Only Huang Jiang himself had always deliberately kept his distance from the girl, turning a blind eye to her affection and fondness for him.
The Sword Prefecture elders had their pride. Although Huang Jiang possessed exceptional talent in the Sword Dao, they understood even better that matters of the heart could not be forced.
Though displeased by Huang Jiang's attitude, the elder did not use his influence to pressure him or resort to coercion just because his daughter liked him.
The girl had grown up in the Sword Prefecture, pampered since childhood and possessed of a youthful, competitive temperament.
Huang Jiang's coldness only stirred her desire to win.
The Sword Prefecture's influence extended throughout Qing Province. With just a little help from her connections, the girl uncovered the real reason Huang Jiang had rejected her: Cen Qingqing.
Outraged that she had lost to a lowly Half-Demon, the young woman repeatedly laid traps and created misunderstandings.
On one hand, she used her connections to send Huang Jiang out of the city again and again, keeping him busy with all sorts of difficult missions until he had less and less time to visit Cen Qingqing at the little courtyard.
On the other hand, she skillfully manufactured misunderstandings, leading Cen Qingqing to believe that Huang Jiang had fallen for someone else—her—and even intended to marry into the Sword Prefecture in the future.
Such rumors ran rampant throughout Wanlin Prefecture. They were supposedly backed by solid evidence, and repeated by so many mouths that they became the truth.
At first, Cen Qingqing didn't believe them.
But in the end, she gradually came to believe that Huang Jiang had forsaken her and fallen for someone else for the sake of power and his own future.
After several misunderstandings like that, their relationship deteriorated rapidly, and