Once the plot was complete, Tang Ning instantly snapped back to reality. She glanced at Fang Yunyang, who was holding her waist and slowly lowering her from mid-air. Having never been so intimate with a strange man before, a blush quickly spread across her face. She bit her lower lip lightly and was about to thank him when a sharp whooshing sound rushed towards her cheek.
Noticing something amiss, Tang Ning suddenly turned her head, her pupils shrinking instantly, because she saw a long, silver-white whip heading straight for her face. The one wielding the whip was a girl dressed in red, as radiant as a rose.
Behind her followed a man dressed in pure white, holding a folding fan, with a faint smile always on his lips. Even when he saw the woman beside him start a fight at the slightest provocation and even whip someone in the face, his smile remained unchanged, as if he were wearing a smiling mask.
However, these are not the main points.
The key point is that she saw the words "Zi Yingying" above the man's head.
Yan Xingzhi.
System score: 99.
Current favorability rating: -20.
-20?
We just met, what did she do? And this is already -20?
"Qingqing, what are you doing!"
Just as the whip was about to strike Tang Ning's face, Fang Yunyang, who sensed the attack even faster than Tang Ning, reached out and grabbed the oncoming whip. With his other hand, he held Tang Ning, whose face was pale and whose breathing was rapid, and put her to the ground. He immediately questioned her.
"Brother Fang, you're being mean to me!"
Although Fang Yunyang's tone wasn't particularly serious, the girl in red holding the whip looked incredulous, and her eyes quickly reddened. She abruptly pulled back her whip and pointed it directly at Tang Ning, who was still being held in Fang Yunyang's arms.
"You were the one who hugged this woman first, and you're still yelling at me? We chased the Five Demons of the Western Regions to this desolate and remote place. Who knows if this woman who suddenly appeared is with them? She looks so pitiful, who knows what evil she's up to? I was worried you'd be ambushed, and you're yelling at me? Are you captivated by her pitiful appearance...?"
The girl in red became more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
"I……"
Tang Ning, who had been clinging tightly to Fang Yunyang's clothes out of fear, became anxious upon hearing these words. The girl in red's eyes reddened, and tears began to well up in her eyes. With a gentle blink of her raven-feather-like eyelashes, a tear fell and landed on the back of Fang Yunyang's hand beside her with a pat, burning him so much that he shuddered and quickly turned to look at Tang Ning.
Meanwhile, Tang Ning offered her explanation, "I have no acquaintance with the so-called Five Demons of the Western Regions that you speak of. Please do not slander me without cause. I just came from Medicine God Valley and happened to be passing through this area when my horse suddenly went berserk for some reason and almost fell off. Fortunately, this young master Fang kindly came to my rescue, saving me from disaster. Please do not do this..."
"That's right, Qingqing, when are you going to change your loud and boisterous nature? I was clearly chasing Blood Spider, one of the Five Demons of the Western Regions, all the way here. She only managed to get involved with this girl and startled her horse while trying to escape my pursuit. She definitely has nothing to do with the Five Demons of the Western Regions. Besides, when I picked up this girl, I also discovered that she probably doesn't know any martial arts..."
"What about the Blood Spider?"
Before Fang Yunyang could speak, Huo Qingqing quickly asked.
"They escaped."
Fang Yunyang sighed softly.
"I knew it!"
Huo Qingqing stomped her right foot angrily, then looked at Tang Ning, who was still standing next to Fang Yunyang, with a reproachful expression. She said angrily, "It's all your fault! Do you know how much time and effort the three of us spent chasing that Blood Spider? How many lives she has? Now that you let her escape, all our hard work has been ruined!"
Ha, another shameless brat who's never been beaten down by society!
Tang Ning chuckled inwardly, but maintained a blank and helpless expression on her face.
She had already seen what she looked like through the plot. Perhaps because she had been well-nourished in Medicine God Valley since childhood, her waist-length hair was thick and black, her eyes were as black as lacquer, her eyebrows were naturally dark, her lips were naturally red, and her skin was whiter than the first snowflakes of winter. In addition, the people of Medicine God Valley often dressed in white, with only the finest pearls and white hair ribbons to adorn their heads. Her waist was so slender that it could be encircled with one hand, and she was graceful and slender. Apart from her lips, there were only black and white colors on her body, but because the colors were deep enough, she could not help but give people a stunning feeling of rich and colorful beauty.
In summary, it's the perfect combination of white lotus and green tea.
This is why Huo Qingqing, upon seeing Fang Yunyang embrace her, lashed out with a whip without any rashness.
It's all because she's too beautiful!
"Enough, Qingqing!"
Because of Huo Qingqing's excessive and unrestrained speech, Fang Yunyang finally couldn't stand it anymore and quickly stopped her, frowning deeply, "It clearly has nothing to do with that girl, don't be so unreasonable."
Seeing Fang Yunyang's expression turn serious, Huo Qingqing finally shut up unwillingly, but still gave a spoiled snort and turned her head to the side.
Seeing this, Fang Yunyang sighed softly, then looked seriously at Tang Ning in front of him, "This young lady, I am Fang Yunyang of the Kongshan Sect. I apologize for my friend's reckless words..."
Fang Yunyang was just about to apologize when Tang Ning, who was beaming with delight, grabbed his sleeve. Huo Qingqing, who had been watching them closely, was about to react when she heard Tang Ning excitedly speak up.
"Brother Yunyang, it's me, Tang Ning, the Tang Ning from Medicine God Valley who was engaged to you. I've come out of the valley to find you..."
Upon hearing this, Huo Qingqing's face turned pale.
She always knew that Brother Fang had a fiancée, but the reason she still stubbornly insisted on following him was simply because of her reluctance to part with him. She knew that her behavior was wrong, but she just couldn't control herself. What could she do?
But now...
Yan Xingzhi, who was beside her and had also heard the word "engagement," couldn't help but slightly suppress the smile that seemed to have become semi-permanent on his lips. At the same time—
Yan Xingzhi's current favorability rating: -50.
But Tang Ning was no longer in the mood to pay attention to the changes in his favorability. She continued with joy and shyness on her face, "...I didn't expect to meet you here by such a coincidence. My master told me that I've reached the age where I should fulfill the marriage agreement I made years ago, so I came out of Medicine God Valley. I was originally going to Kongshan Sect to find you, but I didn't expect to meet you as soon as I left the valley!"
Fang Yunyang was still a little stunned after hearing Tang Ning's words.
Seeing his reaction, Tang Ning, thinking he didn't believe her, simply pulled up her sleeve and raised her right wrist, revealing a lustrous jade bracelet that made her fair wrist appear even more radiant in the sunlight.
"The bracelet you gave me when we got engaged, thankfully I've been wearing it all this time, otherwise..."
Tang Ning glanced at her carriage, which had long since disappeared, and couldn't help but show a relieved expression. She figured she probably wouldn't be able to find any of her luggage now.
Upon seeing the bracelet, Huo Qingqing's eyes immediately turned even redder.
She really was Brother Fang's...
Upon seeing the bracelet, Fang Yunyang knew it was Tang Ningtang, the girl from Medicine God Valley with whom he was engaged. He subconsciously lowered his head, and the two of them looked directly into each other's eyes. Seeing his fiancée's bright eyes and rosy cheeks as she looked at him, Fang Yunyang, who had not yet been moved by Huo Qingqing due to various coincidences and misunderstandings, suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.
Fang Yunyang's current favorability rating: 30.
Before he could even say anything to Tang Ning, Huo Qingqing, who had slowly calmed herself down, her eyes red-rimmed, still retorted defiantly, "Are you two done being all lovey-dovey yet? So what if you're Brother Fang's fiancée? The Five Demons of the Western Regions killed so many people in Taihu Lake not long ago. Are we still going to arrest them? What if they hurt some innocent people if we're any later? Miss Tang, I hope you can put the bigger picture first!"
Tang Ning, caught off guard by the accusation, immediately looked flustered and instinctively reached out to grab Fang Yunyang's sleeve.
He clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking, "How did such a nice young girl suddenly become so slutty?"
Tsk tsk.
The best way to deal with a bitch who doesn't even realize it is to be even more of a bitch than her.
When it comes to the word "bitch," Tang Ning has a lot to say.
Even though she has already lived through a different world, she still remembers the comments her former "plastic besties" made about her behind her back.
"If bitches were ranked, Tang Ning would definitely be at the SSS level, the ultimate demon king. We're all human, and it's one thing to be less attractive than her, but she can't even outdo her in being a bitch. This woman is a bug in the heavens!"
Because they were in a hurry to stop those so-called Five Demons of the Western Regions from committing further atrocities, the group quickly returned to the post station where they had abandoned their horses, intending to find them by following the Soul-Chasing Incense that Yan Xingzhi had sprinkled on one of the group.
At the post station, seeing Tang Ning standing in front of the chestnut horse assigned to her, looking troubled, Huo Qingqing, who had been looking for an opportunity to pick a fight with her, mocked without thinking, "Really? Medicine God Valley is one of the eight major forces recognized in the martial arts world, and you also come from Medicine God Valley. You can't even ride a horse? Is this what you call a martial arts hero? You don't expect to ride those cumbersome carriages everywhere you go, do you?"
After speaking, the little girl proudly mounted her horse.
Seeing her like this, Tang Ning quickly lowered her head with a dejected look. The original owner really couldn't ride a horse. For so many years in Medicine God Valley, she had always focused on herbs and hadn't spent much time on anything else. Not to mention, she fell off the horse the first time she rode one and never dared to ride again.
The only difference is that the original owner couldn't ride a horse, but she could.
What wealthy person in high society doesn't know how to ride a horse?
But why did she say she could ride...?
Sure enough, the next second, an arm was stretched out in front of her. Tang Ning looked up in surprise and saw Fang Yunyang, who was already sitting astride his horse, smiling and extending his hand to her.
And so, someone enthusiastically invited her to ride the same horse with them.
Tang Ning smiled inwardly.
I remember that the original owner, who was unexpectedly encountered by Fang Yunyang and the others in the plot, also suffered the same ridicule. The original owner was too thin-skinned. After being teased by Huo Qingqing for a couple of times, he gritted his teeth and mounted the horse. In the end, he was slowly ridiculed by Huo Qingqing again, and was also complained by everyone that he was dragging their feet and delaying their search for the Five Demons of the Western Regions.
Now... it shouldn't be delayed any longer, right?
Huo Qingqing, who had been waiting to see Tang Ning make a fool of herself, was furious when her beloved Brother Fang actually invited Tang Ning to ride the same horse with him. She had no right or excuse to stop him, so she whipped her horse and ran off ahead of everyone else.
But after running for a while, perhaps feeling unwilling to let Tang Ning and Fang Yunyang ride together, she ran back. But the next second she saw Tang Ning, dressed in white, probably out of fear, clinging to Fang Yunyang's lean waist, her head resting on his shoulder. Even she had never been so intimate with Brother Fang. Huo Qingqing immediately became angry, her eyes reddening. She wiped away her tears forcefully, whipped her whip again, and quickly disappeared from sight.
"Brother Yunyang, what's wrong with Miss Qingqing? Is it alright that her horse is running so fast?"
Tang Ning turned her head abruptly, but her movement was too hasty, and the two were too close, so her forehead actually brushed against Fang Yunyang's chin.
The Kongshan Sect is a well-known Buddhist sect in the martial arts world. In short, almost all of its disciples are men. From childhood to adulthood, apart from Huo Qingqing, whom he had clung to, he had basically had no contact with girls. Even with Huo Qingqing, he always kept his distance from Fang Yunyang, who already had a fiancée. Earlier, he felt Tang Ning hug his waist out of fear, and he was already very stiff. In particular, there was a faint fragrance of an unknown flower emanating from Tang Ning that kept wafting into his nostrils, so he sat upright on his horse.
Upon feeling such a soft touch, the man's face flushed uncontrollably, especially his earlobes, which turned a translucent red.
Fang Yunyang's current favorability rating: 35.
Wow, is she that easy to flirt with?
Tang Ning blushed and lowered her head.
It seems Fang Yunyang wasn't as indifferent to his fiancée as she had imagined. Perhaps due to the authority of engagements in ancient times, he had already considered Tang Ning his future wife and didn't reject her advances at all. It's just a pity that Huo Qingqing and Yan Xingzhi were causing trouble in the story, and coupled with the original owner's introverted and gentle personality, she never developed much of a relationship with Fang Yunyang.
As darkness fell, it became unsafe to camp out in the wild, so the four of them found an inn before nightfall to have a meal and stay the night.
Huo Qingqing was the first to arrive. Even though the waiter had already led her horse down to graze, she still stood at the entrance of the inn, unwilling to go in. It wasn't until she saw Fang Yunyang's horse come over that she watched him dismount first and then reach out to carefully help Tang Ning down.
But perhaps because she had been riding a horse all day, Tang Ning, who had no martial arts skills, almost lost her balance as soon as she got off the horse. Fang Yunyang quickly reached out to support her, and Tang Ning looked up and smiled slightly at him.
But this harmonious scene was so irritating and jarring to Huo Qingqing at this moment.
Enraged, she slammed the door of the inn on one side, and with a loud bang, she ignored what Tang Ning and Fang Yunyang were thinking and went straight into the inn to sit down next to Yan Xingzhi, who was already waiting there, smashing bowls, plates, chopsticks and other utensils with a clanging sound.
Tang Ning and Fang Yunyang, who followed her in, exchanged a glance and then sat down.
During the meal, Tang Ning subconsciously added a piece of potato to Fang Yunyang's plate with her chopsticks. However, before she could even put the dish down, Huo Qingqing's eyes lit up. She felt that her chance to turn the tables had finally come and hurriedly said, "Wait, Miss Tang, what's wrong with you? Brother Fang never eats potatoes. He doesn't like potatoes, yams, or even taro or anything with a similar texture. His favorite food is my sweet and sour pork ribs and four-happiness meatballs. How come you, as his fiancée, don't even know this?"
The little girl became smug again.
Tang Ning was taken aback at first, then gave Huo Qingqing a gentle and grateful smile, who was giving her a look that said, "I'll see how you get out of this." "Is that so? I didn't know. Thank you for your kind words, Miss Qingqing. I didn't expect that Brother Yunyang's tastes are completely opposite to mine. I like potatoes and the like the most. But that's good. We complement each other perfectly, so we won't have to fight over food when we eat together in the future."
Huo Qingqing was immediately stunned after hearing her words.
"Then I'll eat this potato myself."
Although Tang Ning said this, there was a slight disappointment in her eyes. She had just put the potato back into her bowl when Fang Yunyang, who had been watching her expression, put it in her bowl again. "I don't care about such things. I eat everything."
"But……"
"I really eat everything, don't listen to Qingqing's nonsense."
"But that piece I already bit into, this one I just ate..."
Tang Ning looked at Fang Yunyang with a slight blush on her face. Upon hearing Tang Ning's words, his face also turned red.
"If you like it, this piece is for you too..."
Biting her lip, Tang Ning also picked up a potato from her bowl and gave it to him.
Fang Yunyang took it, but hadn't eaten it yet.
"Smack!"
Huo Qingqing, who was sitting directly opposite the two, threw her chopsticks at them.
"I'm not eating!"
She ran away with red eyes.
Tang Ning looked at Huo Qingqing's retreating figure with a blank and innocent expression.
"Qingqing..."
Completely unaware of what had happened, the straight-laced Fang Yunyang stood up and hurriedly called out.
Ha, you can't even handle this little bit of stimulation? You'll probably die on the spot when you unleash your ultimate move later, won't you?
Tang Ning smiled inwardly, but at that moment she suddenly felt a malicious gaze looking at her from the side.
She turned her head and met Yan Xingzhi's deep, dark eyes, their gazes meeting for only two seconds.
"Brother Yunyang, is Sister Qingqing unhappy? Did I say something wrong?"
She stood up as well, looking at Fang Yunyang beside her with some self-reproach.
at the same time--
Yan Xingzhi's current favorability rating: -70.
This guy is probably going to come and kill her tonight, right?
Tsk.
That's exactly what we need – you.
Otherwise, how could she proceed with the next steps of her plan?
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