Was it you that night?
Chapter 193 - 191: Love is Hard to Express

Chapter 193: Chapter 191: Love is Hard to Express

Shen Qinghe responded with silence.

She really couldn’t bring herself to speak about last night’s incident. If she did, knowing her elder sister’s temper, her sister might demand that Mr. Wuya take responsibility for her.

Her elder sister had even said before that they must never take advantage of Mr. Wuya’s physique. But she had already committed such a misdeed, wouldn’t her sister be scared to death if she found out?

When Shen Zhiyao saw that Shen Qinghe wasn’t speaking, she thought her sister was being coy and cajoled her endlessly, addressing her affectionately as "Xiao Hemiao." But this time, Xiao Hemiao just wouldn’t open her mouth, which made her all the more curious about what had happened.

Later on, she had an epiphany. Perhaps Qinghe was truly forced into a kiss by Dongfang Wuya when they were alone, and then Dongfang Wuya, hating himself for touching Qinghe, left in a huff.

After all, Qinghe had come back alone this morning, suggesting that the two of them had not parted on good terms last night.

Qinghe’s demeanor was clearly that of someone troubled by love!

"Qinghe, we must be clear on one thing, no matter how good Mr. Wuya is, he’s still the male lead, and we mustn’t harbor any romantic thoughts about him. A man like him belongs to Nan Sheng, and we must absolutely not entertain any designs on Mr. Wuya," Shen Zhiyao tried to persuade her sister to see reason.

Shen Qinghe disagreed upon hearing this: "How can someone as good as Mr. Wuya be touched by a vile woman like Nan Sheng? I will never agree to it!"

She used to think that it was only logical for Nan Sheng to end up with any male lead, but now her thoughts had changed. Nan Sheng could set her sights on anyone, but it must not be Mr. Wuya.

"That’s true. Mr. Wuya has shown great kindness to the Shen Family by saving our whole family; we must not let him fall into the hands of a wicked woman like Nan Sheng," Shen Zhiyao laughed and added, "Don’t worry, Mr. Wuya obviously has no interest in Nan Sheng; he will not be with her."

Shen Qinghe thought about the plot of the book.

She only remembered that, in the end, because of Nan Sheng, the Three Realms were thrown into chaos, and the three male leads fought over the female lead, Nan Sheng. As for the outcome, she didn’t know, because that’s where her dream had ended.

"We should focus on cultivating. If my cultivation base isn’t high enough, how will I be able to protect Mr. Wuya from being touched by Nan Sheng?" Shen Qinghe suddenly came to her senses.

Strength was her only way out; if she were too weak, she could even become a burden for Mr. Wuya.

If Nan Sheng intended to get her hands on Dongfang Wuya in the future, she had to protect him from Nan Sheng’s harm.

Shen Zhiyao stared at her younger sister as if she were a monster.

Had this girl gone mad? With Mr. Wuya’s cultivation base, if he was unwilling, how could Nan Sheng lay a finger on him?

But if Mr. Wuya willingly chose to be with Nan Sheng, there was nothing Qinghe could do about it.

Once Shen Qinghe had come to a realization, she stopped fixating on it and focused her attention on cultivation, completely oblivious that Dongfang Wuya was using the Xuantian Mirror to observe her reaction.

As it turned out, all his worries were superfluous; Shen Qinghe continued her cultivation as usual, showing no sign of apprehension because of their shared night, while he, feeling guilty, didn’t dare to appear before her.

"Xiao Bai, do you think her reaction is normal?" Dongfang Wuya, unable to find anyone else to discuss the matter, simply called Xiao Bai over to ask.

Xiao Bai looked at Fairy Qinghe, who was immersed in her cultivation, and after a while said, "Fairy Qinghe is indeed different from ordinary mortals, having been favored by our master."

Dongfang Wuya sneered with a curl of his lip: "Indeed, very different, like a piece of rock, stinking hard, without a hint of femininity!"

Xiao Bai silently criticized him after hearing this. The master was clearly in love but found it difficult to express, and yet he belittled Fairy Qinghe as being utterly worthless. It was simply because Fairy Qinghe did not behave like other women, coy and clingy after winning his affections, leaving the master feeling off-balance.

"Even if Fairy Qinghe has many flaws, she is still the woman Master favors," Xiao Bai muttered softly.

Mr. Wuya was unwilling to admit this, "Who says I like her?"

"Then why did Master sleep with Fairy Qinghe?" Xiao Bai posed a soul-searching question.

Mr. Wuya was at a loss for words for a moment. After a while, he found a suitable excuse, "Because it was in a dream that I married her. Is it not abnormal to consummate a marriage on the wedding night?"

"But Master clearly remembered his own identity, and the identity of Fairy Qinghe as well..."

"Xiao Bai, if you find your mouth too loose, I can turn you into a mouthless puppet!" After saying those words, Xiao Bai immediately backed off three feet and didn’t dare to utter another word.

Thus, Mr. Wuya stared at the Xuantian Mirror for a long time, the more he watched, the more bewildered he became. Why was he spying on this woman?

If she didn’t care, what was there for him to care about? Although he felt a bit aggrieved, his virginity taken by her, he also took her innocence. This way, they were even.

He had been considering whether he should take responsibility for her. Although he didn’t know what the future held, since they had shared a conjugal relationship, he had to take on the responsibility and become her Daoist companion.

Seeing her carefree demeanor now, he felt that he was the aggrieved one. It should be Shen Qinghe, that wretched woman, who ought to take responsibility for him.

At first, Xiao Bai didn’t dare to approach Mr. Wuya, but his curiosity got the better of him about what was so captivating inside the Xuantian Mirror. So, he crept closer to see for himself.

Inside the Xuantian Mirror, Fairy Qinghe was meditating and circulating her energy, maintaining a single posture for an hour without moving. Yet the Master watched with great interest, which was bewildering indeed.

To preserve his own mouth, Xiao Bai dared not make a peep, but he couldn’t help sighing inwardly, the Master really did like Fairy Qinghe quite a bit.

To think that just watching Fairy Qinghe in meditation could so enrapture the Master, she must have cast some kind of spell on him.

Shen Qinghe was of course unaware that Mr. Wuya was secretly watching her; she spent the entire night cultivating.

The next day was the competition for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and Xiao Chen had unsurprisingly advanced to the second round.

As for Yan Changsheng’s competition, she felt there shouldn’t be any problems because in the original text, all three protagonists secured first place in the second round of their competitions. Later on, Yan Changsheng, Xiao Chen, and Nan Sheng all entered the Black River Secret Realm for trials.

This time, she would not allow Nan Sheng any chance to win the second round. The candidate for the Black River Secret Realm trials must not be Nan Sheng.

As if sensing something, she felt a presence beside her and turned her head to see Nan Sheng standing silently at her side.

She met Nan Sheng’s resentful gaze, "Shen Qinghe, you are truly venomous, having caused me to go mad and become obsessed. Do they know how malevolent you are?"

The "they" she referred to was obviously the three male leads.

On the surface, Shen Qinghe looked pure and innocent, but inside she was dirtier than Nan Sheng. Nan Sheng once thought her plan was foolproof, only to be outwitted by Shen Qinghe without even realizing it.

"Well said. I’m simply learning from you, in hopes that one day I might surpass the teacher," Shen Qinghe replied with an indifferent expression.

"Your schemes will not succeed. Even if I have gone mad and become obsessed, I will make sure you fall into disrepute and lose everything!" Nan Sheng declared fiercely, "And remember, the first place this time will be mine."