Was it you that night?
Chapter 138 - 136: The Rumor of Wuya Spending the Night at Simple Residence Courtyard Spread

Chapter 138: Chapter 136: The Rumor of Wuya Spending the Night at Simple Residence Courtyard Spread

Shen Zhiyao’s heart softened at the sight of such a cute and obedient sister. She stepped forward and took her sister’s soft hand, "It’s like this, you were drunk yesterday, weren’t you? Before Mr. Wuya left, I specifically asked him whether he saw you as a woman or a Sect Disciple. Guess how Mr. Wuya answered?"

Shen Qinghe immediately replied, "There’s no need to guess, Mr. Wuya definitely sees me as a sect disciple. Everyone knows Mr. Wuya has no interest in romantic affairs, so how could he possibly see me as a woman? In Mr. Wuya’s heart, there is no distinction between male and female cultivators."

Seeing her sister’s demeanor as usual, Shen Zhiyao suddenly felt that her worries had been unnecessary—this girl simply didn’t regard Mr. Wuya as a man.

She chuckled, "Yes, that’s exactly how Mr. Wuya answered. By the way, what kind of man do you like? I’ll help you find him."

"I don’t even have enough time for cultivation, where would I find the time for men? Elder sister, instead of having all this time to think about this and that, you should focus on your cultivation. My cultivation base is about to catch up with yours, elder sister, so you should put your mind on the righteous path, right?" Shen Qinghe said and then took out an elixir and brought it to Shen Zhiyao’s mouth.

With a wooden face, Shen Zhiyao swallowed the elixir, thinking to herself that she had worried needlessly.

At that moment, neither of the Shen sisters expected that the drunken murmurings of Shen Qinghe the day before had been spread by someone with intent, causing quite a stir.

It was only when Shen Zhiyao and Shen Qinghe arrived at the Sword Practice Field that they realized something was amiss. As soon as they saw Shen Qinghe, many people crowded around her, asking if it was true as the rumors said that she had slept together with Dongfang Wuya.

Shen Qinghe’s face turned pale and she instinctively looked towards Shen Zhiyao.

After the initial shock, Shen Zhiyao quickly regained her composure, smiling as she said, "I don’t know where such rumors could have originated from. Everyone knows that Mr. Wuya does not concern himself with worldly matters and has no interest in women..."

She hadn’t finished speaking when Rong Yu suddenly stood up and said, "But it was Qinghe herself who said so. I heard that Qinghe was drunk yesterday, and in her drunkenness, she spoke the truth, claiming she deliberately enticed Mr. Wuya. Mr. Wuya was momentarily inattentive and fell for Qinghe’s beauty trap, resulting in Qinghe taking his virginity!"

Shen Zhiyao felt that rumors were to be feared. What a mess! Although Dongfang Wuya had indeed held Qinghe in his arms to sleep twice, both times were when Qinghe was drunk and not fully conscious.

"Rong Yu, it seems you live under Mr. Wuya’s bed to know even about his loss of virginity. Why don’t you go ask Mr. Wuya directly if his virginity was taken by Qinghe?" Shen Zhiyao said with biting sarcasm.

That’s just preposterous!

"But a lot of cultivators saw with their own eyes that Mr. Wuya did not leave the Simple Residence Courtyard until the fourth watch of the night," Rong Yu continued, pulling over a few female cultivators, "Look, they are all eyewitnesses who saw Mr. Wuya leave the Simple Residence Courtyard just before dawn."

Shen Qinghe was confused and looked to Shen Zhiyao, whispering, "Elder sister, what’s going on here?"

Shen Zhiyao really wanted to curse but collected herself and retorted firmly, "Even if Mr. Wuya left the Simple Residence Courtyard in the early hours of the morning, what does that prove? Or do you have evidence that Mr. Wuya left from Qinghe’s bed?!"

As she spoke the last sentence, Shen Zhiyao almost bit her own tongue.

Shen Qinghe chimed in righteously from the side, "Exactly! Mr. Wuya is dedicated to his path of cultivation, how can you sully Mr. Wuya’s reputation with such dirty water?!"

Shen Zhiyao looked at her sister, who was clueless about the true situation, and really wanted to shout at her, to make her understand the crux of the matter.

Everyone was clearly slandering her, not Mr. Wuya. Yet, at this time, her sister was still defending Dongfang Wuya, despite her own reputation being in imminent danger.

Confused again by the Shen sisters’ words, the crowd, which thought they had seen the truth, started to feel bewildered.

Rong Yu fanned the flames at this moment, "Then how do you explain Mr. Wuya leaving the Simple Residence Courtyard only at dawn? If Mr. Wuya and Qinghe didn’t have an affair, why would he protect Qinghe at every turn? Even because of Qinghe, Mr. Wuya bent the rules for personal reasons, taking Qinghe into the Red Moon Secret Realm. With Qinghe’s Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation base, there’s no way she could have entered the Red Moon Secret Realm. It was precisely because of Mr. Wuya’s personal intervention that Qinghe acquired the Snow Bone Grass..."

Hearing this, Shen Zhiyao laughed angrily, "After all is said and done, it’s because Qinghe got the Snow Bone Grass that you’re so full of envy, right? Haven’t you considered that over the past thousand years, despite many openings of the Red Moon Secret Realm, not one person has been able to obtain Snow Bone Grass. Qinghe’s acquisition of the Snow Bone Grass was her own opportunity, something you cannot envy into being!"

Shen Qinghe did feel somewhat out of her depth about this issue. Because she really had gained entry into the Red Moon Secret Realm through Dongfang Wuya’s personal favor, and it was also Dongfang Wuya who had helped her obtain the Snow Bone Grass.

On this matter, she didn’t have the righteous indignation her elder sister had.

Unwilling to be rebuffed by Shen Zhiyao, Rong Yu steered the conversation back, "We are discussing the matter of Qinghe seducing Mr. Wuya. Do not try to shift the focus. It was Qinghe herself who revealed she slept with Mr. Wuya, and many were present at that time. You just need to ask any one of them to find out whether I’m slandering Qinghe..."

"I was there at the time and I didn’t hear any of this nonsense you’re talking about." Yan Changsheng suddenly appeared, cutting off Rong Yu’s unfiltered words.

Rong Yu, seeing it was Yan Changsheng, smirked sarcastically, "Who in Sky Pole Sect doesn’t know Qinghe saved your life? In your gratitude, you even backstabbed Shengsheng. Your words hold no sway."

Xiao Chen and Nan Sheng had just arrived at the Sword Practice Field. Seeing this, Xiao Chen was about to step forward when Nan Sheng clung to his arm, "Brother Xiao..."

But Xiao Chen shook off her grip and stepped forward, declaring, "I have had conflict with Qinghe, does that make my words more credible?"

At the sound of his voice, everyone turned to look at Xiao Chen.

Nan Sheng didn’t want Xiao Chen to speak in defense of Shen Qinghe, but at this moment, allowing Xiao Chen to speak might be better than speaking herself.

"Let me be the one to speak some fairness. Everyone knows I’ve had disputes with Qinghe, that we had quite a few unpleasant scenes, so my words will be more persuasive," Nan Sheng said, glancing at Shen Qinghe, then continued in a clear voice, "At that time, Qinghe indeed had drunk too much, praising Mr. Wuya for everything except his temper. Then she brought up things that happened in the Illusory Realm, and because she was drunk, her words were indistinct. But I entered the same Illusory Realm as Qinghe, where Mr. Wuya transformed into the Wuya Sword, which was the sword accompanying Qinghe in the Snow Bone City Illusory Realm. Sometimes Qinghe would hold the Wuya Sword in her arms, and that was all there was to it. Somehow, it got blown out of proportion."

Hearing this, those who had anticipated a juicy scandal were suddenly greatly disappointed.

Considering how prideful Dongfang Wuya usually was, the sudden spread of a romantic scandal about him naturally drew everyone to see what was going on.

If Shen Qinghe actually had the skill to pluck such a lofty flower as Dongfang Wuya, it would indeed be a feather in Shen Qinghe’s cap.