Transmigrated Female Official

173 You seem to be blushing.

"It's so beautiful!"

Bathed in the morning light, the water droplets of the small waterfall sparkled.

Fusang couldn't resist walking towards the rocks below the waterfall, but Zhijun stopped her. "Little sister, you mustn't run around. Just watch from a distance."

"No way!" Fusang refused, puffing out her cheeks as she said, "I just want to go down and take a look!"

"No! It's too dangerous," Zhi Jun refused.

"Oh, brother—" When Fusang realized that being forceful didn't work, she tried a softer approach, adopting a coquettish manner. "With you and Qi Ran protecting me, everything will definitely be alright."

Seeing that Fusang had said so, the Sixth Princess glanced at Ji Qiran and said, "Since Sister Fusang is so interested, why don't you accompany her for a walk?"

Ji Qiran glanced displeasedly at Fusang, who was already walking down the slope. Seeing that she almost slipped, he had no choice but to follow her.

With one hand supporting Ji Qiran and the other supporting Zhi Jun, Fusang slowly made her way down the slope. When her feet touched the rocks that were half submerged by water, Fusang finally reached the bottom of the waterfall.

"How refreshing!" she exclaimed happily towards the waterfall, then turned around and suddenly noticed something, shouting excitedly, "Qi Ran, look! What a huge butterfly!" She shook Ji Qi Ran's arm vigorously as she spoke.

Ji Qiran looked in that direction and saw a large butterfly with blue and purple stripes and small black spots on its tail.

“I saw it,” he said.

Fusang wanted to leap over a few rocks to get to the butterflies' side. But these rocks, having been wet for a long time, were covered with small moss, and she slipped, almost falling into the water!

Fortunately, Ji Qiran reacted quickly and grabbed her waist in time, pulling her back instantly.

Fusang blushed slightly and said, "Thank you, Qi Ran."

Ji Qiran quickly withdrew his hand and simply said, "Be careful."

Zhi Jun, on the other side, was startled by her and scolded, "I told you to be careful, and you're still so reckless!"

"Brother, the water here is shallow, it's alright."

On the grassy bank, neither the Sixth Princess nor Chu Qingluo missed the scene of the hero rescuing the beauty in front of the waterfall.

For Chu Qingluo, besides the dazzling array of handsome men and beautiful women being overwhelming, a strange sense of embarrassment also arose. This embarrassment became even more pronounced after the Sixth Princess gave her a meaningful look.

"Anyang, Qingluo, come down and play too! It's really fun!" Fusang waved to them, extending a warm invitation.

“Okay!” the Sixth Princess replied to Fusang, then turned to Chu Qingluo and said, “The water in this waterfall is especially sweet and clean, would you like to try it?”

Chu Qingluo gave a slight smile and said, "Okay."

If she had to watch such a dazzling plot unfold all the time, she'd rather play by herself.

Chu Qingluo followed behind the Sixth Princess, first steadily descending the muddy slope, then nimbly leaping over several rocks. It was quite easy for her to reach Fusang and the others.

It's understandable that the Sixth Princess was agile, given her training. However, compared to Chu Qingluo and Fusang, who both lacked martial arts skills... Chu Qingluo could clearly sense that she was the legendary tomboy, while Fusang was an adorable and gentle girl.

The sixth princess said to Fusang, "This water is very sweet. My seventh brother and I often drank it when we were little." After saying that, she squatted down first, scooped up the water with her hands, and drank it.

Seeing this, others followed suit and tried it as well.

Chu Qinglu deliberately chose a relatively flat rock to stand on, a little distance away from them. She lifted her skirt and squatted down as well. She dipped her fingers into the stream water; it was icy cold and felt wonderfully refreshing.

Seeing Chu Qingluo drinking water and washing her face, Ji Qiran suddenly felt like teasing her.

He found a small pebble by the rocks and threw it into the water in front of Chu Qingluo.

With a 'plop', the water splashed from the pebble landed directly on Chu Qingluo's face.

Before she could react, water droplets stung her eyes...

Seeing her rub her eyes, Ji Qiran jumped to her side anxiously. He asked, "Are you alright?"

She continued to lower her head and cover her eyes, neither looking at him nor speaking.

Ji Qiran panicked and wanted to kneel down to check her eyes. Just as he bent his knees, Chu Qingluo suddenly pushed him away…

Ji Qiran was completely unprepared when he stepped into the icy stream, splashing up a huge spray of water.

The water was swift, but not deep, not even reaching his knees. He was simply caught off guard by Chu Qingluo's move.

"Pfft—hahaha!" Chu Qingluo burst into laughter.

Ji Qiran's fall into the water caused quite a commotion, putting Fusang on edge. "Qiran, are you alright?"

The sixth princess, who already knew everything, said, "Sister, don't worry, he's fine."

Ji Qiran looked at Chu Qingluo with a mischievous grin, reached out her hand and said, "Give me a hand."

"I won't pull you in." She crossed her arms in front of her chest and said, "Do you think I'd fall for that?" If she reached out, he'd definitely pull her into the water!

He glanced at her, his captivating black eyes gleaming with cunning.

Chu Qingluo immediately sensed danger and instinctively wanted to escape. But Ji Qiran was much faster; he darted forward, wrapped his arms around her waist, and lifted her up.

"Ah—" Chu Qingluo's first reaction was not to get her shoes wet. In a panic, she hooked her arms around his neck and used the leverage to lift her legs up.

She thought he would retaliate by putting her in the water, but to her surprise, he just scared her and put her back on the rock.

Ji Qiran's nonchalant behavior stunned the three people beside him.

Fusang, in particular, stared wide-eyed, her mouth involuntarily slightly open, as if she were frozen in place.

Ji Qiran completely ignored the astonishment of the three people beside him. A wicked smile played on his lips. "You were scared just now, weren't you?"

Chu Qingluo bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes at him: "Boring!"

Knowing that Fusang and the others were watching her, Chu Qingluo subtly gripped the hem of her skirt with both hands. Even though her palms were sweaty, she tried her best to appear calm on the surface.

Ji Qiran suddenly leaned closer, staring at her face, and said, "You seem to be blushing?"

"Your eyesight is bad!" Chu Qingluo didn't want to talk to him anymore and walked towards the shore on her own.

Ji Qiran smiled and said, "Wait for me." He followed closely behind her and they went ashore together.

"Qi Ran... are they that close?" Fusang murmured, watching their retreating figures.

The Sixth Princess smiled and said, "Qingluo's brother and Qiran are like brothers, so naturally they are more familiar with each other than others."