Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Xie Chenzhou, You’re the Most, Most, Most Amazing Person I’ve Ever Met

Without getting an answer, City Lord Sang frowned:

“Did Xie Chenzhou complain to you about me?”

“No.”

Sang Nian said, “I have eyes, I can see for myself, if I hadn’t stopped you, you would have hit him.”

City Lord Sang was about to speak, but she spoke before him:

“We’re a family now, Xie Chenzhou and I, we’re not enemies, if you really care about me, don’t do this anymore.”

Seeing her angry, City Lord Sang shook his sleeve, he snorted sarcastically, “You’ve only been married for a few days, you don’t even want your brother anymore.”

Sang Nian said angrily, “Sang Qiyan!”

Being called by his first name by his sister, City Lord Sang didn’t get angry, he laughed instead, he reached out to stroke her hair, he compromised helplessly:

“Okay.”

Only then did Sang Nian relax her brow.

City Lord Sang turned around and ordered loudly:

“Return to the mansion!”

Everyone started to count their numbers, the order was well-maintained.

Only Xie Chenzhou was still standing there, no one spoke to him, it seemed like everyone had forgotten he was there.

But secretly, countless gazes fell on him.

Disdain, mockery, sympathy, vigilance, everything.

A finger poked his back.

He turned around expressionlessly.

Sang Nian said, “Come with me, I have something to tell you.”

Xie Chenzhou brushed her hand away, his expression was cold, “Let me go now, I won’t kill you.”

Sang Nian didn’t answer, she dragged him onto another carriage.

The space inside was large, an unknown incense was burning in the incense burner, light-colored smoke rose, the scent was like a forest orchid.

Sang Nian didn’t let the attendants follow, there were only the two of them here, it was very private.

She sat down first, she nodded and motioned for Xie Chenzhou to sit opposite her.

Xie Chenzhou seemed not to see, he had no expression on his face:

“Miss Sang, feel free to speak your mind.”

Across a low table, Sang Nian sat up straight, her expression was serious:

“You just said you were leaving, my answer is, I can’t let you leave now.”

Almost the moment she finished speaking, dozens of favorability drop notifications popped up in her mind.

The young man in black across from her had gloomy eyes, the air pressure instantly dropped.

Sang Nian quickly added, “But I promise, you’ll have a chance to leave Qingzhou soon.”

“At that time, I won’t stop you.”

The notifications stopped.

Xie Chenzhou scanned her up and down, he snorted, “Sang Yunling, what tricks are you playing again?”

Sang Nian looked him in the eye, “If you don’t believe me, I can swear, I can swear on my blood.”

In the cultivation world, blood oaths and oaths sworn to the Dao, which are exclusive to cultivators, have the same binding force, if you break them, the person who swore will die from blood loss.

Xie Chenzhou didn’t answer.

Outside the carriage, a gust of wind swept through the trees by the road, blowing the branches and leaves, the mottled shadows of the trees were cast on the half-open window, swaying restlessly.

The carriage was quiet for a long time, so long that the wind stopped, Xie Chenzhou lowered his eyes and looked at her, he said softly:

“Sang Yunling, I hate being lied to the most.”

Sang Nian smiled, “That’s a coincidence, I never lie.”

“If I really lied to you, you can just kill me.”

Xie Chenzhou chuckled softly, “You’re quite confident.”

“Of course.”

As she spoke, Sang Nian tapped the table with her finger, she complained, “No, can you sit down? I’ve been looking up at you, my neck hurts.”

Xie Chenzhou lifted his robe and sat down opposite her.

Sang Nian poured a cup of tea and pushed it over, “I know you hate me to death without you saying it. Don’t worry, I won’t pester you like I used to.”

Xie Chenzhou’s eyes were full of mockery:

“You better keep your word.”

Sang Nian ignored his sarcasm, she boldly probed:

“Then… can we get along peacefully before you leave? Don’t always think about killing me, and I won’t bother you anymore, we can all live peacefully, how about that?”

Xie Chenzhou leaned back in his chair, his expression became more lazy and casual:

“Suit yourself.”

She breathed a sigh of relief, the worry between her brows disappeared, she raised her cup to him cheerfully:

“So it’s settled!”

Xie Chenzhou picked up the warm cup of tea in front of him, he looked at the beautiful patterns on the cup.

Seeing him deliberately ignoring her, Sang Nian shrugged, still in the same cheerful manner, she tilted her head and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve in a rather heroic way.

She forcefully drank the clear tea like strong liquor.

Xie Chenzhou’s tone was laced with sarcasm:

“It seems like your brother never taught you the proper etiquette and rules of a noble lady.”

“Nonsense,” Sang Nian blurted out, “Have you ever seen a noble lady carrying a whip to whip people?”

After she finished speaking, she nervously glanced at Xie Chenzhou.

She almost forgot, this guy had not only seen it, but he had experienced it firsthand.

Sure enough, although Xie Chenzhou had a smile on his lips, his eyes gradually darkened.

Sang Nian strategically lowered her head and peeled an orange, pretending not to see, she forcibly changed the subject:

“I remember you’re a normal human like me, how did you suddenly become so powerful?”

Xie Chenzhou said calmly, “I was injured before, I lost all my cultivation, otherwise…”

He sneered, “You wouldn’t be alive today.”

Sang Nian “Oh”ed, she continued to peel the orange, she didn’t say anything for a while.

This reaction was too calm, Xie Chenzhou observed her quietly.

He thought she would take the opportunity to probe his origins, or feel afraid, but the girl across from him thought for a while and said softly:

“But to become so powerful, you must have suffered a lot.”

Xie Chenzhou was slightly stunned.

A peeled orange, missing a segment, was pushed in front of him on a jade plate, it was plump and crystal clear.

The fresh citrus scent overwhelmed the elegant orchid fragrance, it lingered on his nose.

The corner of Xie Chenzhou’s lips slowly lowered.

Across from him, Sang Nian swallowed the orange in her mouth, she wiped the juice off her fingertips, she propped her chin on her hands and looked at him, her voice was clear:

“Xie Chenzhou, you’re the most, most, most amazing person I’ve ever met.”

“…”

Xie Chenzhou’s fingertips unconsciously rubbed against the slightly raised pattern on the cup, he lowered his head and sipped the now lukewarm tea, his thick eyelashes drooped down, covering the emotions in his eyes.

【Ding~ Xie Chenzhou’s favorability +100】

Sang Nian smiled with curved eyes, “You don’t like oranges?”

She pushed the plate forward, “It’s very sweet.”

After a while, Xie Chenzhou put down his teacup, he picked up a segment of orange and put it in his mouth.

An indescribable sourness swept through every corner of his mouth, making him want to frown.

Xie Chenzhou looked up at Sang Nian.

She looked innocent, her tone was serious:

“Most people don’t know, but the next segment of a sour orange like this is often sweet, and it’s the sweetest segment on the whole orange tree, because they give all the sugar to it.”

Xie Chenzhou was doubtful, he ate another segment.

Xie Chenzhou: “…”

Sang Nian was waiting for his reaction, she immediately laughed uncontrollably, “You fool, how could that be true, if one segment is sour, then the whole orange is sour.”

But Xie Chenzhou said, “It’s sweet.”

Sang Nian didn’t believe it, “How is that possible.”

He ate another segment, his expression unchanged, he handed her the remaining half, “This is a honey orange from Liangzhou, each one only has one sour segment, the rest are very sweet.”

Sang Nian: “?”

Could it be that the orange varieties in the cultivation world are really different?

She carefully observed Xie Chenzhou’s expression, she hesitated for a long time, but she still broke off a segment, she carefully took a small bite.

Sang Nian: “…”

Xie Chenzhou asked leisurely, “How is it?”

Sang Nian forcefully gave him the middle finger, then she remembered something, she straightened her distorted features, she picked up the orange and excitedly left, she went straight to Su Xueyin’s carriage.

Soon, laughter and screams rang out at the same time.

Xie Chenzhou propped his chin on his hand, he listened to the lively sounds next door, a faint curve appeared on the corners of his lips.

He touched his lips, a hint of confusion flashed across his face.

Suddenly, he caught sight of the dense forest by the road, his pupils constricted.

Two crows were standing on the highest branches of the trees, their wings were black, and their pupils were green.

When they met Xie Chenzhou’s gaze, the two birds nodded at him from afar and flapped their wings and flew away.

By the window, the temperature in Xie Chenzhou’s eyes gradually cooled, he lowered his head and stared at his thin fingers.

…

“They found us after all.”