On the other side, Qingyan was casually wandering around with little A’Li, enjoying the sights here and there. He tasted this, drank that, and was having a good time. It would have been even better if he hadn’t run into certain people.

“A’Yan, long time no see,” the person in front of him said with a smile.

“I wish I’d never see you again. And stop calling me A’Yan!” Qingyan said expressionlessly, as he was “invited” over.

Shen Han was taken aback, and the smile on his face disappeared.

“Do you really have to speak to me like that?” Shen Han said, clenching his fist tightly.

“What else should I say? We have no relationship now. At most, we’re just strangers with a passing acquaintance,” Qingyan showed no respect to Shen Han.

“And this child is…?” Shen Han shifted his focus and looked at little A’Li.

“Mine.” Qingyan started to lie with his eyes wide open; this was his specialty.

Sure enough, Shen Han was stunned but quickly regained his composure, smiling slightly as he said, “A’Yan, don’t joke. How could you, a man, have a child?”

On the surface, Shen Han was calm as still water, but inside, his emotions were already in turmoil. This child seemed young, but Qingyan had been with him for so long, and because Qingyan was unwilling, Shen Han had never touched him. How could Qingyan have had a child by himself? Unless it was someone else’s child!

The thought that someone else had touched Qingyan sent pain through Shen Han’s heart, and he was furious. Qingyan wouldn’t let him touch him, but he had a child with someone else!

“The world is full of wonders. How do you know I can’t?” Qingyan said flatly, looking at him.

Shen Han’s hand, which had been placed under the table, had already drawn blood from squeezing it too tightly.

“You won’t let me touch you, but you’ve had this bastard child with someone else! Qingyan! How could you be so cheap!” Shen Han immediately regretted what he said. “Sorry, A’Yan! I didn’t mean to say that.” Shen Han hurriedly explained.

Qingyan’s face remained dark, and from the corner of his eye, he saw a woman striding toward them with a fierce expression. He smiled faintly. That woman must be Shen Han’s legitimate wife.

“I heard that your third prince from Beiming Country begged a man to marry him, asking the emperor to arrange it, just because he loved that man,” Qingyan said, his eyes filled with sadness.

Shen Han froze, and so did the woman. She stood motionless behind him. They both knew about this. The prince had a princess consort, but he realized too late that the person he loved most had already become someone else’s bride.

On the day the person got married, he chased them all the way out of the city but couldn’t catch up, and now he was drowning his sorrows in his palace every day.

“I’m in a similar situation, except the one who wants to marry me is my master. My master said that if you could love me and take me in with great honor, then everything would be forgiven. But you didn’t. Shen Han, you already have your family, and I’m about to marry as well. Let’s part ways here,” Qingyan said, before picking up A’Li and leaving.

“A’Yan!” Shen Han quickly turned around and shouted, only to bump into his wife. He froze for a moment.

Qingyan never told Shen Han that he ran away the night his master said he would marry him. Qingyan knew he couldn’t run forever; eventually, his master would find him.

Thinking of this, Qingyan lost interest in wandering around any longer. He turned around and, holding A’Li, returned to Yun Sect. When they arrived at Yun Sect, Yun Changge and the others were also just returning.

Yun Yi nodded at Qingyan and handed Yun Changge over to him.

Qingyan didn’t say anything; he handed A’Li to Yun Changge and then pushed him into the sect.

Lhaozi’s Note: *Crying* I am fooled by the summary, seriously, haha I really can’t seem to have the heart to continue… Huhu, If you are reading this one, sorry but I might have a slow update for this one or worst will be dropped, but I will label it dropped if I will drop it so that other translator can continue this one if they want to pick it up. Thanks!