Was it you that night?
Chapter 181 - 179: Help Wuya and Qinghe Get Together

Chapter 181: Chapter 179: Help Wuya and Qinghe Get Together

Shen Qinghe, despite the veil hat, could still see the man’s handsome face, and from the sound of his voice, he did not seem like a respectable person.

"Fellow Daoist, please do not spout nonsense. My relationship with Big Senior Brother is that of fellow disciples. Only those with evil intent would maliciously speculate on the relationships of others!" Shen Qinghe declared with righteous indignation.

Shen Zhiyao had seen Lord Meng Yun before and knew he was a rather sinister character. She feared Qinghe, unaware of the depths of heaven and earth, would offend Lord Meng Yun, get invaded in her dreams by him, and be killed in those dreams.

She lightly tugged at Qinghe’s sleeve and then said to Lord Meng Yun, "Our Qinghe is so ugly that I am afraid it will scare Lord Meng Yun!"

Lord Meng Yun, who was not fond of being rejected and used to having his way, was particularly interested in seeing Shen Qinghe’s face. Without a second word, he stepped forward, intending to lift Shen Qinghe’s veil hat to see for himself.

Normally, with his cultivation base, even through a veil hat, he should have been able to see Shen Qinghe’s features. The fact that he could not see the young girl’s true face suggested there was more to this veil hat.

Shen Qinghe’s cultivation base had improved beyond compare, and as soon as Lord Meng Yun made his move, she floated back several meters.

But Lord Meng Yun was a True Lord of Thousand Dreams Retreat, a figure with deep cultivation. Was he someone who could be easily sent away?

He followed her like a shadow, no matter where Shen Qinghe retreated to, always trailing alongside her like a shadow.

Yet, to his secret astonishment, he hadn’t expected Shen Qinghe, with just a Golden Core Mid-stage cultivation base, to be so quick.

This only intensified his interest in Shen Qinghe.

Shen Qinghe did not want to draw her sword. She had come to Yuheng Mountain to participate in the sect competition and should not reveal her cultivation base prematurely.

Just now, Shen Zhiyao had specifically hinted to her that the person before her was none other than True Lord Meng Yun, a fierce character in the book, and an admirer of Nan Sheng.

Moreover, Lord Meng Yun could easily enter the dreams of those with a lower cultivation base than him, becoming the dominator of those dreamscapes, and he could easily kill someone in a dream.

If it wasn’t necessary, she did not want to start a feud with Lord Meng Yun from the beginning.

Just as she was troubled, a red figure appeared and stood protectively behind her – was it not Dongfang Wuya?

The moment Lord Meng Yun saw Dongfang Wuya, the lazy smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

"I am unaware of how Shen Qinghe has offended True Lord Meng Yun to the point where the True Lord would bother with a junior like her," Dongfang Wuya said indifferently, looking at Lord Meng Yun.

If one were to find a cultivator on the South Desolate Continent whom Lord Meng Yun genuinely admired from the bottom of his heart, that person would be none other than Dongfang Wuya.

He had even made a special trip to the Sky Pole Sect, wanting to challenge Dongfang Wuya, but Dongfang Wuya never came out to meet the challenge.

Dongfang Wuya, who usually kept a low profile, unexpectedly appeared at this competition, which delighted him immensely.

"Recently, rumors about Fairy Qinghe have been stirring up quite the commotion. This lord was only curious about Fairy Qinghe’s appearance and did not mean to trouble her," said Lord Meng Yun smoothly, then turned to bow to Shen Qinghe, "I have offended you just now, please do not take it to heart, Fairy Qinghe."

Shen Qinghe replied courteously, "You are too kind, Lord Meng Yun."

After Dongfang Wuya appeared, Lord Meng Yun clearly showed greater interest in him, putting aside his curiosity about Shen Qinghe for the moment, conversing with Dongfang Wuya now and then.

Dongfang Wuya was indeed cold to outsiders. Lord Meng Yun might ask three questions, and only with patience would Dongfang Wuya answer one, but Lord Meng Yun did not feel the coldness from Dongfang Wuya, thinking that it was right for him to be as cold and aloof as he was now.

Meanwhile, Shen Qinghe, observing Lord Meng Yun’s enthusiastic demeanor, carefully recalled the plot of the book.

In the original plot, it was during this grand competition that Meng Yun appeared and caught Nan Sheng’s eye, and from that moment on, Meng Yun regarded Nan Sheng as a goddess.

The reason why Nan Sheng captured Meng Yun’s heart this time was that she had saved him.

So what she needed to do was to prevent Nan Sheng from having any interactions with Meng Yun this time.

Meng Yun’s Dream-Entering Technique was formidable, and it would not be a good thing if Meng Yun started running errands for Nan Sheng.

She turned to glance at Nan Sheng, just as Nan Sheng’s gaze fell on Meng Yun. Unless something unexpected happened, Nan Sheng must be plotting against Meng Yun, right?

Just as Shen Qinghe had speculated, Nan Sheng was indeed pondering the plot of the book.

Being the unique charmer and the Fated Female Protagonist of the book, how could she possibly fail to deal with someone like Shen Qinghe?

In this grand competition, all she had to do was to follow the plot of the book and successfully save Meng Yun, then she would have him at her beck and call. However, with Shen Qinghe around, it was highly likely that things wouldn’t go smoothly for her.

She constantly remembered Shen Qinghe’s threat to her, that this woman would stop at nothing to take everything from her.

After carefully recalling the plot of the book, Nan Sheng became calm. Even if Shen Qinghe wanted to stop her from saving Meng Yun, it was highly unlikely, because it was the Demon Realm that wanted to take Meng Yun away, and in the book, she was the one who saved him.

After Meng Yun met Dongfang Wuya, he followed Dongfang Wuya all the time, which the people of Thousand Dreams Retreat could not bear to watch.

However one put it, Meng Yun was also a power of Thousand Dreams Retreat; what did it look like for him to follow Mr. Wuya of the Sky Pole Sect like this?

Yet no one dared to remind Meng Yun and could only watch with their eyes wide open as Meng Yun eagerly fawned over Dongfang Wuya.

Dongfang Wuya, after enduring for a long time, gave Meng Yun a cold glance when he prattled on, "Don’t you get tired of talking so much?"

"Not tired!" said Meng Yun, and then, suddenly glancing at Shen Qinghe, he asked Dongfang Wuya in a low voice, "Do you fancy Fairy Qinghe?"

On hearing this, Dongfang Wuya frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Seeing such a strong reaction from him, Meng Yun guessed he must be right, and with a scheme in mind, he smiled ambiguously, "Wuya, fight with me, and I will help you win Fairy Qinghe’s favor, how about that?"

On hearing these words, Dongfang Wuya sneered with a curled lip, "Am I very familiar with you? Furthermore, there’s nothing unclear between Shen Qinghe and me; do you think everyone is as vile in their thoughts as you are?!"

Other than some entanglements with Shen Qinghe in the Illusory Realm, he certainly had no messy involvements with Shen Qinghe in reality.

Yet when he recalled the images of Shen Qinghe drunk on two occasions, and he lay on her bed until the fourth watch of the night before leaving, he felt somewhat guilty.

Meng Yun turned back to look at Shen Qinghe, who was wearing a veil hat, and responded good-naturedly, "I didn’t say that. Everyone says that you are unconditionally protective of Fairy Qinghe. I thought the rumors were exaggerated, but just now, when I only wanted to see Fairy Qinghe’s face, you came out to shield her, which made me think more..."

With him around, it would be effortless for Wuya to be with Qinghe.

At this moment, Dongfang Wuya returned to his usual self and said coldly, "Rumors are just rumors. Shen Qinghe is a disciple of the Sky Pole Sect, and I shall not allow anyone to bully a fellow disciple."

Meng Yun turned back to look at Shen Qinghe again, growing more curious about what she looked like that made Dongfang Wuya value her so highly.

Don’t think he couldn’t see it; Dongfang Wuya was very indifferent before, but his emotions became agitated whenever Shen Qinghe was mentioned—wasn’t this a sign of caring for Shen Qinghe?

As Meng Yun was about to look away, he suddenly noticed something was amiss...