Was it you that night?
Chapter 293 - 291: The Paranoid and Sinister Duo

Chapter 293: Chapter 291: The Paranoid and Sinister Duo

"How did you manage that?" Dongfang Wuya found his little wife quite magical.

To know that Xiao Chen was the Ancestral Dragon, and in the entire Three Realms, only he and Xiao Chen had the power to fight each other. Even the Shen Qinghe at her peak tens of thousands of years ago couldn’t possibly defeat Xiao Chen.

So for Shen Qinghe to have escaped from Xiao Chen’s clutches was indeed an incredible feat.

Shen Qinghe recounted the rough process of how she brought Shu Xiu and escaped, of course, she deliberately focused on the important parts and omitted the trivial matters—for instance, she purposely skipped the detail about Xiao Chen wanting to marry her at the temple.

Afterward, she earnestly said to Dongfang Wuya, "Sometimes to solve a problem, brute force isn’t the only way, we can also use our brains!"

Dongfang Wuya remained unconvinced.

That was because Xiao Chen wanted to curry favor with Shen Qinghe, which is why he gambled on this round with her, giving Shen Qinghe the chance to escape.

Otherwise, before the absolute force, Shen Qinghe, no matter how clever, could only surrender without a fight.

Xiao Chen had a weakness too, and that weakness was caring about Shen Qinghe, which is why Xiao Chen lost.

"Let’s go, return to the Heaven Realm with this lord!" Dongfang Wuya felt that the cultivation world was too dangerous and that it was much safer in the Heaven Realm.

He felt that from now on, he could not let her leave his side for a single step, nor could he give Xiao Chen and Yan Changsheng any further opportunities.

"Are we going back so soon?" Shen Qinghe was a bit reluctant.

"Aren’t our father and sister in the Heaven Realm? Don’t you want to go back?" Dongfang Wuya threw out the bait.

It took Shen Qinghe a while to realize that by "our father" and "our sister," he meant Shen Zhuo and Shen Zhiyao. She muttered softly, "That’s clearly my father and my sister."

"I am your Daoist companion, isn’t what’s yours also mine?" Dongfang Wuya frowned, "What, do you think what’s yours isn’t mine, and what’s mine isn’t yours?"

"Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say is right." Shen Qinghe didn’t want to continue this topic with him.

"Let’s go, come home with me." Dongfang Wuya took Shen Qinghe’s hand and flew towards the Heaven Realm.

Xiao Chen was standing near the Sky Pole Sect, watching the figures of Dongfang Wuya and Shen Qinghe leaving. His eyes flashed with intense unwillingness.

He was so close to marrying Shen Qinghe, and he had already conceded, deciding to share Shen Qinghe with Dongfang Wuya. Why then, did Shen Qinghe still choose to flee?

"Brother, are you willing to just watch Dongfang Wuya take Qinghe away?" The voice of Yan Changsheng suddenly rang out.

Xiao Chen glanced at Yan Changsheng and asked, "From what you’re saying, do you have a way to deal with Mr. Wuya?"

Although he was reluctant to admit it, in terms of cultivation base, no one could match Dongfang Wuya. Not even he, the Ancient War God, could defeat Dongfang Wuya.

Add to that Dongfang Wuya’s preemptive control of the Heaven Realm, and they could no longer unite the Three Realms against Dongfang Wuya as they did five hundred thousand years ago.

Even if he joined forces with Yan Changsheng, they would not be able to defeat Dongfang Wuya and the entire Heaven Realm.

"There is a way. It all depends on whether Brother is willing to cooperate with me. Together, we might be able to eliminate Dongfang Wuya," Yan Changsheng replied indifferently.

Xiao Chen was skeptical, feeling that Yan Changsheng was not entirely trustworthy.

Yan Changsheng seemed normal most of the time, but whenever emotional matters were involved, he became extremely irrational, and his personality was very twisted.

Like the time Yan Changsheng loved Nan Sheng; his love was so intense that he did many irrational things for her.

Moreover, the fact that Yan Changsheng allied with the Three Realms to contend with Dongfang Wuya over Shen Qinghe five hundred thousand years ago proved that Yan Changsheng was a fanatic.

Now that Yan Changsheng had awakened, there was fear that he would become even more extreme.

Working with such an abnormal and paranoid individual, he naturally had to be fully alert.

"Do you have any concerns, Senior Brother?" Yan Changsheng looked Xiao Chen up and down, "I thought you liked Qinghe so much that you wouldn’t stand by as Dongfang Wuya took her away."

"I made a bet with Qinghe. This time she won, and I promised her that if she won, I wouldn’t bother her anymore," Xiao Chen replied indifferently.

A slight smile appeared on Yan Changsheng’s stern face, "Are you deceiving me, Senior Brother, or yourself?"

Although he had not joined the Sky Pole Sect, he knew that the Spring Breeze Pavilion where Xiao Chen lived was filled with portraits of Qinghe. He was amused when he heard the news, never having imagined that Xiao Chen had been harboring designs on Qinghe all along. He had to admit that Xiao Chen was insidious, knowing how to hide his dark thoughts so well that even he failed to notice Xiao Chen’s early interest in Qinghe.

Xiao Chen neither confirmed nor denied, "There indeed was such a bet between Qinghe and me, and breaking a promise would not be good. Changsheng, if you have any good ideas, go ahead and try them yourself; I won’t interfere."

As he spoke, he intended to return to the Sky Pole Sect. Seeing this, Yan Changsheng didn’t try to persuade him further and followed closely behind to return to the Sky Pole Sect as well.

The disciples of the Sky Pole Sect did not expect Xiao Chen and Yan Changsheng to return, and they immediately kept their distance when they saw the two.

Previously, they had heard that Shu Xiu had been captured by Xiao Chen and had only been rescued by Qinghe. Could it be that Xiao Chen still wanted to capture Shu Xiu?

Having heard that Xiao Chen was the Ancestral Dragon and Yan Changsheng the son of the Moon Emperor, everyone wondered what their intentions were for coming to the Sky Pole Sect.

Zuo An also felt uneasy when he learned of Xiao Chen and Yan Changsheng’s return.

After some thought, he still decided to pay a visit to the Shaonian Tower first.

"Sect Master, please come in," Yan Changsheng greeted Zuo An with great respect when he saw him.

Zuo An took a seat and saw Yan Changsheng conjure a cup of tea, handing it to him with an attitude that seemed no different from before.

No longer trying to hide anything, Zuo An went straight to the point, "I’ve heard that you’re the son of the Moon Emperor. If that’s the case, why are you still in the Sky Pole Sect?"

"Master picked me up and since the day I entered the Sky Pole Sect, I’ve considered it my home," Yan Changsheng looked toward Shaonian Tower with a wistful sense of loss, "I really miss the old times."

Unfortunately, he had not known how to cherish those times, and now all he had left was endless regret.

"Changsheng, I don’t know what past grievances you have, but I believe one should look forward. I’ve heard that Wuya and Qinghe are already married, and sometimes letting go is also a virtue, beneficial both to oneself and to others," Zuo An tried to advise.

Yan Changsheng smiled, unable to respond to Zuo An.

If he could have let go, he wouldn’t later have transformed into the Moon Emperor to get close to Dongfang Wuya and take away his Snow Bone Mother Grass. He only wanted a good ending with Qinghe, but at the crucial moment, he was betrayed by his own mother.

He was so close to success; how could he be content?

"Right, since you are an Immortal Body, can you stay in the cultivation world for a long time?" Zuo An voiced his confusion.

"I have long ceased to be a person of the Heaven Realm. Since I have memory, I have been living in the cultivation world, so what’s not possible?" Yan Changsheng responded lightly.

Zuo An stayed for a while longer before leaving the Shaonian Tower.

Wu Ke was waiting for him and, upon seeing him come out, asked, "What did Changsheng say?"

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Xiao Chen: Yan Changsheng has a very twisted personality.

Yan Changsheng: Xiao Chen has a very sinister nature.

Dongfang Wuya: Both of you above, please lock yourselves away.