Was it you that night?
Chapter 289 - 287: A Special Wedding Night

Chapter 289: Chapter 287: A Special Wedding Night

After waiting for quite a while and still seeing no signs of anomaly, and with Shen Qinghe lying motionless on the bed, Xiao Chen finally felt that he was perhaps overthinking things.

On the other side, Shen Qinghe tried to keep her emotions steady, and soon she realized that Xiao Chen was only testing her; she breathed a sigh of relief internally.

She floated to midair and surveyed her surroundings, noting the steep mountains. It was terrain unfamiliar to her, and she was unsure if a formation had been set up here.

Drifting a bit farther, she looked back and saw that indeed, a formation had been set up around the spot where Xiao Chen was. Although Xiao Chen was skilled at formations, they could not contain her soul, which piqued her interest.

About a shichen later, she finally returned to Sky Pole Sect and shared her findings.

This time, Dongfang Wuya held her hand tightly and warned her not to wander off in the future.

"Let’s go find Xiao Chen first. I remember his location, but there’s a formation set up there; it’s best to have Meng Yun accompany us," Shen Qinghe felt it was important to handle the matter at hand.

However, Dongfang Wuya said, "There’s no rush!"

"I’m afraid if we go too late, Xiao Chen will have already left," Shen Qinghe hurriedly said.

"Unless something unforeseen has occurred, he’s already left with your body," Dongfang Wuya stated calmly.

Shen Qinghe expressed her confusion, "Why?"

"You said that as soon as you showed up, he sensed something off. If he’s a cautious person, would he stay in the same place after sensing something wrong? If it were me, I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. For caution’s sake, I’d take you away from that place first," Dongfang Wuya confirmed he was holding Shen Qinghe’s hand. Even though what he was holding was her intangible soul, he could deeply feel her presence.

He needed to leave a trace of his Divine Sense on her hand when she was not paying attention, to set his mind at ease.

"Despite that, it’s still necessary to check," Shen Qinghe was unaware of Dongfang Wuya’s scheming and remained insistent on her own opinion.

Dongfang Wuya did not stop her anymore but took the chance to imprint several strands of Divine Sense onto her soul when she was not attentive, and they then proceeded to the destination under her guidance.

As expected by Dongfang Wuya, the location where Xiao Chen was had a formation set up. With Meng Yun present, breaking the formation wasn’t difficult, but after dismantling the formation, Xiao Chen’s trace was nowhere to be found within the valley.

The instant Meng Yun broke the formation, Xiao Chen sensed it, thus confirming his speculation that Shen Qinghe had indeed returned, moving freely right under his watch.

Did this girl think she could escape his control every time? Xiao Chen revealed a sinister smile.

Back at Sky Pole Sect, Shen Qinghe, after much thought, still felt that she should return to her body.

"Don’t go back, Xiao Chen must have set a trap waiting for you," Dongfang Wuya believed he could see through Xiao Chen’s dark intentions.

Shen Qinghe knew Dongfang Wuya’s concerns were valid, but she worried that if her soul stayed away from her body for too long, she didn’t know what Xiao Chen would do to her body; she had to go back and check.

"Shall we think of another plan?" Meng Yun looked toward Dongfang Wuya, obviously hoping that Dongfang Wuya would come up with a solution to break the impasse.

The best solution would be for Shen Qinghe to take Dongfang Wuya with her, but now Shen Qinghe was just a soul. Returning to her own body would be a momentary matter; how could she possibly bring Dongfang Wuya along?

But suddenly, Dongfang Wuya asked Shen Qinghe, "Can I perform Dual Cultivation with your soul?"

At his words, Shen Qinghe immediately moved a bit farther away from him.

Meng Yun, too, was stunned, awkwardly trying to intervene, "Wuya, is this really appropriate?"

Although he knew Dongfang Wuya was fond of Shen Qinghe, it wasn’t right to not even spare someone’s soul, right?

Moreover, he couldn’t see Shen Qinghe’s soul, could he? If so, how was he supposed to engage in Dual Cultivation with her?

The suggestion by Dongfang Wuya genuinely dropped his jaw.

"I am her husband, what’s wrong with that? Meng Yun, you go back to the Simple Residence Courtyard first." Dongfang Wuya found Meng Yun an eyesore and simply shooed him away.

Meng Yun hesitated slightly, after all, Qinghe was just a soul. Dongfang Wuya’s intentions towards a soul, weren’t those too... desperate?

"What, do I need to personally escort you back?" Dongfang Wuya swept a glance over Meng Yun.

Meng Yun immediately felt a mighty divine pressure from him and didn’t dare linger any longer, hastily advising before leaving, "Wuya, you should take it easy, Qinghe is just a soul now..."

Before he could finish speaking, Dongfang Wuya sent him flying far away.

A barrier was set up inside the Bixiao Tower, and Dongfang Wuya headed towards the hiding spot of Shen Qinghe by feeling, "Where do you think you can hide? I can sense your presence; do you think Xiao Chen cannot? You’ll be walking into a trap if you return now, he must be prepared for you..."

"Alright, get to the point!" Shen Qinghe wrote a few words in the air.

Beating around the bush, wasn’t he just coveting her soul? She was not oblivious to his sinister motives.

Dongfang Wuya cleared his throat twice before speaking solemnly, "Dual Cultivation with you is to assist in the awakening of your Divine Body, so that you can have the strength to fight Xiao Chen once you return to your own body! I am doing this for your own good, don’t get any wrong ideas."

Shen Qinghe hummed in her heart; she just didn’t believe Dongfang Wuya didn’t have ulterior motives.

But what he said made sense.

If she rashly returned to her original body now, Xiao Chen might have already prepared a strategy against her; she didn’t want to be controlled by Xiao Chen as before.

"But, can I engage in Dual Cultivation in this state?" Shen Qinghe remained skeptical.

"Just trust yourself to me," Dongfang Wuya secretly rejoiced.

Ever since his rebirth, he hadn’t had a chance to get close to her. She guarded against him like he was something else, not imagining that today he would finally get his opportunity.

"Are you sure this will help awaken my Divine Body?" Shen Qinghe still felt that this man was unreliable.

"Of course, your life is at stake, why would I joke about something so serious?" Dongfang Wuya said, opening his arms, "I can’t see you, so you need to approach me. I am entrusting myself to you now."

Shen Qinghe: ...

Dongfang Wuya was patient. He waited quietly for a while before he felt Shen Qinghe enter his embrace.

Shen Qinghe had no idea how to proceed, whether they could actually engage in Dual Cultivation was debatable.

She hesitated, then threw herself into Dongfang Wuya’s arms. The next moment, Dongfang Wuya captured her lips accurately, shocking her.

Couldn’t he not see her?

Soon she was kissed into a dazed, forgetful state by him, forgetting that they were in a special circumstance, and she was merely a soul.

Amazingly, she could feel the warmth of his kisses.

She quickly immersed herself in his kisses, not noticing that her soul was gradually materializing.