Chapter 128: Tell Me About It

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Ye Xuan had no idea what to do. He could not go looking for Si Nuo Sang now; all he could hope was that she would think things through. None of this had anything to do with him.

With no other choice, he returned to the Night Manor and began cultivating. Ye Xiong had been passing on everything belonging to the Night Manor to him.

“Ye Xuan, what has been troubling you lately? Why are you so restless? If this continues, you may lose control and suffer a cultivation deviation.”

Ye Xiong looked at his grandson. Although Ye Xuan had been pushing himself relentlessly and had made considerable progress, his heart was unsettled. Continuing to cultivate in such a state would only harm him.

“It is nothing, Grandfather. Please continue.”

“No. That is enough for today.”

Ye Xiong looked at him and forbade him from continuing.

“Very well.”

“Sit.” He pointed to the seat beside him.

Ye Xuan sat down. His grandfather clearly had something to say, so he looked at him attentively and tried to steady his heart.

“Grandfather knows about what happened between you and Ming Lou. I know you have been training desperately because you want to deal with him, am I right?”

“How did you know, Grandfather?”

“Do you take me for a fool? The Night Manor has its own network of informants. News reaches us every day.”

“I am sorry, Grandfather.”

“There is no need to apologize. What you are doing is good. It is right to prepare yourself to face Ming Lou, but first you must calm down. Otherwise, you will already have lost before the battle even begins.”

Ye Xiong did not truly care about Ming Lou. What mattered to him was whether his grandson could endure and carry on. Having a sound and steady mind was extremely important. Whatever happened, one had to face it calmly.

“Yes.”

Ye Xuan could only nod, because his grandfather was right.

“If you are not strong, you cannot live according to your own wishes. So you must become stronger—in both physical ability and inner strength.”

“How can I calm myself down?”

Ye Xuan himself did not know how he could possibly regain his composure.

“My child, that is something you must figure out for yourself.”

There was nothing Ye Xiong could do to help him with that.

After leaving, Ye Xuan sat alone in the courtyard. He gazed at the tranquil grass and flowing river, trying to calm himself, but the harder he tried, the more impossible it became.

He knew that Xuanyuan Juesi’s arrival would make everything even more complicated.

The news that Ming Lou had obtained the gem had already spread. Si Nuo Sang was no longer in danger.

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All he could do was strengthen himself within the Night Manor. He had to make Qin Shuang reveal the truth in front of Si Nuo Sang. That was the most important thing.

So he returned to physical training once more.

As for Si Nuo Sang, she could hardly believe it either, but all the evidence pointed toward her. Moreover, she already knew that the object was in Qin Shuang’s possession. No matter what happened, she had to take it back. It was not something any of them could use, nor was it the gem they knew about.

What shocked her even more was that Xuanyuan Juesi had returned.

He had returned to the royal residence, and the news had spread throughout the city. Only after hearing it did she react belatedly.

Yet Xuanyuan Juesi had not come to see her. He should have known that she was at Sang Residence.

Perhaps he had given up on her long ago.

Si Nuo Sang let out a bitter laugh.

“Nuo Sang, what is wrong?”

Yiyi looked at her anxiously. Ever since Ye Xuan had left, Si Nuo Sang seemed to have shut herself away completely. Perhaps the wound he had inflicted on her was too deep.

As a result, she no longer trusted anyone. Yiyi’s own situation was hardly any better. She wanted to care for Si Nuo Sang, but she did not know how to reach her. Today, when Si Nuo Sang heard that Xuanyuan Juesi had returned, she finally showed some reaction.

“Nothing. I am going out for a while.”

Si Nuo Sang had begun refusing to speak to Yiyi or communicate with her at all. Had she discovered something?

“Impossible,” Yiyi muttered to herself.

Qin Shuang would never betray her. She would not do something that could put herself at risk.

So the problem should not lie with Qin Shuang. It was a problem within Si Nuo Sang herself. She had sealed her heart away from everyone.

Yiyi felt that she had made a mistake, but there was no turning back now.

All she could do was continue down the wrong path and hope that Si Nuo Sang would recover soon.

Si Nuo Sang walked aimlessly through the streets in men’s clothing.

“Si Nuo Sang?”

Someone called out to her.

Very few people knew her name, and she was dressed as a man besides. She turned around and saw—

“Mo Qianli?”

“Yes. What happened to you?”

Mo Qianli knew that she and Xuanyuan Juesi had separated, but he had not expected her to look so utterly lost.

“I am in a bad mood.”

Si Nuo Sang answered honestly.

“What happened?”

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“Someone took one of my stones from me. I am feeling a little upset.”

“A stone? The one Ming Lou took?”

“Yes. I do not know why, but they think my stone is that one. I know it is not.”

Even Si Nuo Sang did not know what she was saying.

“Come. Let us go have some tea.”

Mo Qianli had spent his life wandering the martial world and dealing with various matters.

“All right.”

She was truly exhausted, so she went with Mo Qianli to a teahouse. But now, even tea had no taste to her. Seeing her like this filled Mo Qianli with worry.

“Xuanyuan Juesi has returned.”

“I know.”

“And the two of you?”

Mo Qianli asked carefully.

“There is nothing between us anymore. Nothing at all.”

She forced a faint smile as she looked at him, but the more she acted that way, the more certain Mo Qianli became that something was wrong.

“He is actually a very good man.”

“Is that so? Perhaps he thinks I am the terrible one.”

Everything had come to this because of the choices Xuanyuan Juesi had made himself. Whether they were together or apart, he had always been the one making the decisions. She had merely gone along with him—simply gone along with him.

“What really happened? Can you tell me?”

“He dumped me. It is as simple as that.”

“He dumped you? How could that be? He loves you.”

“You have misunderstood. He is not the way he appears. The truth is, he simply does not love me. I was only a substitute. Hahaha, Mo Qianli, you are his senior fellow disciple. You should know him better than anyone. Someone as lofty and untouchable as him—how could he ever do anything for an ordinary woman? Love is like life; it cannot be lived a second time. Since the past is over, let it remain in the past. Besides, this is not the first time I have been hurt. This is retribution—the price for hurting others in the past. Now I am being hurt in return. Heaven is truly fair. Hahahaha…”

Si Nuo Sang broke into wild laughter, but in Mo Qianli’s eyes, it looked utterly desolate.

This should not have been the ending. Why had it turned out this way?

“Why did the pain in my heart turn into estrangement? I only wanted us to remain together forever.”

Si Nuo Sang softly hummed the words to herself.

Old songs really were the best.

“What are you singing? I have never heard it before.”

Mo Qianli listened to her melancholy humming and felt certain that Si Nuo Sang’s heart must be in terrible pain.

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