Was it you that night?
Chapter 164 - 162: Shock! Qinghe Stole Nan Sheng’s Man!

Chapter 164: Chapter 162: Shock! Qinghe Stole Nan Sheng’s Man!

Nan Sheng could clearly see the schadenfreude in Rong Yu’s eyes, and she said with a downcast gaze, "I just went to find Brother Xiao, but all he ever does is bring up Qinghe. I suspect Brother Xiao might have fallen for Qinghe. That’s right, that day Qinghe even threatened me, saying whatever I have, she would take away from me, she must be secretly seducing Brother Xiao, trying to snatch away my love..."

At this, her eyes reddened, and she looked piteously at Ah Yu, "Ah Yu, what should I do?"

Rong Yu couldn’t help but think, isn’t this just retribution? In the past, Nan Sheng snatched Yan Changsheng away from Shen Qinghe, and now Shen Qinghe is snatching Xiao Chen away from Nan Sheng. It’s simply the cycle of cause and effect.

While she harbored such thoughts, she looked at Nan Sheng with feigned sympathy and said, "You should, of course, snatch Big Senior Brother back from her hands. Big Senior Brother is just too emotional. Since Qinghe is the Master’s beloved daughter, it’s normal for him to show her a bit more care. Don’t be jealous without good reason, it might just be a misunderstanding."

An Lu, who was listening to Nan Sheng and Rong Yu’s conversation on the side, thought to herself, how greedy could Shen Qinghe be? Having Mr. Wuya wasn’t enough, and now she’s even seducing Xiao Chen.

Could Xiao Chen really be better than Mr. Wuya? Just Mr. Wuya’s face alone could defeat everyone across The Four Seas and Eight Wilds.

Nan Sheng didn’t expect Rong Yu to not take the bait.

However, she didn’t know that Rong Yu was now wary of Shen Qinghe. It was because Shen Qinghe’s Black Rope was too powerful, and she did not dare to provoke Shen Qinghe lightly.

If last night’s incident was really the work of Shen Qinghe’s Black Rope, it made her even more wary of Shen Qinghe.

For Shen Qinghe now, it was all too easy to kill someone; she didn’t even need to do it herself and could take a life without anyone being the wiser.

If it were the old Shen Qinghe, Rong Yu would have surely gone to Simple Residence Courtyard to cause trouble for Shen Qinghe already.

Although she didn’t dare to confront Shen Qinghe directly, the fact that Shen Qinghe was seducing Xiao Chen was something she could not tolerate. If Nan Sheng wanted to use her to deal with Shen Qinghe, then she might as well drag Nan Sheng down with her, killing two birds with one stone.

Spreading rumors was something Rong Yu could do with ease; a few days later, the entire Sky Pole Sect was abuzz with the gossip that Shen Qinghe, dissatisfied with Nan Sheng for wounding Shen Zhiyao, had harshly told Nan Sheng she would take everything from her, including her fiancé.

"Reliable information has it that Senior Xiao has fallen for Qinghe, and even broke off his engagement with Nan Sheng for her!" The female cultivator who spoke appeared absolutely certain, as if she had personally witnessed the scene where Xiao Chen and Nan Sheng dissolved their engagement.

"Does Senior Xiao really like Qinghe that much?" another female cultivator said skeptically, "Senior Xiao was clearly fond of Nan Sheng. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have snatched her from Senior Yan’s hands."

"I suddenly remember the day when Senior Xiao and Nan Sheng formed their pact, and Qinghe was abducted by someone. Senior Xiao left Nan Sheng to save Qinghe. Now that you mention it, I start to think that there might have been something between Senior Xiao and Qinghe for a long time..." another plump-faced female cultivator theorized.

As everyone was engrossed in their heated discussion, they didn’t notice Shen Zhiyao and Shen Qinghe had arrived behind them.

"What nonsense are you all spouting? How could Big Senior Brother possibly fancy Qinghe? That’s utterly absurd!" An enraged Shen Zhiyao spat a mouthful of saliva onto the faces of the female cultivators.

The female cultivators hastily backed away, mainly out of fear of Shen Zhiyao’s companion – the beautiful yet dangerous Shen Qinghe, owner of the Black Rope and the subject of the scandal.

As the main character in the rumor, Shen Qinghe remained quite composed and said softly, "The last time Big Senior Brother and I met alone was three years ago; I wonder how I’m supposed to seduce Big Senior Brother under these circumstances?"

She indeed had said those words to Nan Sheng, that she would take away everything Nan Sheng owned, but that did not include Nan Sheng’s men.

Nan Sheng’s men were the male leads in the books, all her enforcers. How foolish would she have to be to invite such trouble upon herself?

Besides, even if the men of the world were all dead, she would never dream of snatching Yan Changsheng or Xiao Chen, right?

Her words astonished everyone present, and out of curiosity, someone asked, "Qinghe, do you and Senior Xiao really have no romantic entanglement?"

Shen Qinghe answered candidly, "Although I don’t know who spread the rumors, I can assure you that there has never been any flirtation between Big Senior Brother and me in the past, nor will there be in the future. If you think it over, you’ll see that the rumors are unbelievable. If Big Senior Brother liked me, how could he have hurt me before?"

Upon her declaration, everyone remembered that incident.

Indeed, as Qinghe said, if Xiao Chen truly fancied Qinghe, how could he have done something to hurt her?

At this time, Shen Zhiyao also chimed in, "Last time when Qinghe was kidnapped, Big Senior Brother’s rescue was nothing more than a gesture of fellowship among sect members. It’s already good enough that there’s no enmity between Big Senior Brother and Qinghe. How could there possibly be any romantic complications?"

After all, these people were just looking for gossip to latch onto without considering the inconsistencies in the rumors.

In the midst of the commotion, the Shen sisters suddenly sensed someone behind them, and then the scene quieted down.

Shen Qinghe turned around curiously and saw Xiao Chen, the person involved, standing behind them. He must have heard their conversation just now.

However, for some reason, Xiao Chen’s expression, which seemed to be a smile yet not quite a smile, appeared somewhat suggestive.

"Big Senior Brother, you’ve arrived just in time. There are some groundless rumors circulating within the sect. Perhaps you could take this opportunity to set the record straight?" Shen Qinghe said graciously to Xiao Chen.

By now, Xiao Chen had regained his composure. He looked at everyone present, recalling Shen Qinghe’s clarification earlier.

Seeing that all eyes were on him, he suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

Handsome by nature and usually the image of an elegant gentleman, that laugh unexpectedly sent a shock through everyone’s hearts.

But that laugh from Xiao Chen didn’t seem like he was about to clarify anything. Instead, it was imbued with an inexplicable, indescribable suggestiveness.

Shen Zhiyao suddenly had a bad feeling, and she hurried over to Xiao Chen’s side, whispering a reminder, "Big Senior Brother wouldn’t want to be trapped by rumors either, right? Why not take this chance to clarify things and stop everyone from having wild thoughts?"

Xiao Chen glanced at Shen Zhiyao, locking eyes with hers that held a warning.

In fact, before hearing the Shen sisters’ clarification, he hadn’t really decided whether to make a move on Shen Qinghe, simply because he knew how different she was to him.

It was precisely because Qinghe was of extraordinary significance to him that he dared not approach her lightly.

Yet, at this moment, he felt all his concerns were laughable. From the beginning to the end, it was just a monologue by him. Shen Qinghe had never taken him into consideration.

Perhaps to Shen Qinghe, he was nothing more than a villain who had once hurt her.

Xiao Chen looked at Shen Qinghe, meeting her clear eyes, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze, "What Qinghe said just now is true. Over these years, I’ve hardly spent any time alone with her. How could there be any flirtatious relationship between us? However..."

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Hehe, my treasures, happy Monday.