Was it you that night?
Chapter 217 - 215: Meeting Without Recognizing Each Other

Chapter 217: Chapter 215: Meeting Without Recognizing Each Other

Xiao Chen was momentarily lost in thought.

He thought that the person she liked was indeed lucky, that even at such a time, she would not bear any grudge, but instead consider the feelings of the one who had left her behind.

"You must understand one thing, once Mr. Wuya leaves, he leaves," Xiao Chen said in all seriousness.

And he cannot come back!

As a man, he felt that he understood Dongfang Wuya quite well.

With a status like Dongfang Wuya’s, countless women threw themselves at him, but not one caught his eye.

It just so happened that he had feelings for Qinghe. For a man who hadn’t had feelings for ten thousand years, it was impossible for him to disappear without a word at the critical moment of marriage. There was only one possibility: Dongfang Wuya was not acting of his own free will.

The only person who could make Dongfang Wuya act against his will must be the mysterious individual who had stolen the Snow Bone Grass.

"How does Big Senior Brother know that Mr. Wuya will not come back?" Shen Qinghe examined Xiao Chen suspiciously.

Could it be that Xiao Chen harmed Dongfang Wuya?

But then she remembered Dongfang Wuya’s status and felt that it was highly unlikely. Although the Divine Power within Dongfang Wuya had not yet awakened, he almost had no enemies in The Four Seas and Eight Wilds.

Unless, Xiao Chen revealed his true form.

But with such a unique identity as Xiao Chen’s, if he showed his real form, it would surely disturb the Sky Pole Sect.

Xiao Chen, with his silver tongue, said, "Mr. Wuya’s cultivation base is formidable, without a match within The Four Seas and Eight Wilds. If he didn’t want to go of his own free will, who could force him? Therefore, there is only one possibility, that he suddenly had second thoughts, not wishing to marry you but not knowing how to tell you, so he left without saying goodbye..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghe laughed despite her anger, "He’s not the person you describe. Even if he didn’t have strong feelings for me, he said he would be responsible for me, and that’s what he would do. He left because he had to, not because he didn’t want to marry me as you say! Big Senior Brother, I don’t know why you slander him like this, but the Dongfang Wuya I understand is a man of responsibility. He must have left because he had no choice. If that’s the case, he will come back for me sooner or later! I don’t welcome Big Senior Brother here. Please leave."

Xiao Chen wanted to say something else, but Shen Qinghe suddenly drew her sword.

Several fierce Sword Qi beams shot towards Xiao Chen who dodged awkwardly, still unable to completely evade them, and his clothes ended up being perforated by several holes from Shen Qinghe’s sword qi.

Seeing this, he laughed wryly. If the girl had not held back, those sword qi attacks would have injured his body, and that would have been troublesome.

His real body was trapped in this powerless one, his cultivation base even weaker than Qinghe’s.

The girl was growing more capable by the day, which wasn’t necessarily a good thing. He couldn’t even overpower her unless he was determined to leave the Sky Pole Sect and confine her under his wings.

Moreover, there was a precondition: her cultivation base would not continue to rise.

It had to be said, a woman being too capable was not all good, and because of Nan Sheng, he’d lost the chance to win her heart, which he could only blame on himself.

Now Dongfang Wuya filled her heart and eyes, and even though she was abandoned at her own wedding, she was still defending Dongfang Wuya.

After driving Xiao Chen away, Shen Qinghe was still fuming.

If Xiao Chen thought the worst of Dongfang Wuya, did others also believe that Dongfang Wuya had betrayed her? It clearly was not the case.

Seeing this, Shen Zhiyao comforted Qinghe and, although she also believed that Dongfang Wuya was not that kind of person, her heart still sided with her own sister.

After all, Dongfang Wuya making Qinghe face so many strange stares today was wrong on his part, regardless of whether Dongfang Wuya had his own difficulties or not.

She turned her frustration into motivation, feeling that improving her own cultivation base was the best plan.

Given that Nan Sheng was still at the Sky Pole Sect, Shen Qinghe deliberately left the White Rope behind to protect Shen Zhiyao, while she herself went to the Bixiao Tower.

With no desire to cultivate, upon seeing the bed where Dongfang Wuya usually slept, she lay down on it out of curiosity.

She closed her eyes and soon felt drowsy.

As she was about to drift off, it seemed as if she could still hear a conversation between Dongfang Wuya and Xiao Bai.

"Fairy Qinghe is truly diligent, but I wonder if she is overexerting herself?"

"Which cultivator doesn’t suffer in their training? Is she made of tofu?" Dongfang Wuya scoffed.

Shen Qinghe couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this, but as she opened her eyes in confusion, she saw Dongfang Wuya and Xiao Bai holding the Xuantian Mirror, in which the scene was of her practicing in the Simple Residence Courtyard.

She was both startled and delighted, "Mr. Wuya, you’re back?!"

Dongfang Wuya and Xiao Bai simultaneously turned pale and looked back at her.

Shen Qinghe met Dongfang Wuya’s sharp gaze: "Who are you? How dare you appear before me with Shen Qinghe’s face?!"

Xiao Bai’s expression also changed: "Demon, how did you break into the Bixiao Tower?!"

Shen Qinghe hurriedly responded: "I am Shen Qinghe, how do you not recognize me?"

"You’re Fairy Qinghe? How is that possible? Fairy Qinghe was clearly practicing in the Simple Residence Courtyard, her cultivation base is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage..."

Before Xiao Bai could finish speaking, Dongfang Wuya suddenly lashed out at Shen Qinghe with a palm strike.

Shen Qinghe instinctively drew her sword to meet the attack, but Dongfang Wuya’s cultivation base was too powerful. Under the absolute pressure of his cultivation base, she quickly became unable to resist; she was lifted off her feet, her body suspended in midair, and her breathing grew more and more difficult.

In that instant, Shen Qinghe suddenly opened her eyes and sprang up from the bed.

She breathed heavily, relieved that it was all but a dream.

Just a moment ago, she had actually felt as if she were about to be strangled to death by Dongfang Wuya.

Once she calmed down and looked at the empty Bixiao Tower, her eyebrows and eyes filled with melancholy. She would rather have had that scene be real, where Dongfang Wuya was still in the Bixiao Tower and became angry at someone intruding.

Regrettably, both he and Xiao Bai were nowhere to be found.

Forget it, thinking about these things was useless; it was better to focus on cultivating and to raise her cultivation base as quickly as possible. If Dongfang Wuya had been taken away by Shangxuan Yue, should she not think of a way to rescue him?

But where was Shangxuan Yue? With her current cultivation base, even if she did find Shangxuan Yue, she would definitely not be able to defeat him, let alone save Dongfang Wuya.

With this in mind, she dedicated all her attention to cultivating.

Shen Zhiyao, worried, decided to come to the Bixiao Tower as well.

The two sisters cultivated on their own, not disturbing each other, living a semi-reclusive life.

After half a month of unceasing cultivation, Shen Qinghe felt tired that day and lay down on Dongfang Wuya’s bed to continue sleeping.

Who would have thought that as she was in a drowsy slumber, she would once again hear a conversation between Dongfang Wuya and Xiao Bai.

"Master secretly watching Fairy Qinghe like this, could it be that you have fallen for Fairy Qinghe?" Xiao Bai’s voice clearly entered Shen Qinghe’s ears.

The corner of Shen Qinghe’s lips curved upward, thinking that Xiao Bai was overthinking it.

As expected, she heard Dongfang Wuya reply, "What kind of beauty has this lord not seen? Would I fall for her?"

Shen Qinghe opened her eyes upon hearing this and looked towards the source of the voice.

The red-clothed man with his back to her, could it really be Dongfang Wuya?