Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 141 - 114: Green Lily

October 15th, 2017

In a daze, scattered images surfaced in Qian Ye's mind.

The chance encounter with that gentle and delicate girl at the Celestial Fragrance Pavilion, stunning and heart-pounding.

A sunny afternoon, at the Celestial Fragrance Pavilion, a candid confession.

The outskirts of Cyan Cloud City, holding hands for the first time, the first taste of her home-cooked dishes.

Winter night, warming her slightly cool little hands, promising to take her all around Xiangzhou, adventuring and sightseeing.

These images surged in Qian Ye's heart, only to shatter, transforming into ripples that battered his rationality, as if waves pushing his reason into an abyss.

Until a loud, forceful slap struck his face, waking him.

"You useless thing, daydreaming here, hurry to the Drunken Immortal Tower!"

Qian Long wore an expression of anger and disappointment, then grabbed Qian Ye's collar and tossed him out of the underground chamber of Gold Mountain like a sandbag.

Behind Qian Long, Qian Yue shouted loudly as well, "Big brother, keep it up! In the Qian family, it's always the rich kid who seduces girls and snatches girlfriends, never the other way around — don't let the Qian family lose face, big brother!"

Qian Long was furious, "What nonsense are you spouting?! When have Qian family members ever seduced or bullied others?!"

However, after his anger subsided, Qian Long realized something was amiss.

Turning around, Qian Long asked sternly, "Do you know something?"

Qian Yue put on an extremely aggrieved expression, "Father, you're suspecting me again…"

This time, Qian Long truly dared not argue with his beloved daughter anymore, fearing she might cause some disaster, hurriedly squeezed out a smile that was more scary than friendly, "Yue'er, if you know something, just tell me quickly."

Qian Yue hummed for a while before running to Qian Long's side, whispering, "Dad, although I'm here and can't witness the situation outside myself, judging by what you said, the one who would say those things and do those deeds is only one person."

A moment later, upon hearing that name, Qian Long's face twisted.

——

On the other side, Qian Ye was finally snapped awake by his father, realizing that now wasn't the time for muddled thoughts — the key was to go to the Drunken Immortal Tower and get to the bottom of the issue.

Indeed, the matter couldn't be concluded hastily. Zhou Yu… wasn't the kind of capricious girl; Secret Agent Thirteen only saw her drinking and eating with a handsome young man, which doesn't prove anything… Besides, even if she truly changed her heart, there should be a reason! Could it be just because he lost his temper at her recklessly?

Carrying a mix of comfort and greater unease, Qian Ye soon arrived at the top floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower with Secret Agent Thirteen.

The owner of the Drunken Immortal Tower, a pudgy middle-aged man, was wiping sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief while cautiously saying to Qian Ye, "Young Master Qian, they… are inside the front private room. Well, we really didn't mean to hide anything, it's just…"

Qian Ye had no time for idle talk, waved his hand, "Got it, it's none of your business."

The pudgy middle-aged man thanked profusely, trying to say something but was stopped by Qian Ye reaching out.

"Alright, I don't have time for nonsense."

"Yes, yes, I'll leave now… However, Young Master Qian, if possible, please don't tell others that we sold out the people inside, after all, the top floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower is like that, a few families agree…"

"Got it!" Qian Ye impatiently pushed aside the innkeeper and then headed straight to the door of the private room. Looking at the door slightly reinforced with restrictions, he took a deep breath, activated the Gold-Burning Palm power, directly dissolved the restrictions, and then pushed the door open forcefully.

The scene that met his eyes made him truly feel a wave of blackness before him.

The girl Zhou Yu, whom he'd been romantically involved with for a year and nearly committed to for life, was laughing and chatting with a handsome, tall boy, their expressions exceedingly intimate!

What was even more heart-shaking was that their expressions were intimately affectionate, their movements far beyond ordinary bounds. The two sat side by side, though already in an extremely intimate position, leaving about a foot of space between them. Yet Zhou Yu had leaned her half body towards him, her shoulder completely resting on that young man's body, and beneath the table, the two were lightly holding hands, the posture perfectly epitomizing lovers in heated romance, the fact stronger than any argument!

Qian Ye instantly felt a raging flame burning within his heart, immediately stirring the True Essence of the Cloud Surge Realm within him into a frenzied circulation, like a fiery red cloud wanting to consume everything in front of him.

As Qian Ye pushed the door open, Zhou Yu and the young man also saw Qian Ye. Zhou Yu's face showed surprise, and his body involuntarily shrank back, trying to hide. However, the young man stretched out his hand and embraced his shoulder, calming him down.

Subsequently, the young man stared directly at Qian Ye, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his mouth: "Ha, finally found your way here? You're really slow, the tea on our side has already cooled. If I recall correctly, I didn't hit you that hard before for you to be unconscious for so long, did I?"

"It really is you!"

Qian Ye instantly recognized the magnetic voice of the young man, which bore a slight resemblance to the metallic voice of the armor-clad man before, igniting the flames in his heart.

"Prepare to die!"

"Wait!"

The young man interrupted Qian Ye's imminent explosion of anger by raising his hand.

"Ha, Qian Ye, don't you think you have a problem? You want to make a move without knowing the truth. Have you even asked for the real story?"

"What do you mean?"

The young man furrowed his brow and said coldly, "You're furious now because you think your girlfriend betrayed you and fell for me. But have you asked Zhou Yu yourself? You've been in a relationship for a year, yet because of this moment before your eyes, you blindly believe your girlfriend betrayed you without asking. What you're doing, to put it nicely, is being foolish, and at worst, you've never truly cared about Zhou Yu!"

"I—I haven't cared about her!?" Qian Ye was both annoyed and amused, "If I didn't care about her, would I be so resentful? Another woman's changing heart would be none of my concern. And to accuse me of wishful thinking? You two are so intimate, what needs explaining!?"

The young man said coldly, "What if I forced her?"

"Huh?"

"What if I threatened her with her parents' and brother's lives to make her comply? What if I controlled her body with Divine Sense through physical touch, forcing her to smile in my presence? What if she and I planned to test your true character by setting you up?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Qian Ye froze instantly, his mind blank.

"I—I never thought of that..."

The young man sneered, "Never thought of it? More like you refused to consider it! You see Zhou Yu as your woman, and as soon as she has any intimacy with anyone else, for whatever reason, she's tainted to you! And something tainted isn't worthy of your concern or understanding!"

"I didn't..."

"Then why didn't you ask a single question before impulsively assuming everything!? Did you ever truly have this girlfriend in your heart? When plans were made, you'd break them on a whim, leaving a non-Immortal Sect girl waiting in the scorching sun without an apology. On her birthday, you didn't follow through on your promise to take her out, didn't prepare a gift, and when she came with a carefully prepared meal to see you, all you did was tell her to get lost! What did you take a young girl's affections for? A trash can for venting your frustrations?"

Qian Ye was blasted by the young man's barrage, leaving him pale and guilt-ridden. Glancing at Zhou Yu's pained expression, he wished he could go back and beat up that idiot Qian Ye!

"I—I was wrong..."

"Admitting your mistake now, isn't it a bit late?" The young man sneered, "It's only when someone corners you with no words left that you admit your mistakes. If no one pushed you, would you keep blaming Zhou Yu, claiming she was the one who changed her heart first?"

"..." Qian Ye didn't even have the strength to retort. His mind was a jumbled mess, with only the young man's magnetic, slightly androgynous voice echoing.

Suddenly, amidst the confusion, a light turned on.

This young man... seemed so familiar.

Like, once, somewhere, he had heard this voice, especially this relentless rhetoric that left a lasting impression. Coupled with his fully armored appearance before, calling himself a warrior protecting a girl's heart... This speech—it really felt heard somewhere before! Finally, that handsome face sparked flashes in his mind.

Absolutely, he must have met him somewhere, must have dealt with him! This voice, this rhetoric, this face, couldn't be wrong!

Instantly, all the clues linked up in Qian Ye's mind, leading to the final answer.

An answer that made him gasp.

"Li Wanqing, it's you!?"

"Ha!" The handsome young man laughed towards the sky and then turned to Zhou Yu, "See, at a moment like this, this kind of scumbag still has thoughts about another woman in his mind."