Above the sea of clouds.
Hazy moonlight spilled down.
Dreamlike mist billowed and shimmered.
The aloof maiden held Celestial Evil in her hand. She stood calmly in place, her tall, slender figure standing proud and straight as her icy gaze looked indifferently at Tian Ling'er and Qi Hao before her...
At that moment.
Everyone froze where they stood.
Whether it was Wang Quan Yan, Tian Ling'er, or Qi Hao, none of them had expected Lu Xueqi to have such a side to her...
What was this supposed to mean?
Not only was Lu Xueqi's sword sharp!
Her tongue was sharp too?!
Tian Ling'er's delicate body trembled nonstop.
After all, Lu Xueqi had practically pointed at her nose and cursed her.
What else could she do?
At this moment.
Her eyes were red as she stared fixedly at Lu Xueqi. She wanted to retort, but she had nothing to say...
Say what?
What could she say?
Was Lu Xueqi wrong?
It seemed...
She was not?
From the perspective of "righteousness," everything Lu Xueqi had said earlier was indeed correct. Every word had been spoken for Tian Ling'er's sake, and for Tian Buyi and Su Ru's sake.
But—
She was still pointing at Tian Ling'er's nose and scolding her.
Scolding her for being shameless.
And she had not even been wrong.
How am I shameless... Tian Ling'er's eyes were red, and she was on the verge of tears. She stared at Lu Xueqi as though they were mortal enemies.
In response.
Lu Xueqi did not care.
Not only did she not care, even Wang Quan Yan did not care.
After all.
He had said it long ago.
From this day forth, he and Tian Ling'er had nothing to do with each other.
They could each live their own lives.
As long as you do not come bother me, I will not bother with you either.
Originally.
Running into each other tonight would have been no big deal.
But Qi Hao just had to start playing games?
Fine!
Since you wanted to play?
Then do not blame me for being rude!
Of course.
That was what he said... but Wang Quan Yan now felt that he had still been rather polite, at least compared to Lu Xueqi.
Honestly.
He had never expected Lu Xueqi to be this aggressive?
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Look at that rosy little mouth of hers.
A few casual sentences had nearly scolded Tian Ling'er to tears.
Still.
I like it... Wang Quan Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Cough, cough."
Just then.
Qi Hao finally stepped forward.
He could not simply watch Tian Ling'er actually get scolded to tears, so he stepped out and said gently:
"Junior Sister Lu has misunderstood..."
Qi Hao, that man.
He really was full of schemes.
He had not stepped forward early, nor had he stepped forward late. He had specifically waited until Tian Ling'er was about to cry from being scolded before choosing to intervene.
At this moment.
Tian Ling'er was at her most vulnerable.
By stepping forward now, Qi Hao naturally earned a great deal of her goodwill.
How should one put it?
Qi Hao was, after all, an old man who had lived for over a hundred years.
It was only normal for him to possess such schemes.
"Junior Sister Lu."
Qi Hao continued maintaining his refined and gentle persona. He stood in front of Tian Ling'er, his broad frame shielding her from everything as he said:
"Junior Sister Ling'er and I are merely acquaintances and friends."
"We happened to be unable to sleep tonight, and met while each of us was taking a walk outside. It was not what Junior Sister Lu and Junior Brother Wang think..."
Qi Hao's words did not sound particularly aggressive?
But they were actually packed with ulterior motives.
How should one put it.
Earlier, he had wanted to define everyone's meeting as a "tryst," but now that he saw he held no advantage, he wanted to define himself and Tian Ling'er as "completely innocent."
Tsk.
What a clever mind.
As expected of someone who played mind games.
His brain really turned fast enough.
But—
Qi Hao's little maneuver was truly treating Lu Xueqi and Wang Quan Yan like fools.
If ordinary disciples heard those words?
Perhaps they would fear Qi Hao's authority. After all, Qi Hao was Dragon Head Peak's chief disciple and the future Peak Master of Dragon Head Peak.
But—
Who were Lu Xueqi and Wang Quan Yan?
Would they be afraid?
Of course not.
All in all, Qi Hao simply thought too highly of himself.
Wang Quan Yan's expression was exceptionally calm.
He had truly never regarded Qi Hao as worthy of his attention. He was about to step forward and speak, but...
Lu Xueqi did not give him that chance.
The aloof maiden stood beneath the moonlight, her white dress fluttering softly and her long hair flying over her shoulders. Frost coated her beautiful, icy face as she looked calmly at Qi Hao and said in a cold voice:
"Does Senior Brother Qi Hao believe those words himself?"
"You happened to meet while taking a walk late at night? Then you happened to hold hands? Then you happened to nearly press your bodies together?"
The aloof maiden's voice was incomparably cold.
She looked mockingly at Qi Hao before continuing, "Senior Brother Qi Hao, you are at least one of the Qingyun Sect's leading figures of this generation. Why must you behave in such a manner? Even if you do not consider yourself..."
"You should at least consider Junior Sister Tian."
"You may not care about your reputation, but does she not?"
"If you truly like her, you can go directly to Grand Bamboo Peak and propose marriage. In any case, Wang Quan Yan and she have long since had their engagement annulled..."
"As for someone as irresponsible as you?"
A trace of disgust flashed through Lu Xueqi's eyes. She did not say the final sentence aloud, but it would probably have been something unpleasant anyway.
At this moment.
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Quan Yan stared blankly at the aloof maiden before him.
Holy shit, holy shit!
Xueqi was still going?
She was still firing relentlessly!!
That little mouth of hers was like a machine gun, rat-a-tat-tat. Who the hell could beat her?
Every sentence Lu Xueqi spoke looked like an ordinary attack?
But in truth, each one was packed with critical hits.
Critical hit rate +10086%.
Just a few sentences.
Had directly turned Qi Hao's face green, then white, leaving him completely unable to refute her.
What else could he say?
What could he possibly say!
There was nothing he could say in response!
Truly nothing he could say in response!
No one could have imagined that Lu Xueqi, who was usually quiet, aloof, and peerlessly beautiful, would have such a side to her?
Hiss!
This was simply unexpected!
Even Wang Quan Yan had not expected it.
As he looked at Lu Xueqi standing in front of him, only one thought remained in his heart—was this what it felt like to be protected?
Damn!
When you met a girl like this?
Do not hesitate!
Just charge in and marry her!
Wang Quan Yan: I want to as well, but I'm afraid she'll rat-a-tat-tat me...
For a moment,
The atmosphere at the scene fell somewhat silent.
But Lu Xueqi did not seem to have scolded them to her satisfaction yet?
Her beautiful face filled with anger, she glared at the pair of adulterers before her and continued her barrage. "Senior Brother Qi Hao is already well over a hundred years old, while Junior Sister Tian is only eighteen this year. If Senior Brother Qi Hao truly likes her..."
"Then please cherish and protect her properly."
Stop scolding, stop scolding.
Qi Hao's expression was exceptionally ugly.
Clearly, Lu Xueqi had not uttered a single curse, yet everyone knew she was cursing him.
Lu Xueqi tilted her head. "Eh? Is telling the truth considered scolding someone too?"
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