Jiang Zhige prepared to rush to the agreed place to meet Ning Qiu Shui before dawn.

If he left too late, when Nangong Rou came looking for him, he might not be able to meet Ning Qiu Shui easily.

In order to prevent Nangong Rou from worrying, Jiang Zhige left a note in the room.

However, as soon as he closed the door and walked out of the yard, he ran into Nangong Rou.

"Eh? Where are you going so early, brother?"

Nangong Rou looked puzzled. At this time in the past, Jiang Zhige must have been practicing in the room.

Jiang Zhige secretly thought that something was wrong, and forced a smile, "I'm going to carry out the sect's mission. By the way, Rou'er, why did you come to see me so early today?"

For some reason, facing Nangong Rou at this moment, he actually felt like a guilty thief.

Nangong Rou's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said excitedly, "Sect mission? Do you need to go out? I want to go too!"

Due to the appearance of Ning Qiu Shui, she felt a sense of crisis earlier than Jiang Zhige. After thinking about it all night last night, she still felt that she needed to take action as soon as possible to let Jiang Zhige understand her feelings.

Now, if there is a sect mission that requires going out and involves a certain degree of danger, it might give Nangong Rou an opportunity to reveal her feelings to Jiang Zhige.

Jiang Zhige looked embarrassed and advised: "Rou'er, this time it will be very dangerous, you'd better not follow."

Ning Qiushui said that he was asked to find the elixir and ask him to help him, but how could he not understand what he was actually thinking? Nangong Rou followed him and would definitely lose her temper when she saw Ning Qiushui, which might even make Ning Qiushui unhappy.

The main reason was that Jiang Zhige himself was also quite attracted to Ning Qiu Shui, and thought that Nangong Rou's past would have some influence on him.

After all, Ning Qiu Shui is the most beautiful woman in Tianyun Pavilion. Faced with her active display of affection, few men in the world would remain indifferent.

The reason why Jiang Zhige rejected Ning Qiu Shui in Tingyu Pavilion at that time was purely because the two of them did not have much affection for each other, and he thought that Ning Qiu Shui might just be in a spur of the moment manner.

Now that Ning Qiu Shui is willing to humble herself and take the initiative to create opportunities to cultivate their relationship, Jiang Zhige has no reason to still resist stubbornly.

As for Nangong Rou, it’s not like he couldn’t protect Nangong Rou just because he had a Taoist partner.

Nangong Rou seemed to have noticed something, and looked Jiang Zhige up and down, wondering, "Brother, why do I feel like something is wrong with you?"

Jiang Zhige swallowed his saliva and pretended to be calm, "What, what's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with you. Tell me, are you planning to have a tryst with Senior Sister Qiushui behind my back?"

Nangong Rou's face darkened slightly. Jiang Zhige understood her, so how could she not understand Jiang Zhige?

Jiang Zhige had never shown a guilty expression in front of her before, but now he looked shy, and it was probably because he was going on a tryst or something.

Seeing that Nangong Rou had guessed halfway, Jiang Zhige couldn't lie anymore. He scratched his head and replied, "Senior Sister Qiushui and I have only known each other for a short time. We didn't have a tryst. She just went to Baihai Mountain to look for medicine and needed my help."

He has been collecting herbs in the spiritual medicine garden all year round, so the reason he came to help find herbs is actually reasonable.

Hearing Jiang Zhige's admission, Nangong Rou suddenly felt betrayed.

Her eyes were red and she shouted angrily, "Looking for medicine? She asked you to accompany her. Do you think I don't understand what she is thinking?"

Jiang Zhige's expression froze, and he was a little slow to react.

Nangong Rou's hysterical look at this moment was completely different from the naughty and cute sister he had in mind.

"Don't think I'm always a child! You must understand what she means, why don't you refuse her?"

"But Rou'er, why should I refuse?"

Jiang Zhige looked at Nangong Rou helplessly. Nangong Rou was so emotional now that he couldn't guess the reason at all.

Jiang Zhige could understand Nangong Rou's previous tantrum in Tingyu Pavilion, because that was her character. She was probably just throwing a tantrum because she was afraid that others would take her brother away from her.

But now Nangong Rou looked as if she was completely disappointed in him, which was why she asked such heartbreaking questions.

Nangong Rou froze in place, not knowing how to refute for a moment.

Yes, Jiang Zhige has never had a confidante. If a beautiful woman takes the initiative to show her affection, why should he refuse?

As a younger sister, I should be happy for my brother. Why am I so angry at Jiang Zhige?

Nangong Rou lowered her head, clenched her fists and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, you shouldn't refuse. It's my fault. I shouldn't lose my temper with you."

As she spoke, she could no longer hold back her tears, and turned and ran away sobbing.

In front of Jiang Zhige, she will always be a younger sister who never grows up, but she is no longer the little girl who knew nothing seven years ago.

Earlier at Tingyu Pavilion, when Nangong Rou saw Ning Qiu Shui taking the initiative to show goodwill, she actually made a scene on purpose to confuse the two of them.

She thought the matter was over, but she never expected that Jiang Zhige had that intention himself.

How could Nangong Rou not feel sad and angry? However, when she saw Jiang Zhige's bewildered look, she realized that she was just a sister. Why should she stop her brother from finding happiness?

"Rou'er!"

Jiang Zhige stretched out his hand to try to keep him, but this time Nangong Rou really didn't want to see him, and she left at a speed that he, who was in the Body Refining Stage, could not catch up with.

Jiang Zhige withdrew his hand stiffly and stood there with a complicated expression.

Seeing Nangong Rou running away crying, he suddenly felt empty in his heart.

I can’t express the pain and guilt I feel.

"Rou'er, if you have anything to say, you can just tell your brother directly."

Jiang Zhige sighed. After knowing each other for so many years, this was the first time he didn't quite understand Nangong Rou.

"It makes me really anxious. Even at this time, the Demon Emperor still can't realize Fairy Nangong's feelings."

"When Fairy Nangong first fell in love, the other party was her brother, so she was naturally shy to express her feelings. He actually thought that if there was anything he could say, he could just say it to him directly?"

"Yes, if this kind of thing could be said directly, Fairy Nangong would have said it long ago."

"That Ning Qiushui is not a good person either. He knew that Fairy Nangong had deep feelings for the Demon Emperor, but he still wanted to mess up their relationship."

Seeing Nangong Rou running away crying, everyone in the hall felt heartbroken.

Although everyone knew that Jiang Zhige had deep feelings for Nangong Rou, everyone who knew Nangong Rou's feelings naturally wanted to see the two of them become Taoist companions rather than a brother-sister relationship.

"Nangong Rou, why were you so blind to fall for this idiot back then?"

Nangong Rou gritted her teeth. Jiang Zhige was indeed a bastard. Her heart was full of Jiang Zhige back then, but Jiang Zhige was still thinking about other women.

Qu Yun's face looked grim, and he didn't know what to say.

Although everyone in the hall was denouncing Jiang Zhige, he always felt uncomfortable.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that compared to his current relationship with Nangong Rou, everyone in the hall had hoped that Jiang Zhige and Nangong Rou could get married back then.

After all, as a spectator, it is really a pity to witness a pair of unrelated siblings going through so much but not being able to be together.

"It doesn't matter. Jiang Zhige eventually betrayed Xiaorou, and by then this expectation would only turn into hatred."

Qu Yun comforted himself in his heart. He knew that as long as the outcome did not change, Jiang Zhige would not pose a threat to him.