Was it you that night?
Chapter 219 - 217: Shangxuan Yue

Chapter 219: Chapter 217: Shangxuan Yue

Shen Qinghe eyed the man before her, Gong Xian, feeling that there was something very odd about him.

He claimed to be a Loose Cultivator, yet his Cultivation Base was so profound that it was impossible to discern its extent. While her own Nascent Soul Completion Stage Cultivation Base was well-known throughout the Sky Pole Sect, she could not figure out Gong Xian’s Cultivation Base.

"Fairy Qinghe, do you know where Mr. Wuya has gone?" Gong Xian seemed to notice Shen Qinghe’s scrutinizing gaze and looked at her inquiringly.

His eyes were gentle, his expression harmless, yet Shen Qinghe felt that he, like Xiao Chen, was a person of dual natures—her intuition couldn’t be wrong.

"Mr. Wuya disappeared on the day we were to be married, how could I possibly know where he has gone?" As she spoke, Shen Qinghe suddenly changed her tone, "But now that I think about it, Daoist Gong seems quite interested in Mr. Wuya?"

At this, Gong Xian quietly laughed, "Everyone in The Four Seas and Eight Wilds is interested in Mr. Wuya, and I am no exception."

Just then, the White Rope suddenly tightened around Shen Qinghe’s wrist. She glanced down at the White Rope, and it coiled even tighter around her.

She knew well that the White Rope was sentient and wondered if it was warning her.

Or did it dislike Gong Xian as well?

"If Daoist Gong wants to meet Mr. Wuya, I am afraid I cannot be of help, for I, too, am searching for Mr. Wuya. If Daoist Gong has no other business, please leave," Shen Qinghe said, intending to depart.

But in the next moment, Gong Xian appeared right before her with such swiftness that Shen Qinghe was compelled to halt her gaze.

As expected, Gong Xian had quite the background.

Unperturbed by the unfolding changes, she looked at Gong Xian with a steady composure.

Seeing Shen Qinghe so calm, Gong Xian suddenly laughed, "A guest brings blessings, isn’t Fairy Qinghe not going to escort the guest a part of the way?"

At this, the White Rope tightened once again around her wrist, growing even more anxious—it seemed to not want her to escort Gong Xian.

Shen Qinghe met Gong Xian’s gaze and spoke unhurriedly, "I am not acquainted with Daoist Gong, so you hardly qualify as my guest. I’m even unsure whether Daoist Gong’s visit carries ill intent, so why should I escort you? Or are you implying that Daoist Gong wishes to forcibly take me away from Sky Pole Sect?"

Gong Xian did not expect Shen Qinghe to be so direct and took a while before he laughed again, "Interesting, truly worthy of him..."

What followed was unclear to Shen Qinghe.

By the time she had regained her senses, Gong Xian was no longer in front of her.

As soon as Gong Xian disappeared, the White Rope finally relaxed its grip on Shen Qinghe’s wrist, seemingly breathing a sigh of relief.

Shen Qinghe gently touched the White Rope, "Are you that frightened of Gong Xian?!"

Out of nowhere, the White Rope took flight into the air, rapidly forming a large character—Moon!

Shen Qinghe saw it clearly and suddenly remembered someone mentioned by Dongfang Wuya—Shangxuan Yue. Could it be that Gong Xian was Shangxuan Yue?

She recalled something—the White Rope had once been with Dongfang Wuya. It was only after Dongfang Wuya came to Sky Pole Sect that he tossed it into the Treasure Vault, concealing it from the world ever since.

Shangxuan Yue had once stolen the Snow Bone Grass from Dongfang Wuya, preventing him from awakening his Divine Power to this very day. After that incident, Shangxuan Yue had vanished.

If her suspicion was correct, and Gong Xian was indeed Shangxuan Yue, did he come for Dongfang Wuya?

No wonder Gong Xian gave her a bad feeling, and no wonder that while he purportedly came to see her, he was actually sounding out Dongfang Wuya’s whereabouts.

What Gong Xian hadn’t anticipated was that he was a step too late; Dongfang Wuya had disappeared without a trace a few days earlier.

Once she calmed down, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

Could Gong Xian have arrived near the Sky Pole Sect long ago, and had he been inquiring about Dongfang Wuya’s whereabouts beforehand? When he learned of Dongfang Wuya’s disappearance, that’s when he thought of her, the woman who had almost married Dongfang Wuya, to find out Dongfang Wuya’s traces from her.

What she was most curious about was the current Cultivation Base of Shangxuan Yue, who had stolen the Snow Bone Grass nearly ten thousand years ago.

Moreover, where did Shangxuan Yue come from, and did he have a powerful backer behind him? If Gong Xian was Shangxuan Yue, why did he come looking for Dongfang Wuya only now?

Upon returning to Bixiao Tower, Shen Qinghe immediately reported Gong Xian’s visit.

Shen Zhiyao was dumbfounded after hearing this, "Are you sure Gong Xian is Shangxuan Yue? Could he simply think you know Mr. Wuya’s whereabouts, hoping to find a breakthrough from you? But it makes sense, Mr. Wuya has stayed away from romantic involvement for many years, yet he strangely wanted to marry you. Even a fool would know you are Mr. Wuya’s weakness. If not you, who else would he turn to?"

Shen Qinghe’s feelings were complicated, "I’m just speculating. Mr. Wuya has indeed been very kind to me, and I’m afraid of dragging him down."

"Silly girl, you have to understand, it’s Mr. Wuya who is holding you back. You know a long time ago he..."

Shen Zhiyao suddenly stopped talking.

The past was over, and there was no need to bring it up again. Mr. Wuya had fallen for Qinghe a long time ago, but he restrained himself from getting close to her. If it weren’t for Meng Yun causing trouble, Qinghe and Mr. Wuya would not have had the events that followed.

The sudden appearance of Shangxuan Yue in the Sky Pole Sect today, doesn’t it prove that Mr. Wuya’s concerns were right?

She might have been called selfish or ungrateful, but she was still relieved that Dongfang Wuya had left. Their marriage alliance was not formed; otherwise, Qinghe would have really been dragged down by Dongfang Wuya.

"Why aren’t you continuing?" Shen Qinghe asked, puzzled.

With a light cough, Shen Zhiyao responded, "Since Mr. Wuya has left, your marriage alliance with him is also over. Shangxuan Yue should be aware of that, and wouldn’t trouble you."

"Why would I be afraid of Shangxuan Yue? He blatantly stole the Snow Bone Grass. He has the audacity to seek out Mr. Wuya. Once my cultivation base is strong enough, I will definitely meet Shangxuan Yue and seek justice for Mr. Wuya!" Shen Qinghe said with righteous indignation.

Shen Zhiyao thought her sister was naively endearing.

Even Dongfang Wuya himself didn’t know the origin of Shangxuan Yue, and over the past years, the Snow Bone Mother Grass, which could awaken Dongfang Wuya’s Divine Power, had been acquired by Shangxuan Yue. Who knows, maybe Shangxuan Yue’s Cultivation Base had reached the Transcendence Tribulation Stage and he might ascend soon.

"Elder sister, be careful when you go out and about. If you run into a stranger, don’t foolishly follow them," Shen Qinghe advised with concern.

Shen Zhiyao felt this was true, "How about I just stay in Bixiao Tower and don’t go anywhere else?"

Meanwhile, Nan Sheng was feeling very bored in the Sky Pole Sect.

She had tried to find Xiao Chen several times, but Xiao Chen had set up a Barrier in the Spring Breeze Pavilion, and she couldn’t get in.

She wanted to trouble Shen Qinghe, but Shen Qinghe’s Cultivation Base was much higher than hers, and she often stayed in Bixiao Tower, which she couldn’t enter.

She wanted to find Yan Changsheng, only to discover that Yan Changsheng had also entered seclusion, and she couldn’t see him.

She had left the Sky Pole Sect for only a few months, so why did everything change when she returned?

Even the other disciples of the Sky Pole Sect would walk around her, and Wu Ke, who had once been interested in her body, now gave her nothing but cold words and sneers.

She felt her trip to the Sky Pole Sect was pointless. Of course, this thought completely changed after she met Gong Xian.