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Ye Qingning handled things with calmness. Since she was a body cultivator, she wasn’t afraid of anyone sneaking up on her. Without showing any expression, she slowly set down the talisman pen in her hand and held a few talisman papers tightly.
Turning her head, she indeed saw a person standing by the window.
The person was dressed in a blue disciple robe, with a long sword hanging at his waist. His figure was outlined by the moonlight, casting a silvery-white silhouette, resembling a young man who had walked out of a traditional Chinese painting.
Ye Qingning furrowed her brows, paused for a moment, and finally spoke: “Dog, dog, dog… the dog man is here (꒪Д꒪)ノ!”
That day at the Stone Gambling Market, Ye Qingning had refused to accept the addition of Xie Jibai’s friends. After that, for three months, Xie Jibai had not tried to contact her again, and she had completely forgotten about him.
Moreover, she had ignored him entirely. Even if he was skilled at weighing pros and cons, and seeing that she didn’t care to interact with him, he should have realized that he had already failed to catch her attention.
If he had even a shred of pride left, he shouldn’t have contacted her anymore.
After that, Xie Jibai didn’t reach out again, and she thought they had gone their separate ways.
In her previous life, though they had become Dao companions, it had only been in name. It was more like Xie Jibai treated her as invisible, as if she were air.
Now, even if he remembered their past life, with her attitude like this, he should continue treating her like air.
But she never expected that, three months later, Xie Jibai would come to her room in the middle of the night. Was he out of his mind, or had the mad woman infected him? She suggested they both go treat their brains.
Xie Jibai’s dark, almond-shaped eyes were even deeper under the night sky. After entering the room, he silently stared at Ye Qingning.
His gaze held some complexity, and there was a hint of red around his eyes, as if he had been deeply wronged.
It made Ye Qingning and her dog system suddenly remember how Xie Jibai had looked when he had been humiliated in their previous life—quietly enduring but looking pitiful.
“Ningning! Don’t be soft-hearted! Don’t let this dog man’s pitiful look fool you!”
Having been reborn, Ye Qingning was very clear-headed.
She knew Xie Jibai’s peach blossom eyes looked gentle and affectionate, making him incredibly deceptive.
In her previous life, when the system had warned her that his favorability was increasing, she had also thought that his gaze held something more for her. But in the end, it was all fake.
Now, no matter what kind of gaze he directed at her, she would not soften. This dog man better not try these tricks in front of her.
“Senior Sister…” Xie Jibai spoke first. His voice was hoarse, as if suppressing some emotion.
Seeing that Ye Qingning didn’t respond, his gaze grew more resentful, and he spoke again: “Senior Sister, why won’t you accept me? You clearly remember everything, just like me. Why are you avoiding me?”
Ye Qingning raised an eyebrow. Who did this dog man think he was, that she should avoid him?
“Why should I avoid you? Who do you think you are? We have no relationship now, and I advise you not to think too highly of yourself.”
“Since you’re here, I’ll be clear with you. No matter what happened before, we have no relationship now. I don’t want to be your friend because I don’t want any connections with you. It’s not about avoiding you—I have nothing to hide.”
“No matter what you do, it has nothing to do with me anymore. If you don’t understand that, and keep appearing in front of me, don’t blame me for being rude!”
Xie Jibai’s expression stiffened. He hadn’t expected Ye Qingning to say such things, especially with such indifference.
In their previous life, she had always been so caring, always treating him kindly, never wanting him to suffer, and she had never spoken to him like this before.
“Senior Sister…” Xie Jibai’s eyes grew redder, and his voice trembled with a slight sob. He looked at Ye Qingning pitifully, even his hand hanging at his side trembling slightly.
His voice became even hoarser: “Senior Sister, I know you’re angry with me. I know I was wrong, and I regret it.”
“They say my success was all thanks to you. They say I only got the position of Sect Leader because of you, and that without you, I would be nothing.”
“I shouldn’t have listened to them, shouldn’t have let them manipulate me. I wanted to prove that I could succeed without you, so I distanced myself from you.”
“I know I’ve made many mistakes. You must resent me and feel disappointed in me. I’ve thought about making up for it, but I also wanted to prove that I could succeed without you. In the end, I’ve wronged you, Senior Sister.”
“When I remembered everything from our past, I found out you’ve already let me go… I truly regret it. I truly know I was wrong. Senior Sister, can you forgive me?”
Xie Jibai’s voice cracked with emotion, his eyes filled with tears. He looked so pitiful, but to Ye Qingning, it only made her feel mockery and irritation.
Wasn’t he the one who had said he could do fine without her? Then why was he here, pretending to be wronged and confessing?
If the system hadn’t had a bug and the world had reset, and she had been erased by the system, what good would his regret do?
“Xie Jibai, stop pretending to be pitiful in front of me. And don’t say you regret it—what’s the point of saying it?”
“Since you want to prove yourself, you should stay away from me now. Let’s see if you can make it without me, instead of calculating the pros and cons, realizing I’m useful to you, and then coming to apologize in front of me. That will only make me think you truly are useless.”
“There’s nothing between us anymore. The only reason I agreed to go to the Penglai Sect is because I didn’t want to see you. If I’m honest, I’m just annoyed with you. So go. Don’t appear in front of me again.”
Xie Jibai’s body stiffened as he watched Ye Qingning’s cold expression, and a sharp pain surged in his heart.
He truly regretted it. He wasn’t calculating the pros and cons—he had truly realized his mistakes.
“Senior Sister… It’s not like this. Please listen to me…”
Before Xie Jibai could finish his sentence, Ye Qingning’s figure moved suddenly, and in the blink of an eye, she was right in front of him, her movements so fast that they were nearly invisible.
Xie Jibai didn’t have time to react before he felt his throat being gripped tightly by a powerful force.
In the next moment, Ye Qingning had firmly gripped his neck, her eyes cold enough to freeze him in place.
“Senior… Senior Sister… Please listen to me. Let me explain…” Xie Jibai choked out a few words, his voice hoarse and weak, nearly inaudible.
Ye Qingning’s dark eyes flashed with an icy gleam, and she coldly interrupted him.
“Shut up. I don’t want to hear your explanation. If you keep pestering me, I’ll snap your neck!”
Xie Jibai refused to believe it. He was certain that Ye Qingning was just angry, and she wouldn’t truly hurt him.
But just as he was about to continue struggling and speaking, he felt her grip tighten, and it felt as if his throat was being torn apart. The pain was unbearable.
At the same time, more cold words rang in his ears: “Do you really think I wouldn’t kill you? For someone like you, who only cares about利益, do you think I’ll still treat you like I did in the past? Don’t dream about it. You’re not worthy!”
Ye Qingning’s words were like blades in the cold wind, piercing directly into Xie Jibai’s heart. Every word felt like a hammer striking down.
Xie Jibai never imagined that the gentle and caring Senior Sister, who had always been so kind to him, would one day treat him so mercilessly.