Chapter 1 Sudden Sound

The sudden noise made Yu Qingwu, who had only just relaxed, stiffen. Although she had revealed her identity to Qu Shanshan, she still felt some psychological burden.

She had to admit that she cared about face in the sect, especially in front of her fellow disciples.

In Kyoto, no matter what harsh words others said, or even humiliated her in front of her, she didn't feel anything. At most, she would just humiliate them back.

But in the sect, in this environment where she had maintained a cold and serious attitude for nearly ten years, she cared about it. She cared about how others looked at her, and she also cared about the gossip in front of her.

Perhaps, this was the difference between not caring and caring.

She cared about the sect, cared about the fellow disciples she treated as siblings, so she also cared about her image in front of them.

Listening to the scattered footsteps outside, Yu Qingwu's body tensed up.

In contrast, Xie Jin Yan appeared much calmer. He calmly withdrew his hand holding the woman's jade foot, and asked calmly towards the door, "Who is it?"

"Seventh Brother, it's me."

Xiao Fengyun?

Wasn't he supposed to be discussing matters with Master? Why did he follow over?

Xie Jin Yan's eyes darkened slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Yu Qingwu on the bed.

At this time, Yu Qingwu's face was pale, and her expression was a little flustered.

Seeing her expression, Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he didn't speak. His eyebrows were slightly cold, and he walked straight to the door, reaching out and opening the wooden door.

With the creaking sound of the door opening, Xiao Fengyun, dressed in plain clothes, stood outside. He was tall and graceful, with his hands behind his back, his eyes quietly looking into the room, as if searching for something.

"Senior Brother Xiao, is there anything I can do for you?" Seeing that he seemed to want to look inside again, Xie Jin Yan immediately blocked his view. His handsome face with deep features was stained with a hint of frost, and his eyes were full of hostility when he looked at Xiao Fengyun.

Being asked like this, Xiao Fengyun remembered the business at hand. He awkwardly withdrew his gaze, pretended to be calm and called to Xie Jin Yan, "Seventh Brother, several brothers are drinking in the front, do you want to join us?"

As he spoke, his narrow eyes quietly glanced into the room again.

Heh, with such an obvious performance, inviting him to drink was a pretense. Wanting to see someone he shouldn't see was the real reason, right?

Creak. Seeing Xiao Fengyun's gaze looking into the inner room, Xie Jin Yan deliberately narrowed the door缝even more, refusing him extremely coldly, "No need, A-Wu and I have been traveling for more than a month, and we just want to rest well now. Please trouble Senior Brother Xiao to help me greet the brothers."

After speaking, he heavily and abruptly closed the door.

With a loud bang, almost deafening, Xiao Fengyun was stunned by the sound before he could answer, his ears ringing.

He bit his lip, glanced at the door unwillingly, and deliberately raised his voice and shouted inside, "Well, Seventh Brother, then you should rest well. Tonight, we brothers will give you a proper welcome feast."

"Oh, right, I saw Junior Sister Qu from Martial Uncle Yucheng's sect crying just now. I asked her what was wrong, and she said you bullied her. With her personality, she will definitely go to Martial Uncle Yucheng to make a fuss. Tonight, go and apologize to her."

He bullied Qu Shanshan?

Did this Qu Shanshan have no shame? If she hadn't been cheap and sarcastic first, would he have made it so she couldn't get off the stage? She still wanted him to apologize. She really took herself too seriously.

Xiao Fengyun was even more ridiculous, deliberately shouting it out loud, as if afraid no one would hear it.

Saying so much was just to let A-Wu hear it, right? Wanting A-Wu to think there was something ambiguous between him and that Qu Shanshan.

Heh, it seemed that Qu Shanshan also felt she was unreasonable and didn't tell others the real reason he scolded her.

Xiao Fengyun's help made him seem particularly indiscriminate and divisive.

This was very different from his past image of being upright, open, and gentle.

A moment ago, Xie Jin Yan was still unhappy because Xiao Fengyun was making trouble, but now, his mood suddenly took a turn for the better.

He knew that in his Second Senior Sister's eyes, Xiao Fengyun's image had always been excellent. Even after learning that he had taken credit for something, she never hated him.

But it might not be the same now. He knew that his Senior Sister hated people who talked behind their backs and played these disgusting little tricks the most. This was also why his Senior Sister hated Qu Shanshan.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Xie Jin Yan walked towards the inner room with his hands behind his back.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the woman with a gloomy face.

She had already gotten out of bed at some point and was sitting elegantly on a soft couch on the side.

After a while, she finally raised her head and looked at him with some disbelief, "The person talking to you outside just now was Senior Brother Xiao?"

"Yes, it was Senior Brother Xiao. He invited me to drink." Xie Jin Yan sat down next to her, picked up a teacup and took a sip, saying in a tone of indifference, "Presumably, the other brothers want to give me a welcome feast alone. After all, Master will be there tonight, and everyone won't be able to be casual. Even if some people want to ask me for help, it won't be easy to say."

"However, I'm very tired and don't have time to deal with them."

As he spoke, Xie Jin Yan stretched his back, then got up and went to bed.

He was indeed tired. In addition to just arriving and having that scene with Qu Shanshan, he lay straight on the bed without even covering himself with the quilt.

Yu Qingwu sat aside, and couldn't help but recall what Xiao Fengyun had said just now.

She wasn't a fool. She could guess who Senior Brother Xiao was saying those words to and what his purpose was without thinking.

But why would Senior Brother Xiao do this?

She and he had ended things long ago, and she had hurt him so deeply in Kyoto that day. According to his personality, it was impossible for him to have any more thoughts about her. Furthermore, if he held a grudge against them and wanted to retaliate, he would have revealed her relationship with Xie Jin Yan long ago. When she returned to the sect, the hostile gazes alone would have been enough to kill her.

Perhaps... she would know the answer at the welcome feast tonight.

Feeling a strange sensation in her heart, Yu Qingwu's eyes darkened, but she didn't ask Xie Jin Yan anything. She only got up, walked to the bed, lay down on her side, and hugged the man from behind with her soft hands.

Xie Jin Yan closed his eyes tightly, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He held the woman's hand in return...

The nap time passed quickly. When he woke up, it was already dusk.

After a simple wash and cleanup, it was time for dinner.

Dinner was served in the main hall of the Ziyun Pavilion. A long table was set from beginning to end, filled with many dishes. All eighteen disciples under Master Xiao Rongqi, including Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan, were sitting there neatly.

In addition, Martial Uncle Xiao Yucheng and Qu Shanshan, as well as several disciples under Xiao Yucheng, were also there.

Qu Shanshan's eyes were red and swollen, looking as if she had suffered a great grievance. The other fellow disciples, except for Zhou Shuangshuang, Su Qing, and Ning Yu, also looked at Xie Jin Yan and Yu Qingwu strangely.

"Junior Brother Xie, is it true that you got married?"