Was it you that night?
Chapter 234 - 232: The Look of Mr. Wuya Falling in Love

Chapter 234: Chapter 232: The Look of Mr. Wuya Falling in Love

Shen Qinghe saw that the crowd parted to let them through, and Xiao Bai, leading her forward, approached Dongfang Wuya more and more closely. For a moment, she was at a loss whether to advance or to retreat.

"I’ll just sit here," Shen Qinghe said, unwilling to go any further.

Who would have known that Dongfang Wuya would leave the main seat and walk towards her?

An alarm sounded in her heart, and she instinctively wanted to dodge, but where could she hide?

Dongfang Wuya, seeing through her intention, grabbed her wrist in front of everyone: "Qinghe, even though you abandoned me, you can’t just treat me like a stranger, can you?"

As soon as he said this, the entire place erupted into murmurs, and naturally, the rumors that Dongfang Wuya had abandoned Shen Qinghe fell apart on their own.

"Since everyone is here today, I’d like to clarify something. On the day of our wedding, I wasn’t present due to an unavoidable reason, not because I had regrets. Qinghe holds a grudge against me because of this and wants to postpone the wedding. This is understandable, and I will wait until the day she calms down," Dongfang Wuya paused, then added, "She’s a tender-hearted girl, how could she possibly have the heart to abandon me?"

Instantly, everyone’s gaze fixed on Shen Qinghe’s face.

At that moment, Shen Qinghe suspected that Dongfang Wuya had summoned everyone to the Juxiu Hall not to impart teachings, but to force her to take a stand.

"Mr. Wuya, let go of me first," she whispered, truly uncomfortable being watched by so many people.

Dongfang Wuya, far from letting go, grasped her even tighter: "Given our relationship, isn’t calling me Mr. Wuya a bit too distant?"

Upon these words, everyone snickered.

Shen Qinghe’s face turned red, and not caring about the onlookers, she shook off Dongfang Wuya’s hand.

Dongfang Wuya wanted to grab her again, but Shen Qinghe turned her head and glared at him: "Don’t come any closer, if you do, I’ll get angry."

Hearing this, Dongfang Wuya indeed didn’t dare to pursue any further and could only watch helplessly as she flew away on her sword.

Once Shen Qinghe left, Dongfang Wuya lost his interest in staying at the Juxiu Hall.

Seeing this, the other cultivators hurriedly asked: "Isn’t Mr. Wuya supposed to be granting teachings?"

He had used them and then just left?

"Hmm, today Xiao Bai will grant you the teachings, I have other matters more important to attend to," Dongfang Wuya replied.

No sooner had Dongfang Wuya finished his sentence than someone teased: "The ’more important matter’ for Mr. Wuya is to chase after his wife, isn’t it?"

"Qinghe is the Daoist companion I have chosen, nothing is more important than the matter of marriage," said Dongfang Wuya before disappearing from the Juxiu Hall.

"Never thought I’d live to see Mr. Wuya falling in love," a female cultivator couldn’t help but remark.

She had believed the rumors before, thinking it was Mr. Wuya who had cold feet, leaving Qinghe alone at the wedding ceremony.

"Why do I feel that Mr. Wuya is more fond of Qinghe, and Qinghe doesn’t seem to like Mr. Wuya as much?" another female cultivator chimed in.

"That’s the way it is. It’s Qinghe who doesn’t want to get married, and it’s Mr. Wuya who keeps following her. He has long been smitten," another female cultivator responded.

An Lu, green with envy, was distorted with jealousy: "Shen Qinghe must have used some underhanded method I’m sure I’ve heard about a kind of Love Gu that can control one’s mind, could it be that Shen Qinghe placed a Love Gu on Mr. Wuya?"

Everyone looked at her with odd expressions in their eyes, clearly not believing her nonsense.

Xiao Chen stood in a hidden corner, witnessing the scene where Dongfang Wuya publicly declared his dominion. His eyes grew deep with contemplation, wondering if Dongfang Wuya’s disappearance and return had anything to do with Yan Changsheng.

He had seen Yan Changsheng the day before and found that Yan Changsheng’s meridians were damaged and his spiritual energy was in disorder, showing signs of becoming mad and obsessed.

At first, he thought that Dongfang Wuya’s absence was related to Gong Xian, but when Gong Xian arrived at the Sky Pole Sect, Dongfang Wuya had already disappeared.

If Yan Changsheng was the culprit behind Dongfang Wuya’s failure to attend the wedding, how did he accomplish it?

Also, Qinghe suddenly disappeared and then returned, could it be that she went to the same place as Dongfang Wuya?

"Brother Xiao, do you really have no plans to form a marriage contract with me?" Nan Sheng’s voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Chen frowned and glanced at her, wordlessly mounted his sword, and flew away.

Nan Sheng stamped her foot in frustration, feeling both love and hate towards this man.

On the other side, no sooner had Shen Qinghe returned to the Simple Residence Courtyard, than Dongfang Wuya followed.

"Why have you come?" Shen Qinghe looked at Dongfang Wuya warily, afraid he would do something rash.

Dongfang Wuya laughed in exasperation at her nervousness, "What, are you afraid I’ll force myself upon you? You dare to abandon me after initiating things, yet have the face to be afraid that I’ll coerce you?!"

Shen Qinghe thought his way of speaking was exaggerated and didn’t want to pay attention to him.

Seeing her indifferent manner, Dongfang Wuya became irritated, "Shen Qinghe, how can you treat me this way?!"

How could she just throw him away after getting him?

Shen Qinghe remained silent.

"You know very well that my absence on the day of the contract formation was due to the troublemakers you attracted. How can you blame me? Shen Qinghe, don’t think I don’t have a temper—"

"Who doesn’t know of Mr. Wuya’s great temper?" Shen Qinghe couldn’t help but retort sarcastically.

Was she concerned that he didn’t show up on their wedding day? Not at all.

She just felt that his wish to marry her was out of responsibility, and she herself was unsure if her liking for him was that of a man and woman. Their start had been too chaotic, moving too swiftly.

It would be better to first understand their feelings for each other before discussing marriage and betrothal, which was also a way of being responsible to each other.

Otherwise, even if they formed a contract, it wouldn’t last.

Dongfang Wuya was at a loss for words from Shen Qinghe’s rebuttal.

He remembered this young lady as being gentle and sensible with not the slightest temper, and now she was talking back to him, growing more and more spirited.

"Mr. Wuya, you should go back. I just want to focus on cultivating right now, and not think about anything else," Shen Qinghe said, trying to send Dongfang Wuya away.

Dongfang Wuya was chased out of the courtyard, but soon followed in again, "If you want to cultivate, come to me!"

Shen Qinghe didn’t immediately grasp the deeper meaning of his words.

Seeing her clueless look, Dongfang Wuya coughed lightly, "Dual cultivation with me would be more effective than you cultivating alone... "

Before he could finish his sentence, Shen Qinghe had already drawn her sword against him.

Her sword was drawn swiftly, but who was Dongfang Wuya? Aside from Yan Changsheng temporarily trapping him using offbeat tactics, he did not take anyone else seriously at all.

Moreover, Shen Qinghe’s life-bound magic treasure paled in comparison to Dongfang Wuya, so her sword moves posed no threat to him.

Although she didn’t even graze the hem of Dongfang Wuya’s clothes, Shen Qinghe wasn’t discouraged. Her swordplay grew even more fierce, and for a moment, two figures turned into shadows, indistinguishable from each other.

Before long, Shen Qinghe felt as if Dongfang Wuya was teasing her on purpose and she sheathed her sword, no longer paying him any attention.

Dongfang Wuya found her pouting face amusing, "You have quite a temper, little lady. How come I never noticed that before?"

"It just shows that Mr. Wuya doesn’t know me at all," Shen Qinghe replied with a fake smile.

In the end, Shen Qinghe couldn’t drive Dongfang Wuya away simply because she was no match for him. She didn’t dwell on it, feeling that her priority was to cultivate well.