Chapter 67 Old Debts
The old ancestor was determined to die.
How could Liu Tianshi let him leave? A red silk ribbon flew out from her sleeve, and with a drag and pull, she brought Qi Xinghe back to her side.
She leaned closer, deliberately showing him the long scar on her face. Her scarlet nails, stained with nail polish, scratched his delicate face as she said with a hint of sorrow, "This scar can't be removed. You said you would never mind, but I'm still insecure and worried that I'm not good enough for you."
"The perfect timing! The perfect timing!!"
Qi Xinghe no longer had time to think about why Liu Tianshi was still alive; he just wanted to beg her to let him go and to show mercy!
Liu Tianshi said, "Why are you calling out so urgently? Aren't I right beside you? In Zhaozhao City, you tricked me into using the Heart-Gathering Lotus from the river crossing to change my appearance. I tried it, but it didn't work. Later, you said you wanted to stay with me forever and tricked me into breaking through the barrier."
"Tian Shi, I was just confused for a moment. I was just too eager to leave Zhao Zhao City, and that's when I was bewitched. Please give me another chance, please give me another chance?" He pleaded desperately, still using the same old act of repentance and remorse.
He knew she loved him, knew she trusted him, and he always felt that as long as he was willing to humble himself before her, she would always forgive him.
"Of course I believe you." Liu Tianshi smiled faintly, then suddenly exerted force with his long fingers, leaving a deep, long mark on Qi Xinghe's face!
Qi Xinghe cried out in pain, which made her laugh even more. She lifted his bleeding face and admired his broken features, which were just like her own: "Isn't this a perfect match? I no longer have to feel unworthy of you because of my ugliness, and you have no reason to dislike this long scar on my face."
Qi Xinghe made his fortune based on his looks, and besides that, he also possessed superb acting skills, always appearing deeply affectionate to everyone. He knew all too well that his acting was all thanks to his good looks, and now that his face was ruined, he must be filled with hatred for Liu Tianshi!
But he dared not get angry at her. The fact that no fairy maids or servants came to inquire about his loud screams showed that Liu Tianshi had come prepared this time. His disfigured face was not a big deal; he was worried that she wanted his life!
He began to change his attitude and started to use acting skills to cover up the hatred in his heart.
"As long as you feel good and happy, I'm willing to do anything. I've done so many things to wrong you before. You can hit me or scold me, as long as I can vent my anger, I'm willing to do anything."
He knelt before her knees, letting her look and admire his "masterpiece."
Blood streamed down his face, dripping slowly from the ugly scar. He licked his lips and said to Tian Shi, "Please give me another chance."
"Give you a chance?" Liu Tianshi glanced sideways, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. "Is there still a chance between us?"
"Of course."
Qi Xinghe looked at her with deep affection, and at the same time, he conjured a dagger from his hand and hid it in his sleeve.
He stared into Liu Tianshi's eyes, knowing that this was where she was most vulnerable.
He said, "We can start over. As long as you don't despise me and are willing to forgive me, we can be the same as before. I can still go to the Milky Way to arrange the stars for you and do your makeup and draw your eyebrows."
Liu Tianshi seemed to be moved: "What about the Jade Fairy of the Jade Immortal Lord's family? I stole her husband, she will definitely ask me for him back. You were in love with her before and made an eternal vow. How will you explain this to her?"
"I've never liked her, so what's there to explain?!"
Qi Xinghe's expression changed drastically. He said, "How can she compare to you with her looks? You are the one I love most. If she hadn't seduced me and promised me high office and wealth, would I have been deceived by her? Marrying Lian Xianyu was just to take advantage of her father, Yu Chengxianjun's, influence. If she didn't have such a father, who would marry a woman like her? She's arrogant and will turn on you at the slightest provocation. Every time I pretend to be infatuated with her and coax her softly, I feel extremely disgusted!"
Qi Xinghe, engrossed in his "creation," was unaware that countless guests had gathered outside the bridal chamber just a door away, including Lian Xianyu, whom he considered utterly useless!
"How come I didn't know you'd been disgusting me for so long?!"
The door to the bridal chamber was pushed open, and before Qi Xinghe could even throw the dagger in his hand, Lian Xianyu sent it flying to the ground with a single palm strike.
The dagger slipped from his sleeve, and Liu Tianshi tilted his head, his eyes gleaming with interest.
She knew he was going to make a move, and she also knew that Lian Xianyu would never tolerate him taking action.
The guests stood on the ground, and even the most oblivious person would understand.
Qi Xinghe got up from the ground and looked at Liu Tianshi, saying "good" three times.
"So what you wanted wasn't just my life, but also my complete disgrace!"
But he wanted to die knowing why. He pulled out half a spirit stone from his pocket and questioned Liu Tianshi: "Whose half of this stone is this? I've examined it repeatedly, and this is your true form. Why are you still alive?!"
Liu Tianshi smiled and said, "Broken stone? Can't you see that it's a trick by my master Zhao Fengli? I taught you before to focus on cultivating the Dao and not to waste your energy on unorthodox methods, but you wouldn't listen. Now that you've suffered the consequences, you should know that I was right."
"Liu Tianshi!!"
Qi Xinghe was furious. No one knew how much he had suffered for this day, and no one knew how much he wanted to make a name for himself! He had even taken the jade-inlaid foot bath water, but he had ended up in this state because of Liu Tianshi.
He looked at Lian Xianyu, whose face was also filled with anger. He was unwilling, resentful, and unwilling to give up everything that was within his grasp!
With a "plop".
Qi Xinghe knelt down on both knees, before Lian Xianyu.
He said to Ayu, "All that stuff I said just now was to deceive this woman. I was only trying to save my own life. Don't you know how I feel about you? If it were really like what I said earlier, would I have someone kill her?"
When he pointed at Liu Tian, his heart was filled with hatred.
This kind of emotion can't be faked. He truly hated her, hated that she staged such a drama to make him lose face! At the same time, he still held onto hope: what if Lian Xianyu believed him? What if she forgave him?
As it turns out, only Liu Tianshi would forgive Qi Xinghe again and again, while Qi Xinghe had already killed the man who believed everything he said.
Lian Xianyu is also dressed in auspicious attire tonight, and she was once filled with joy, waiting to become Qi Xinghe's bride.
Liu Tianshi suddenly approached her and said a lot of things that she found hard to believe. Lian Xianyu didn't believe Liu Tianshi's words, so Liu Tianshi proposed to exchange "bodies" and let her marry in her place. At that time, she would know whether what he said was true or not.
Now that she knows, how dare he still lie to her?!
Lian Xianyu said, "It's a pity I'm not Liu Tianshi. I don't have her charming face, nor her devoted heart!"
"ah!"
With a scream from Qi Xinghe, Lian Xianyu also left a long mark on his face. This mark, together with the one left by Liu Tianshi earlier, formed an intersection, as if sealing and ending these two relationships.
Qi Xinghe cried out in pain, picked up the dagger that had fallen to the ground, and rushed straight towards Lian Xianyu!
Lian Xianyu was caught off guard, but Liu Tianshi, who had been watching from the sidelines, saw everything. She pushed Lian Xianyu away, and the dagger left a deep mark on Liu Tianshi's arm.
Lian Xianyu was startled and quickly covered her wound. Liu Tianshi said it was nothing to worry about. She was originally a spirit stone, so how much of a difference could a cut on a stone make?
The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously attacked Qi Xinghe. On their carefully chosen wedding day, their eyes were filled with crimson blood.
Qi Xinghe died, and the little secrets he knew about Zhaozhao City turned into dust with his departure.
Having avenged his great grudge, Liu Tianshi knelt step by step up to the Hall of Diligent Governance to beg forgiveness from Emperor Bai Yanxing.
She knew that Bai Yanxing must still have many unanswered questions in his heart, questions that Bai Tingxu could not answer, and only she, as the person involved, could explain clearly.
She began her story by recounting how the barrier around Zhaozhao City was first broken, admitting that she was the one who picked the Heart-Gathering Lotus at the riverbank.
She said, "At that time, I was deceived by Qi Xinghe, thinking that the Heart-Cleaving Lotus could cure the long scar on my face. It wasn't until the barrier broke that I realized I had been deceived by him."
Bai Yanxing said, "The water in the river is scalding hot, and it is not something an ordinary immortal can cross. How did you obtain the Heart-Gathering Lotus? Could it really be as Qi Xinghe said, that it was the work of the divine official Duan Jiuyou?"
Liu Tianshi said no: "This matter has nothing to do with Ancestor Duan from beginning to end. The Heart-Gathering Lotus at the river crossing was actually picked with the help of my master, Zhao Fengli. My master treats me like his own daughter. This long scar on my face is not only my pain, but also my master's pain. After I fell into Zhaozhao City, my master would bring some spiritual herbs from outside every few days. He would come and go quietly each time. He even disturbed the Lord of Zhaozhao City once because he came and went too frequently. However, this did not cause any disturbance, because the Lord of the City knew that I was in love with Qi Xinghe. As long as he did not leave, I would definitely not leave. So he simply strengthened the guard against Qi Xinghe."
"Qi Xinghe was determined to leave Zhaozhao City, so he fabricated the lie that the Heart-Stabilizing Lotus could cure the scar on my face. I begged my master to remove the Heart-Stabilizing Lotus for me. It wasn't until the barrier broke that we realized we had been deceived. In desperation, my master had no choice but to use the Longling Treasure Mirror passed down from our grandmaster to fill the barrier. He then spent most of his cultivation to erase everyone's memories, which finally calmed things down."
"Afterwards, my master advised me to turn back from my wrong path, but unfortunately I still believed Qi Xinghe's nonsense and helped him break the barrier a second time."
"As for the lie I fabricated about Duan Jiuyou picking the Heart-Gathering Lotus for Qi Xinghe, it was entirely because I was worried about implicating my master. Destroying the forbidden area's barrier is a serious crime, and once it's verified, it's a death sentence. Duan Jiuyou is the Supreme Celestial, so even if he's wrong, you'll show him leniency. Even if you don't, with the Ao Clan's talent of being immortal and unharmed, he won't suffer any damage."
"What I didn't expect was that Qi Xinghe would take this matter seriously and even fabricate an even bigger lie using the name of Ancestor Duan to lure Bai Tingxu to kill me. Now that Qi Xinghe is dead, I have nothing left to hide. I only beg the Emperor to have mercy and not hold my master accountable for this. Whether you want to kill or punish me, Liu Tianshi is willing to bear it all!"
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