Chapter 170 Dual Blades, Icy Brilliance in the Martial World (39)

“What do you want to do with my son?” Tantai Shouyang asked warily.

Tantai Ziheng understood that it was Yaoyao who wanted to speak with him. “Father, let me have a few words with Yaoyao.”

Tantai Shouyang refused, “No.”

“Father! Once we finish talking, I’ll go with you.” Tantai Ziheng urged anxiously.

Tantai Shouyang nodded, realizing that he couldn’t let his son stay with this woman any longer.

Tantai Ziheng followed Bai Tang for some distance. Bai Tang made sure no one else could hear before allowing Yaoyao to come out.

Yaoyao still looked weak. “Young Villa Master, go back with Uncle. Yaoyao and you are not destined for each other.”

Tantai Ziheng frowned deeply. “Lady Yao, are you giving up on our relationship? You said my lack of hatred for your deceased relatives was important. Fine, I accepted that. Why are you giving up on me now?”

Yaoyao looked disappointed. “Don’t you understand yet? Young Villa Master, you are the Young Villa Master of the Divine Sword Villa. In your eyes, you should be a treasure, the most important in anyone’s heart, right? Even if it’s my deceased relatives, their grievances must be set aside for you, right?”

Yaoyao’s eyes suddenly became sharp, questioning, “Young Villa Master, why do you always target Young Lady Bai? You always say that Young Lady Bai took over my body, and therefore, should seek revenge for me. Do you think that as someone who wants to be with me, my grievances have nothing to do with you?”

Tantai Ziheng was slightly stunned. “Oppose Bai Tang? What’s wrong with that? I am the Young Villa Master of the Divine Sword Villa. Why should I talk nicely to her when she has taken over my betrothed’s body? Why does she always disregard me? I have a high status, and she, a wandering soul from who knows where, dares to ignore me?”

Yaoyao had given up completely. “Ziheng, do you not understand? From some point onward, your gaze has always been on Young Lady Bai. You always use the fact that she took over my body to justify yourself. In fact, you no longer love me, do you?”

With the last question, Yaoyao’s heart tightened abruptly.

“You always say that Young Lady Bai harbors evil intentions, always treating her with the worst attitude. Is it just to make her take you seriously? You are deceiving yourself and others. You use my name to conceal your true thoughts.”

Tantai Ziheng’s gaze evaded, denying, “Lady Yao, why question my feelings for you because of her? Bai Tang is really not a good person, occupying your body, engaging in risky ventures with your body, and then trying to sow discord between us. Do you actually believe her?”

A glistening teardrop passed through Yaoyao’s eyes. “You are the one sowing discord! Young Lady Bai has never done anything to be misunderstood, nor has she said anything to be misconstrued. I’ve observed every word and action of hers. She is straightforward and upright, disdainful of interfering in others’ emotions. You didn’t guard your own heart, and now you blame others. Your father is important to you, and even if he wanted me to give up some nonexistent treasure map, the top-level techniques of Wind Guardian Hall, I won’t give him a bad attitude. There was once a man named Sima Xiangru who wanted to take a concubine, and Zhuo Wenjun wrote a poem for him. Now, these two lines I give to you—’Hearing you have two intentions, hence I come to decide. We have no more entanglements, and meeting again would be like strangers’.”

Yaoyao forced herself to cut through the confusion, handing control back to Bai Tang. She curled up and licked her wounds.

Tantai Ziheng couldn’t refute. As he saw the change in her eyes, he knew Bai Tang had returned.

Bai Tang looked at him unkindly, “Young Villa Master Tantai, please leave.”

She had no emotional experiences and couldn’t fully understand. As someone who had him in her heart, Young Lady Yaoyao was naturally very sensitive. Since she had said so, it indicated that Tantai Ziheng was a person who changed his mind quickly.

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Author’s Note: I see the charming beauty of the green hills, and imagine they see you in a similar light.

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