "Xiao Mo, help me put it on."
"Alright."
Xiao Mo took the hairpin and inserted it into Bai Ruxue's smooth hair.
The young girl's eyes curved: "How does it look? Is it pretty?"
"Hmm, you look pretty, but my hairpin doesn't seem very good. How about I practice more and carve a better one for you?" Xiao Mo examined the hairpin he had carved and reached out to pull it out.
"No! I want this one!" Bai Ruxue protected her hair and quickly stepped back.
"Alright." Since Ru Xue liked it, Xiao Mo couldn't take it back. "But Ru Xue, are you not angry with me anymore?"
Bai Ruxue huffed and turned her small head away: "Since you gave me something, I'll forgive you."
Originally, Bai Ruxue was indeed very angry in her heart.
But for some reason, when she saw Xiao Mo, the anger in her heart dissipated quite a bit.
"This humble one thanks Miss for her magnanimity." Xiao Mo bowed in greeting.
"You're welcome~"
The young girl stood generously in front of Xiao Mo, her smile as beautiful as a flower.
However, after a while, the young girl seemed to remember something and walked up to Xiao Mo.
She stood on her tiptoes and reached out her hand, gesturing towards Xiao Mo's head.
Then she gestured towards her own head.
"How can this be?" A hint of disappointment flashed in Bai Ruxue's eyes. "How am I still not as tall as you? I've clearly grown so much!"
Xiao Mo: "Miss Bai, is there a possibility that I also grew taller?"
Bai Ruxue's eyes lit up, as if she had suddenly realized something: "Oh! So that's it!"
"..." Xiao Mo was speechless for a moment.
Although Bai Ruxue had grown into a young woman, she still seemed not very clever.
"Oh, right, Xiao Mo, how did you do on your exam this time?"
Bai Ruxue no longer dwelled on the height issue. Last time she was a head shorter than him, now she was half a head shorter.
Next time she shed her skin, she would definitely catch up to him.
"I passed the scholar examination."
"Then can you be an official?"
"At least I need to pass the provincial examination; the metropolitan examination is the most secure."
"Then do you still have to take exams?" Bai Ruxuelowered her head, thinking that she wouldn't be able to see him for a long time again.
"The next exam is the provincial examination, three years from now, so it's very early."
"Oh, so that's still early indeed~" Bai Ruxue's mood immediately improved. She pulled Xiao Mo's sleeve and walked up the mountain, "Xiao Mo, let's go quickly. I'll take you to a place you'll definitely like."
"Then let's go see."
The two walked up the mountain side by side.
Before long, Bai Ruxue led Xiao Mo to an open space.
The open space was covered with ziyang grass and qinglong flowers.
Xiao Mo said in surprise, "Why are there so many here?"
"Many, right~" Bai Ruxue said proudly, "These are all planted by me! When I plant more and fill the whole mountain, you can have as much as you want, and you won't have to work so hard to gather herbs~"
Listening to the young girl's words, Xiao Mo lowered his head, his expression somewhat heavy.
"Xiao Mo, what's wrong?" Bai Ruxue looked at Xiao Mo's expression, and her heart couldn't help but become nervous.
"Ru Xue, I need to tell you something." Xiao Mo raised his head and looked directly into Bai Ruxue's eyes, "From now on, I might come up the mountain less often."
"Huh?" Bai Ruxue was struck by lightning, her small face pale, "Wh-why..."
"The new magistrate in our Qingshan City is quite good. He said that the yamen will financially support us every month until we participate in the next provincial examination."
Xiao Mo explained to Bai Ruxue.
"And the village chief said he has nothing more to teach me, so I also need to frequently go out to study. In the future, the number of times I come up the mountain should be relatively less."
To be honest, Xiao Mo didn't want to leave Bai Ruxueeither, after all, he still had to help her transform into a Dragon.
But the problem was, he, a mere ordinary person, didn't know how to help her transform into a Dragon.
What he could do now was to quickly obtain official titles.
Obtaining official titles and becoming an official was not just about completing a task.
This was a world of cultivation, and Qi was the Human Race's largest country in this world.
Qi had many connections with various top Sects.
Once he held a high position and power, he might be able to help her.
Listening to Xiao Mo's words, Bai Ruxue lowered her head even further.
Xiao Mo was not in a hurry, he just waited for her to sort out her emotions.
For her, besides her sister, he was perhaps her only friend.
It was normal for her to find it difficult to accept at first.
But very quickly, tears streamed down the young girl's cheeks, one by one.
The young girl's fists were tightly clenched at her sides, her body trembling slightly.
"Ru Xue... don't worry, as soon as I have time..."
Just as Xiao Mo tried to comfort her, Bai Ruxuesuddenly looked up, her peach blossom eyes misty with tears, like peach blossoms covered in dew.
"Stinky Xiao Mo! You said you would play with me properly after you came back!"
Bai Ruxue turned around, wiping her tears as she ran forward, the young girl's choked voice echoing through the mountain forest.
"You big liar! I'm never talking to you again!"