Was it you that night?
Chapter 152 - 150: Nan Sheng Flung Herself into Dongfang Wuya’s Arms

Little Black felt Xiao Bai was crazy, so enthusiastic about playing matchmaker.

After chatting with Little Black, Xiao Bai quietly returned to Bixiao Tower. He thought he was unnoticed, like neither god nor ghost, but Dongfang Wuya silently appeared behind him, "Where have you been?"

Xiao Bai was startled, and upon seeing this, Dongfang Wuya sneered, "What kind of guilty act have you done to be so scared?"

Xiao Bai put on a smiling face, "Master is joking, how could I do anything to feel guilty about?"

Wasn’t he worried sick about his master’s lifelong happiness?

Dongfang Wuya’s lips curled slightly, "Now tell me, where did you go to fool around?"

Xiao Bai dared not hide the truth and answered honestly, "I went to see Fairy Qinghe, and Fairy Qinghe even specially made a delicious meal for me, which was so tasty, I only came back after having the meal."

"What does a puppet need to eat for? Go stand in the courtyard as punishment, and without my permission, do not let your pancake face appear before me!" Dongfang Wuya instantly found Xiao Bai displeasing to the eye and simply threw Xiao Bai to a place out of his sight.

Xiao Bai was stunned, not knowing what he said wrong to be punished with standing.

Once standing in the courtyard, after careful contemplation, he finally understood something, the master was jealous. Because his master was jealous he could taste the delicious food Fairy Qinghe made, that’s why he was ordered to stand as punishment!

After sending Xiao Bai to stand as punishment, Dongfang Wuya felt the room was too hollow. He had always preferred quietness, but since when did he start to dislike this kind of silence?

It was probably these past few years, ever since he met the three members of the Shen Family...

Inside Simple Residence Courtyard, Shen Qinghe spent all her time practicing swordsmanship. She remembered Dongfang Wuya saying that sword moves must be practiced until they were committed to muscle memory, to the point where upon seeing an enemy’s move, the body could automatically respond with the corresponding sword move, and only then would it count as reaching the pass mark.

Even though she had learned swordsmanship during her Mortal Period, she only grasped the basics without integrating the moves thoroughly.

This time, under Dongfang Wuya’s guidance, she felt that one day she would be able to engrain Elder Shen’s sword techniques into her bones. Even if her Life-bound Magic Treasure wasn’t a sword, she wanted to be able to do everything a Sword Cultivator could do.

Shen Zhiyao had been in a deep sleep for more than twenty days, and this day she went to the Sword Practice Field because Dongfang Wuya was teaching.

The moment Shen Qinghe appeared at the Sword Practice Field, everyone felt she was somewhat different from before. She still had the same face, at first glance, she looked like a gentle girl, but now there was a firmness in her eyes that was not there before.

These were two completely different temperaments, yet both were present in her simultaneously, and anyone who cared to notice could see this subtle change.

Xiao Chen’s gaze fell on Shen Qinghe’s face, and the concentration in his eyes startled Nan Sheng.

She remembered the words Shen Qinghe had told her that day, Shen Qinghe said in the future, whatever she wanted, she would snatch away.

If Shen Qinghe knew that she cared about Xiao Chen, would she snatch Xiao Chen from her?

As if what she feared would come true, Shen Qinghe suddenly looked over at that moment.

If it had been before, Shen Qinghe would have avoided Xiao Chen and Nan Sheng automatically, but today, contrary to her usual behavior, she suddenly walked towards them.

This scene caused everyone to look sideways, and Yan Changsheng frowned, not understanding why Shen Qinghe was walking in Xiao Chen’s direction.

Shen Qinghe had seen Nan Sheng as soon as she entered the Sword Practice Field, and Nan Sheng’s nervous demeanor when staring at her amused her.

Nan Sheng, knowing the plot of the book and that she was the Fated Female Protagonist adored by thousands of male cultivators, how could she be nervous because of her, a mere cannon fodder?

It was simply because Nan Sheng had done things on her conscience, and she felt guilty.

"Could Big Senior Brother spare some time to give me some pointers on my sword moves later?" Shen Qinghe approached Xiao Chen, her smile winning.

Xiao Chen was a bit flattered.

This was the first time she had taken the initiative to approach him since he had injured Qinghe that time.

"Of course, you can ask me anything you don’t understand..."

Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, Nan Sheng latched onto his arm, leaning on it, and coyly interjected, "Qinghe, that won’t do, you know. Brother Xiao is going to teach me swordsmanship later. He will be very busy. If you really don’t understand something, you can ask other Big Senior Brothers for guidance."

Shen Qinghe was a bit surprised by Nan Sheng’s prickly response. What was Nan Sheng so nervous about?

It couldn’t be that she was afraid she’d steal Xiao Chen while asking him to teach her sword moves, could it?

As this thought flashed through her mind, she couldn’t help but feel she was overthinking things.

As the alluring female protagonist of the book, the last thing Nan Sheng should worry about was her popularity among men, especially concerning the male protagonist, Xiao Chen, right?

But Nan Sheng’s possessive stance and the warning in her words seemed to signal otherwise.

Eager to test the waters, she looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes clear and bright.

Under Shen Qinghe’s gaze, Xiao Chen pushed Nan Sheng away a bit and calmly said, "Shengsheng, as a disciple of Master Tian Yan, it’s inappropriate for me to teach you swordsmanship. However, Qinghe and I are fellow disciples, so it is my duty as Big Senior Brother to teach her if she doesn’t understand something."

Although Shen Qinghe was surprised that Xiao Chen did not take Nan Sheng’s side, she saw it as a rare opportunity to provoke Nan Sheng and replied with feigned indifference, "If Big Senior Brother finds it difficult, it’s the same for me to seek guidance from other Big Senior Brothers and Sisters. Nan Sheng is your fiancée; it wouldn’t be right to harm your relationship over an outsider like me."

As she wondered how Xiao Chen would react, he left Nan Sheng aside and said to her, "Qinghe, follow me over there to practice swordsmanship."

Shen Qinghe glanced subconsciously at Nan Sheng and saw her complexion pale, looking as if she had her man stolen and was about to cry.

This turn of events was unexpected for Shen Qinghe. She turned her eyes to Xiao Chen, "Big Senior Brother, don’t you want to comfort your fiancée first?"

Xiao Chen did not look at Nan Sheng and said directly to Shen Qinghe, "Let’s go."

At this point, Nan Sheng could no longer hold back, her eyes reddening slightly as she turned and ran towards the exit of the Sword Practice Field.

Dongfang Wuya was just about to enter the Sword Practice Field when Nan Sheng threw herself directly into his arms.

As Dongfang Wuya saw an unidentified object hurtling toward him, he stepped back and, without missing a beat, pushed Xiao Bai forward to block the approaching object.

Nan Sheng thus crashed into Xiao Bai’s embrace. Xiao Bai kindly offered her assistance, but when Nan Sheng saw his face, she disdainfully pushed him away and looked mournfully at Dongfang Wuya.

Although this man was also a male protagonist and the encounter could have been a good opportunity, he had deliberately avoided her. Why didn’t he understand the concept of cherishing the fairer sex?

Dongfang Wuya had not seen Nan Sheng’s mournful gaze or known about her inner thoughts. He internally breathed a sigh of relief for not being touched by the unidentified object and walked with graceful steps into the Sword Practice Field.