114: Chapter 114 Public Enemy

Receiving Qiong Xiao's strange look,

Great Elder Wu Xuan didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Living for over a thousand years wasn't for nothing.

She had long since developed a thick skin!

Widening her innocent eyes, she said,

"Hurry up and chase after him to take a look. Who knows, that kid might be hiding in some corner crying. Don't let him cry himself sick!"

Yuan Chen walked up to the two of them, feeling exhausted.

He glared at Great Elder Wu Xuan.

"Stop messing around!"

Then, puffing out his chest, he looked into the distance.

He said solemnly,

"Better a short, sharp pain than prolonged agony. Let bygones be bygones!"

"Once he's done crying, he'll get over it."

"Going to comfort him now would only give him false hope!"

With a wave of his hand,

"Let him cry. He'll grow after he cries!"

"Heh, I didn't expect you to be so good at talking nonsense!"

Elder Hei Yan clicked his tongue twice.

Yuan Chen glanced at him.

Now that the enemies were gone,

who would want to pay attention to a bad old man when there were girls around?

"It's fine now, it's fine. Elder Hei Yan, you should head back. The Formation should be almost finished, right?"

"Heh, you brat."

Elder Hei Yan widened his eyes. This kid was burning bridges way too fast!

But knowing that Yuan Chen was just joking with him, he waved his hand.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't disturb you guys."

True to his word,

his figure vanished from the hall as soon as he finished speaking.

"Young Master Yuan makes a lot of sense!"

After all, they had been friends for hundreds of years. Qiong Xiao, who had originally intended to go out and check on him, immediately dismissed the idea.

She also thought to herself,

perhaps going out now would only bring him even more trouble.

After saying that, she looked at Lin Dang.

"Sis... Lin Dang, you should head back too."

Lin Dang's eyes filled with tears.

Had she already drawn a clear line between them now?

She was no longer even willing to call her "Sister".

Crying, she asked,

"Qiong Xiao, can you tell me what on earth happened?"

Her voice grew louder and louder.

By the end, she was practically hysterical.

She sank weakly to her knees on the floor.

Qiong Xiao gave Yuan Chen an apologetic look.

She could only speak with him later.

She looked hesitantly at the sister who had taken care of her for hundreds of years,

and then exchanged a glance with her mother.

Seeing Zhao Ting nod,

she began to slowly explain the blood feud between their two families from back then.

The rest of the onlookers also listened intently.

This was some major gossip.

Qiong Xiao only gave a brief summary, quickly finishing the explanation of the whole story.

"How could this be?"

Lin Dang asked, utterly incredulous.

Her eyes were vacant.

Her own biological father had actually killed her sister's entire family?

She stood up, looking lost and soul-shattered.

Stumbling, she walked toward the door.

"I'm going back to ask Father!"

"I'm going back to ask Father!"

Seeing Lin Dang like this,

Qiong Xiao was extremely worried.

Just as she was about to chase after her, she stopped.

She trusted that the Piaomiao Sect Disciples would escort her back safely.

She shouldn't get too involved anymore.

Once the matter was settled,

Qiong Xiao took a deep breath and looked at Yuan Chen.

"Thank you just now, Young Master Yuan."

"If not for you, we might have been captured already."

Yuan Chen smiled and shook his head.

"No need to be polite. They broke the rules of my Qingye City, so they naturally had to be warned."

He glanced around out of the corner of his eye.

"Why don't we head back to the room to chat in detail?"

No~ No~

Yuan Chen seemed to hear the omnipresent roars of anger in the air.

He sneered inwardly.

How could I let you guys look at my woman as you please?

I'll look at her all by myself once we're back in the room!

"Traitor! Scoundrel! Villain!"

"Absolutely detestable! The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable!"

"Yuan Chen, you brat, return my Fairy Qiongxiao!"

"Mother, your child doesn't know why his chest is aching so terribly. Is it because I miss you? If you can feel it, I hope your spirit in heaven will strike down this dog Yuan Chen with lightning!"

The tangled world of Divine Senses instantly fell into chaos.

"Very well!"

Qiong Xiao didn't think too much of it.

She nodded.

After gesturing to her mother and Uncle Liu, she followed Yuan Chen back into his private room.

Great Elder Wu Xuan and Ming Xin followed them inside as well.

Under a multitude of resentful gazes,

the private room's Restriction slowly closed!

"My goddess! Gone just like that! I hate this!"

"That dog Yuan Chen doesn't deserve you, Fairy Qiongxiao!"

...

As soon as Yuan Chen and the others went inside,

the crowd outside began to gossip unscrupulously.

Most of it consisted of condemnations directed at Yuan Chen and laments for Qiong Xiao.

"Young Master Yuan, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Yuan Chen's expression was somewhat unsightly, Qiong Xiao asked in confusion.

Yuan Chen forced a smile. "It's nothing!"

He could hear the conversation outside with perfect clarity.

Since the method to control the Restriction was in his hands,

he hadn't allowed the others to hear the sounds from the outside.

Thus, he was the only one who could hear them.

After letting everyone sit down,

and listening to the ongoing discussions outside,

he briefly opened the Restriction and sent a sentence outside.

"Have you all ever considered that the voices outside can be heard from within the private room?"

"As soon as these words were spoken, the hall instantly fell dead silent."

Everyone looked at one another.

The same question swirled in everyone's minds.

He could actually hear their conversation from inside?

Previously, sitting in the hall, they couldn't hear any sound from the private rooms at all.

They had always assumed that the two sides were completely isolated from each other.

That was why they only dared to speak freely after Yuan Chen went inside.

They never expected to be caught red-handed.

They wanted to cry but had no tears.

It was all because of poverty.

They had never even set foot inside a private room before.

But then, a wave of worry washed over them.

Yuan Chen wouldn't thrash them, would he?

Some wanted to run, but seeing everyone else standing there dazed,

they thought about it and still didn't dare to move.

They quietly awaited Yuan Chen's next move.

But after waiting for a long time, no further sound came from the private room.

By this time, Yuan Chen had closed the Restriction again and was quietly looking at Qiong Xiao's family.

"Thank you for saving our lives, Young Master Yuan!"

Although Qiong Xiao had already expressed her gratitude,

but Zhao Ting and Liu Mu thanked him once more.

"These are some treasures I have accumulated over the years. I present them all to Young Master Yuan to show my gratitude. I hope you won't look down on them."

Yuan Chen gave her a deep look.

Then, he smiled with relief.

He accepted all of her items.

After the few of them chatted for a bit, Zhao Ting stood up.

"Then, Qiong Xiao, let us head back first!"

"Mother..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back!"

Before Qiong Xiao could even speak, Zhao Ting cut her off.

Qiong Xiao glanced at her mother.

In the end, she lowered her head and said nothing more.

Yuan Chen looked at the three of them with a smile.

"Then, take care, everyone!"

He understood her meaning.

"Wasn't she just planning not to let Qiong Xiao marry him?"

But it was understandable.

What mother would want her daughter to throw her whole life away just for revenge?

He didn't make things difficult for them either.

He glanced at Qiong Xiao.

She would come back eventually.

Being pulled out the door by her mother,

Qiong Xiao gave Yuan Chen an apologetic look before leaving.

Just now, she had only escaped disaster by claiming she would become Yuan Chen's wife.

Now, going back on her word so directly made her feel a bit embarrassed.

However, seeing that Yuan Chen only nodded with a smile,

her heart felt a lot lighter.