In front of the inn, Nie Chang himself also tensed but after a moment, he relaxed again. Never mind. Su Yan's story had been planned like this anyway and the system had given him those dimensional tickets so he could go and explore his world a bit more before continuing his story. There shouldn't be anything wrong with continuing on the path Su Yan had set for his characters. Whatever happened on the way this story would have a happy end. There was no doubt about that.
And even if that wasn't the case, they were only visitors in this world. As soon as they had enough experience points, they could return to their own world and wouldn't have to come back here ever again. So whatever they did, it was just an experience they shared. Nothing more, nothing less.
With that thought in mind, he hugged Su Yan's waist and kissed him back.
The Elder turned away again. "Never mind." It wasn't like he could trust Xue Chang Fu's opinion on this matter anyway. He had never bothered with his backstory. As soon as he fell in love, he had given him all of his heart, not caring about anything. Even when he found out that he wasn't of the righteous path he had only been confused for a short while before he wanted to continue with what was between them.
Yue Mu Gang picked up the teacup and lowered his gaze. Ah, back then he had been able to leave the demonic path for him and follow him back to the Jin Shan Sect but he hadn't dared to continue what had been between them. All these years he had held back because he had been afraid.
In the end, what had he been afraid of?
He glanced at the window where the couple he hadn't known about finally separated. Dou Fang Hai smiled brightly and Grandmaster Ziju's gaze was gentler than he could have ever imagined.
Yue Mu Gang smiled bitterly. He couldn't deny his envy. He wanted to be like them: Daring enough to follow his heart, regardless of what others might say, regardless of what the consequences could be. He just wanted to wrap the person he loved in his arms, pull him up against his chest and kiss him like that. Without regret, without doubt, without fear.
Xue Chang Fu sat next to him and watched his expression in a daze. Just what was going on? Why was Yue Mu Gang so different from usual? Don't tell him he was really angry because of what he had heard about the drug?
"Mn? What did you say?" Xue Chang Fu leaned closer but the person next to him pretended to be deaf. He could only purse his lips and pretend he hadn't asked anything in the first place.
Su Yan looked around. The ground below their feet was paved with stone slabs, the houses around them were only one story high with lacquered wooden doors and plaques above or next to the entrance that told them something about the family living there. This was probably the standard city in a xianxia setting.
Su Yan nodded. "I think it's alright. I didn't spend too much time on the Jin Shan City, after all." In fact, he hadn't spent any time on the city at all. He had only mentioned a square where the Jin Shan Sect would hold the sect admission test and then skipped to where Ziju An met Dou Fang Hai's father. With only that bit to go with, the system couldn't have made anything better even if it wanted.