novelbin Chapter 249: Pre-Incident Pic: Criminal & The Victim...
Chapter 249: Pre-Incident Pic: Criminal & The Victim...
He stood before the crystalline waterfall, one hand holding his phone and the other forming a victory sign.
Click.
Another photo. Then another.
He immediately lowered his phone to inspect the results.
[As expected of me.]
[Too handsome.]
[This angle is perfect.]
[The scenery is amazing too, but unfortunately, my face is still the main attraction.]
A satisfied smile appeared on Su Mo’s face.
[Too bad there’s no signal here.]
[After I get back, I should create a social media account.]
[This picture will definitely get millions of likes.]
His imagination rapidly expanded.
[Then countless fangirls will chase after me.]
[They’ll probably be fighting each other just to leave comments.]
"Ah... being handsome is truly a burden." He sighed softly.
Song Meilin’s lips twitched.
She wasn’t sure what Su Mu was thinking with that narcissistic look on his face. To be able to say those words.
However, before she said anything, she noticed movement beside her.
Yang Qingxi had already started walking toward Su Mo. Her expression remained calm. But the sharpness of her gaze was obvious.
Song Meilin blinked.
’Is she going to lecture him?’
After all, the young man’s narcissism level is almost catching up to his cultivation level.
Who knew, contrary to her expectations, Yang Qingxi stopped beside Su Mo and quietly said, "Take a selfie with me too."
"Huh...?" Su Mo looked up.
Then nodded readily.
"Sure."
Soon, the two stood together before the frozen waterfall.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Several pictures were taken from different angles.
Su Mo carefully inspected the results. Then frowned.
"Miss Yang, why don’t you smile a little?"
Yang Qingxi stared at him. "I’m smiling."
"No, you’re not."
"I am."
"That expression seems like you want to murder someone."
"..."
Su Mo pointed at the screen.
"She that for yourself. This looks like a pre-incident selfie of a victim and a criminal."
Yang Qingxi felt slightly annoyed by his words.
Is he calling her a murderer? That’s too much.
Then she noticed Su Mo leaning slightly closer.
"That’s better."
"Come a little closer."
"We need both faces in the frame."
Click.
Another picture.
Then Su Mo suddenly paused.
"Hm?"
Yang Qingxi immediately became alert.
"What?"
"Why are your cheeks red?"
"..."
Su Mo looked genuinely curious.
"Are you blushing?"
"..."
"No way."
"..."
"Don’t tell me you are a camera-shy person?"
Yang Qingxi’s eye twitched. She wasn’t camera-shy. Absolutely not. She had done so many press conferences that she was almost numb in the face of the cameras.
The problem was standing this close to him while he kept leaning over to look at the pictures. Made her feel strange.
Unfortunately, explaining that would only make things worse.
Thus, she remained silent and endured it.
Meanwhile, Song Meilin finally understood what was happening.
A strange smile appeared on her face.
’Young people...’
Although she had some understanding of their relationship through Qingyun, seeing it with her own eyes gave an entirely different feeling.
Her gaze landed on the phone in Yang Qingxi’s hands.
She had secretly noticed something earlier.
Every time Su Mo took a photo, Yang Qingxi carefully checked whether they looked good in it.
While on the surface, her expression seemed as if she didn’t care about her own appearance at all.
Song Meilin found her actions very amusing.
As for Yang Qingxi herself... She silently glanced at the latest picture.
Then at Su Mo.
Then back to the picture.
A few moments later, she casually saved all of them.
Especially the ones where Su Mo looked good.
Only after doing so did she feel satisfied.
Song Meilin rubbed her forehead helplessly.
"That’s enough, you two."
"If you keep taking pictures at this rate, we’ll arrive at the sect by next winter."
Su Mo looked disappointed.
"I was just getting started."
"Later."
Song Meilin pointed toward the entrance hidden within the frozen waterfall.
"You can come back later."
Seeing that their guide was becoming impatient, Su Mo reluctantly put away his phone.
Before doing so, however, he quickly wrapped an arm around Yang Qingxi’s shoulder.
Click.
One final picture.
Yang Qingxi froze.
By the time she reacted, the photo had already been taken.
"..."
Su Mo nodded in satisfaction.
"This one is good."
Then he happily stored the phone away.
Yang Qingxi stared at him silently. After a few seconds, she quietly took out her own phone. As if wanting to ask him to share that picture.
However, after a moment of thought, she calmly put her phone away as if nothing had happened.
Unfortunately for her, Song Meilin happened to witness the entire process.
For a moment, the White Moon Sect elder didn’t know whether to laugh or pretend she had seen nothing.
In the end, she wisely chose the latter.
Some things were better left unsaid.
"Come on."
Song Meilin shook her head and started walking toward the passage hidden within the crystalline waterfall.
’What a cute couple~’
Behind her, Su Mo and Yang Qingxi followed side by side.
The dazzling blue crystals reflected around them as the three figures gradually disappeared into the depths of the White Moon Sect.
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It didn’t take long for them to reach their destination.
As they emerged from the passage hidden behind the crystalline waterfall, the scenery before them suddenly opened up.
"This is it." Song Meilin smiled proudly. "The White Moon Sect. Amazing, right?"
"Definitely."
Su Mo’s voice was almost absentminded as he stared ahead.
The sect had been built upon a massive, snow-covered mountain plateau. From a distance, it resembled an entire city carved directly into the mountaintop. Countless buildings stretched across different levels of the mountain, connected by long stairways and winding paths.
Red-painted halls stood amidst the snow, while towering pagodas and white stone structures rose proudly toward the sky.
Clouds drifted around the cliffs below.
Frozen waterfalls cascaded down the mountain walls.
Several red torii gates stood along the paths leading toward the main sect grounds.
The entire place possessed a strange yet harmonious beauty.