Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Let’s Get Married

Elder Huang placed her hand on Elder Guo’s dantian, sending a gentle stream of qi into his pathways to test for any issues. The spiritual energy flowed like water through a riverbed, carefully probing for obstructions or damage.

"Happy now?" Elder Guo asked with a hint of impatience.

But Elder Huang didn’t respond.

"Hey," he called out, shaking her shoulder lightly. Still no response.

Then suddenly, he heard something drip to the floor. Elder Guo quickly raised her face and froze. "Are you crying?" he asked, his voice softening at the sight of tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I was really worried, you know that?" she spoke, her voice quivering..

Seeing her like this Elder Guo reached out and held her hand. "I’m sorry," he said simply.

She didn’t reply. Instead, she collapsed against his chest, her quiet sniffling the only sound in the room. Elder Guo awkwardly wrapped his arms around her, holding her as she continued to tremble against him.

"Umm... Junior Sister," he spoke after a while, breaking the silence that had settled between them.

She stopped sniffling and responded without looking up. "wot?" The word came out muffled against his robes.

Elder Guo took a deep breath, steadying his voice before speaking,

"Do you want to get married?"

When Elder Huang heard this, she instantly pushed away from him, creating distance between them. Her face flushed crimson as she waved her hands frantically in the air. "Wh-what are you talking about?" she stammered, words tumbling over each other.

Her mind raced wildly. Had she heard correctly? How could such words come from this insensitive man who had never shown the slightest romantic inclination in all their years together?

"I asked if you wanted to get married?" Elder Guo repeated, rising from his position and walking deliberately toward her. His movements held none of the hesitation in his voice.

"Umm..." She struggled to find words as she backed away from his advance, her usual composure completely shattered.

"What, you don’t want to?" Elder Guo pressed on, continuing his approach.

"I didn’t say that," she responded quickly, then suddenly felt the cool surface of the wall against her back. She had run out of space to retreat.

Elder Guo placed his hand on the wall behind her, creating a barrier with his arm. "Then, do you want to?" he asked softly, reaching up with his other hand to fix a strand of hair that had fallen across her eye.

She tried to slip away to the side, but he blocked her escape with his other arm, trapping her completely. "You still haven’t answered my question," he spoke, his voice low and insistent.

She blushed deeper, the color spreading to her ears. "Well, it’s just so sudden," she said. "What made you ask such a thing?"

"Back then, when I was about to die..." he began, his expression growing somber, "I regretted a lot of things."

He paused, "I regretted letting my brothers down, not living up to Master’s expectations," he continued, then leaned in closer until their faces were mere inches apart. "But most of all, I regretted not asking you this question."

His eyes locked with hers, intense and unwavering. They were so close that he could feel her breath warm against his face. She looked away, unable to maintain the contact.

"I’ve always worried about the sect," he continued softly, "but from what I’ve seen, from both Xiang Yu and Li Yao, I don’t need to worry anymore."

A rare smile crossed his weathered face. "Li Yao is stronger than me by a huge margin. She can protect the sect. And Xiang Yu is a genius as well. As long as they work together, I’m sure they’ll take the sect to levels we could never imagine."

His shoulders relaxed visibly. "It feels like a huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders. Now that I no longer have those huge responsibilities, I can finally pick up smaller responsibilities."

He gently turned her chin to face him. "Huang Fengqi," he called formally. "Will you be this old man’s responsibility?"

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