Chapter 101 Chapter 101 “Half an hour later, in the guest room…
A fellow disciple brought Yao Ning to a side hall and said, "The sect leader will be here shortly. Please wait for a moment, Junior Master."
Yao Ning nodded, and his fellow disciples retreated.
Ambergris curled up from the auspicious beast incense burner, and Yao Ning's figure looked hazy through the black lacquered screen with a picture of birds paying homage to the phoenix.
She sat upright, her back as straight as a bamboo, her long neck slightly bent, and her jaw pointed and clear from the side.
Yao Ning frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about something. Time passed little by little, and the ambergris was half burned, but she still maintained the same posture.
There were footsteps behind the screen. Yao Ning's ears moved, and he stood up and subconsciously performed the disciple's etiquette.
After not hearing Gu Wuchen's voice for a long time, Yao Ning raised his head in confusion and met Chen Qian's gaze a few steps away.
Yao Ning was stunned for a moment, then slowly stood up.
Chen Qian didn't look seriously injured at all. He was as handsome as ever, but there was a slight hint of sadness between his eyebrows.
The two stood quietly on either side, no one spoke, and no one came forward.
I don’t know how long it took, but it seemed like just a moment. Chen Qian lowered his head slightly and returned the greeting.
It was a gift for equals.
Yao Ning didn't move or speak. She was waiting for Chen Qian to leave.
"The Sect Master is changing his clothes. He has sent me to explain the matter of the Tianji Pavilion to you in detail."
Yao Ning lowered his eyes, sat back, and waited for Chen Qian to convey Gu Wuchen's words, but Chen Qian remained silent for a long time.
"Yao Ning..."
"We can't go back."
Chen Qian just called out her name, and Yao Ning interrupted him.
Chen Qian looked at her quietly, his eyes as calm as the autumn lake.
After a moment, he asked in his usual voice, "Why?"
"Over the years, we have hurt each other so much," Yao Ning said.
"I've been hurting you, and I haven't protected you well." Chen Qian found a seat opposite and sat down. The two of them were a few steps apart, but it felt like a whole chasm between them. He was calm and gentle, and asked softly, "I want to ask you for a chance to start over."
The noise from the main hall drifted in from afar, making the silence here seem cold and long. Yao Ning was silent for a long time before he said, "You and I both know what it means to attack the Tianji Pavilion. We are about to die, so nothing else matters."
“But I think it’s important.”
In just a few days, Yao Ning felt that Chen Qian had changed a lot. He was no longer the cold and indifferent person he was a long time ago, nor was he the overbearing and willful person he was after Zhong Ze, nor was he the crazy and reckless person he was a few days ago.
Although the misunderstanding between the two was not explained, when Yao Ning proposed to attack Tianji Pavilion as the Demon Lord, Chen Qian knew that she already knew the truth.
But he also knew that a poorly-conceived trap had caused the two of them to fall into it and bleed profusely, which showed that apart from the schemes of others, their own problems were already too deep to be reversed.
He didn't blame Yao Ning for being indifferent to him after knowing everything.
Such magnanimity and tolerance made him look gentle and powerful, but also conveyed another subtle meaning:
He had let it go. It didn't matter to him whether Yao Ning forgave him or not.
Yao Ning knew that no matter how arrogant and domineering she acted in front of Shen Qian, she would never be able to change her inherent inferiority complex.
If Shen Qian took one step back, she would have to take ten steps back in order to maintain her self-esteem.
He knew clearly that she was timid, and although his words seemed affectionate, he actually backed away in front of her.
Yao Ning didn't know what he was feeling. He looked calm, but he also responded sharply: "But now I neither hate you nor love you. Even if I can survive this battle, I don't want to start over."
Chen Qian smiled: "But I hate you, but I still love you."
Yao Ning stared at Chen Qian calmly. They were so close to each other that they could touch each other if they took a few steps forward. As long as she was a little confused and gave in, they could become a loving couple who had reunited.
However, Yao Ning felt that Chen Qian was very far away from her, even farther than when she secretly looked at him during those unknown years.
She wanted to slap him so hard that he couldn't laugh anymore, tear his mouth apart so that he couldn't say what he meant and couldn't speak sweet words anymore.
However, Yao Ning just smiled faintly, his smile was cold and indifferent: "It has nothing to do with me, I don't care."
She didn't want to listen to Chen Qian's disturbing thoughts anymore, so she changed the subject: "Master, what do you want to tell me?"
Chen Qian was stunned for a long while before he said, "If the righteous can form an alliance, I will be the leader and cooperate with you."
Yao Ning nodded: "That's all?"
Chen Qian said: "That's all."
"good."
Yao Ning stood up and left without even looking at Chen Qian. As he walked through the door, he heard his voice behind him.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have threatened you with myself that day." Chen Qian was still sitting, his eyebrows lowered, not looking at Yao Ning who was leaving. "Although the threat was useless and only made you laugh, I still want to fight for it one last time today."
Yao Ning's face was indifferent: "Oh?"
Chen Qian raised his head, still not looking at Yao Ning's back: "Negotiations in the main hall will take some time, how about you sit for a while and have a cup of tea?"
The light in Yao Ning's eyes gradually faded away, and she smiled mockingly, "Forget it."
As he was about to lift his foot, Chen Qian continued, "If you walk out, it will be over between us."
Yao Ning looked down at his feet with cold eyes, and without a moment's thought, he stepped over the door.
"Junior Sister." Chen Qian's voice was still gentle and clear. He was an immortal who was not tainted by the mundane world and whose heart was not moved by anyone or anything. He spoke the distant name he had used many years ago in a gentle voice, almost making Yao Ning fail to react and realize that he was calling her. "Take care."
Yao Ning had a blank expression on his face: "Senior brother, too."
After thinking for a moment, she turned her head and said, "Big Sister is very good. If you really want to marry her, don't let her down."
There was silence behind him, and after a long time, a light laugh was heard from Chen Qian. His clear voice had a slightly hoarse texture, and was as mellow as aged fairy wine.
"That's true."
*
Yao Ning returned to Taishi Hall with a normal expression, gestured to Adu, and continued to listen with his head tilted.
There was an endless quarrel in the Taishi Hall, and the one who was quarreling with Adu was actually a middle-aged cultivator wearing the uniform of the Xuanqing Sect.
Yao Ning glanced at him half-heartedly and felt that the man looked vaguely familiar.
When the cultivator was looked at by Yao Ning, his eyebrows twitched violently and his voice became a little louder.
"First of all, why should we believe that she wants to wipe out the Tianji Pavilion? Yao Ning is now the Demon Lord. Good and evil have always been incompatible. Who knows what your Lord is thinking behind the scenes?!"
"Secondly, why should we obey her orders? She and Shen Qian are husband and wife, and they are in cahoots with each other. I think Shen Qian herself is not clean!"
"Finally, she herself is the source of chaos. Since spreading the chaotic energy will bring disaster, why doesn't she just die?!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, there was an uproar in the venue. Some supported him, while others opposed him, and they argued with each other until their faces turned red.
Gu Wuchen was not present, but his disciples were so anxious that their faces flushed. They looked at the middle-aged cultivator with a helpless and anxious expression: "Elder Shanyuan, you..."
Adu looked over, and Yao Ning looked at the middle-aged man again, and finally remembered who he was.
Yao Ning straightened up and sat up, and the hall suddenly became quiet.
Yao Ning smiled at Shan Yuan, who snorted coldly.
"First of all, even if I die, the chaotic energy will still spread, so my death is useless."
No one spoke. Yao Ning continued to speak softly to Shan Yuan, "Secondly, even if I had some ulterior motive, could it be that you, the righteous path, are left with no one but me to bully you?"
Shan Yuan was indignant and was about to retort when Yao Ning spoke first, saying calmly, "Finally, if you say one more word, I will kill you."
Shanyuan's old face flushed red, and he was about to say something, but a disciple quickly covered his mouth from behind.
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone felt that Yao Ning had been gone for less than half an hour, and his aura suddenly became extremely terrifying.
After all, people like Shanyuan who are tactless and have high status are a minority, so the subsequent negotiations were much gentler.
Yao Ning half listened with his head down, trying his best to suppress the irritation and anger in his heart.
The buzzing sound was particularly harsh. Yao Ning covered his forehead and closed his eyes tightly.
There was a cool touch on my forehead.
Yao Ning opened his eyes and saw the bracelet on his hand.
She stared at the bracelet, her expression changing several times, sometimes indifferent and sometimes furious. Finally, she put down her hand and sent a message to Bai Su.
[Half an hour later, waiting in the guest room.]
*
When Shen Qian came over, Chu Liangxiu and Bai Su had already fought, and neither of them had the upper hand.
"This guy is not bad." Chu Liangxiu said to Shen Qian, "He can be considered a rival."
"Senior Sister." Chen Qian said, "Have you become weaker? Is he still a match for you now?"
This sentence made Chu Liangxiu and Bai Su's expressions change at the same time. Chu Liangxiu narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
Chen Qian turned to Bai Su and said, "Senior Sister, just watch."
Bai Su knew that he was no match for Chen Qian: "I know you want to kill me, but I came here with her. If you touch me, she will lose a helper on her trip to Tianji Pavilion."
"Is this a plea for mercy?" Shen Qian asked.
Bai Su shrugged: "Just take it as it is."
"Okay." Shen Qian nodded, "Then I'll be gentle."
As soon as he finished speaking, a "boom" sounded in the sunny day, and an arc of electricity fell like a silver snake. Bai Su hurriedly dodged to the side, but an indescribable burnt smell still came from his body.
Bai Su groaned. He didn't expect that Chen Qian said he would show mercy but actually killed him.
His brows darkened suddenly, and he swung his knife with his backhand, making a sound of cutting through the wind. "What do you mean? I can't explain myself if I hurt you."
Shen Qian's eyes were gentle: "Then I will try my best to save your life."
Bai Su understood that this meant that his life was in danger.
Bai Su became cautious, his mind racing. He could understand that Chen Qian wanted to kill him, but killing him at this juncture was a bit confusing for Bai Su.
Either he was confident that he could protect Yao Ning in that crusade, or he had no intention of collaborating with good and evil at all.
Otherwise, based on Chen Qian's identity and character, Bai Su couldn't think of any reason why he would lose his patience at this time.
Bai Su took a step back calmly and secretly opened the communication talisman.
He had to report the situation to Yao Ning.
However, before he could move, the communication talisman instantly floated between him and Shen Qian, with a line of words appearing on it.
[Half an hour later, waiting in the guest room.]
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