"Young Master, please have mercy!"
Seeing the ugly youth, Tan Xuehui's beautiful eyes were filled with worry and adoration. She grabbed onto Qin Shi's black robe, as if she was afraid that Qin Shi would hurt her.
Qin Shi frowned slightly. "You know him?"
"To be honest, Young Master, this is this servant's husband, Chen Yuanjun." Tan Xuehui nodded gently.
"What?
H-husband? "Qin Shi's face was filled with disbelief.
Seeing Qin Shi's reaction, Tan Xuehui and Chen Yuanjun frowned at the same time. Chen Yuanjun's expression was especially ugly.
Realizing that he had lost his composure, Qin Shi hurriedly retracted his spiritual energy and couldn't help but take another glance.
This wasn't Qin Shi's fault. The truth was just too hard to believe. Chen Yuanjun was too ugly, the kind that people would never forget once they saw him.
When he and Tan Xuehui stood together, it was like a beautiful scenery. One was as beautiful as a goddess, while the other was incomparably ugly. It was a stark contrast.
Tan Xuehui virtuously supported Chen Yuanjun and circled around him, asking about his well-being. Qin Shi could see from the side that her girlish appearance was not the slightest bit pretentious. She was genuinely concerned about Chen Yuanjun.
What was she trying to achieve?
Because of this, Qin Shi could only sigh. All the good cabbages had been taken by pigs, and all the fresh flowers had been inserted into cow dung.
He didn't say anything else. He looked at Chen Yuanjun, and the latter sensitively looked away.
Seeing that the two of them were deeply in love, Qin Shi sat alone beside the tattered stone statue and sorted out the shock in his heart.
Since he knew that Yin Mo would be fine for the next seven days, Qin Shi relaxed quite a bit. He planned to go to the Huang Clan to rescue Shi Lan in the middle of the night. It just so happened that he still had some grudges with the Huang Clan to settle.
…
Night fell, and the sky was filled with stars.
A cold gust of wind blew the fallen leaves into the tattered stone temple. It was a little frightening.
Qin Shi controlled his spiritual energy to light a bonfire in front of the stone statue.
Tan Xuehui walked over and hugged Hong Pao's tail. She obediently sat next to Qin Shi. She held a skewer of grilled fish that Chen Yuanjun had roasted in her hand. It exuded a faint aroma. "Young Master, do you want to eat something?"
Looking at the grilled fish, Qin Shi licked the corner of his mouth and did not stand on ceremony with Tan Xuehui.
When they first arrived at Eight Treasures Town, he and Shi Lan were looking for something to eat. Now that they had been delayed for so long, he wondered if Shi Lan had eaten yet.
After taking a bite from the fish's belly, Qin Shi glanced at Tan Xuehui and then at Chen Yuanjun who was guarding the entrance of the stone temple. He was still in disbelief and asked, "Miss Tan, with your looks and intelligence, there should be many suitors in the ancient city, right?"
Tan Xuehui was taken aback for a moment, then she smiled. "Yes."
"Then why …" Qin Shi wanted to ask, but halfway through, he felt that it was inappropriate.
"Young Master wants to ask why I chose the expeditionary army, right?" As if she had seen through Qin Shi, Tan Xuehui took the initiative to ask.
Qin Shi nodded vigorously. He was really curious.
At first, Qin Shi thought that Chen Yuanjun was just ugly and that he might be a young master of some family. However, after a few hours of observation, Chen Yuanjun only had the body of a mortal. He didn't have the slightest bit of spirit force cultivation, and his clothes were tattered. He was definitely not a young master of some family.
"To be honest, Young Master, I have the reputation of being the number one beauty in the ancient city. These years, I have no lack of suitors, including disciples from the four big families and two big sects."
Tan Xuehui said without any sense of superiority. Instead, there was sadness in her eyes. "At that time, I was indeed proud of it, but it was not until later that I realized how ridiculous I was at that time … After the Yunding Sect captured all the girls in the ancient city, they began to target me."
"Because of this, I went to the Archaic Auction House, went to the four big families, and even Lihuo Sect … I went to everyone who pursued me, but in the end … in order not to offend the Yunding Sect, they all cut off relations with me."
"After I was captured by the Yunding Sect, I saw their faces clearly, and then I realized that they didn't love me at all. They just wanted my beauty and greed, that's all." Tan Xuehui reflected a trace of self-mockery in the light of the bonfire.
Qin Shi wiped the oil stain at the corner of his mouth, his heart slightly heavy.
He didn't say anything. Ever since he embarked on the path of cultivation, this kind of thing was really common. Who could say for sure?
In the cold wind, Tan Xuehui wrapped her red robe tightly around her body.
She was silent for a while, and her eyes glanced at Chen Yuanjun, who had been obediently leaning against the door frame. She said gently, "Later on, when I was captured by the Yunding Sect and was tortured in all kinds of ways, there was a person who was willing to risk his life to save me …!"
"It was him?"
"Yes, it was him."
Tan Xuehui nodded her head proudly. However, just how much courage did she have in that gentle nod?
Not to mention an ordinary person, even if it was a practitioner, how many people would dare to oppose the Yunding Sect?
Qin Shi suddenly understood. Although he was very curious about how Chen Yuanjun had rescued Tan Xuehui, he didn't ask in the end. Presumably, he must have gone through a lot of hardships. Was this the power of love?
After understanding the truth, Qin Shi seriously despised himself in his heart. He had just tarnished the world's purest love.
"Shi Tou, they really love each other … Let's help them, shall we?" Jade In The Book was also touched, so she said in a low voice.
Qin Shi hesitated for a while. He also wanted to help them, but he didn't know how to do it. Should he leave some spirit stones for them?
He didn't choose to do that.
Because he knew that this was the purest love. Money and material things would only tarnish it. If he did that, he wouldn't be helping them at all. Instead, he would be harming them.
"I love him very much, and I am satisfied."
Tan Xuehui didn't know what Qin Shi was thinking. She smiled gently.
Qin Shi nodded. He could see that Tan Xuehui was telling the truth. He grinned and took out a token that represented the identity of the Qin family from his Space Ring. He handed it to Tan Xuehui and said, "If you are in trouble, go to the Qin family in Barren Town. Take this token, and they will help you!"
Tan Xuehui was surprised. However, she was a well-behaved girl. She knew what she should ask and what she shouldn't. She gratefully accepted the token and said, "Thank you, Young Master."
Qin Shi nodded with a warm smile. He felt that helping the two of them like this was far more practical than giving them material help.
Moreover, the Qin family would have their own power in the future, and they would have to follow the orthodox path bit by bit. Tan Xuehui was a smart girl, and Chen Yuanjun was also a man with courage and brains. The Qin family needed talents like these.
"Not good, they are coming!"
While they were talking, Chen Yuanjun suddenly stood up at the gate of the Stone Temple. He looked out of the Stone Temple in panic.
Tan Xuehui's beautiful eyes widened. She anxiously stood up and walked towards Chen Yuanjun. When she reached the gate, her small body couldn't help but shiver. "It's them?"
Seeing the two's strange behavior, Qin Shi stood up in confusion. He wrapped his black robe tightly around his body and walked towards them. In the dense forest outside the Stone Temple, many lights were rushing towards the Stone Temple.
Judging from the number of lights, there were about thirty to forty people.
They were about three thousand meters away from the Stone Temple. Qin Shi's mental power couldn't catch them, so he asked, "Miss Tan, what's going on?
Who are these people? "
"It's the Yunding Sect …" Tan Xuehui pursed her lips and scoffed. "They have been chasing me and my husband for half a month. It seems like they won't let us go."
"Xuehui, you go first. I'll hold them off."
Chen Yuanjun gritted his teeth. He pushed Tan Xuehui away and wanted to rush out of the Stone Temple.
Tan Xuehui grabbed him and shook her head sadly. "No, the person they want is me. You should leave. I've been a burden to you for a long time. I won't run this time."
"Xuehui …" Chen Yuanjun wanted to say something.
Before Chen Yuanjun could finish, Tan Xuehui tiptoed and planted her red lips on Chen Yuanjun's mouth.
After a light kiss, her eyes were filled with sorrow. "Husband, don't talk anymore. You should leave now. It's my good fortune to be able to meet you in this life. It's a pity that I can't be with you forever. If there's a chance in my next life, I'll marry you again …"
"No!"
Chen Yuanjun shook his head with all his might. He grabbed Tan Xuehui's hand and turned around to look at Qin Shi. His eyes were filled with reluctance. "Master, I know you're Xuehui's friend. Please take her away. Don't … don't let her suffer!"
At the end of his words, he choked.
This was the first time Qin Shi and Chen Yuanjun had a direct conversation. He looked at Chen Yuanjun and suddenly realized that Chen Yuanjun wasn't that ugly. In fact, at this moment, Chen Yuanjun was even more handsome than many rich young masters.
Qin Shi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He stopped the two of them. "I say, you two, why are you in such a hurry?
Are you in a hurry to show off your love to me?
Stay here. You don't have to leave. They're the ones who should leave. "
After he finished speaking, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he looked into the dense forest outside the stone temple.
Tan Xuehui and Chen Yuanjun were stunned at the same time. They looked at each other and were about to say something, but Qin Shi had already stepped out of the stone temple. He didn't give them a chance at all.
Standing at the entrance of the stone temple, Qin Shi stretched his sore muscles under the moonlight. He smirked. "Yunding Sect, it's time to pay back what you owe me. Let's start with these people and continue to the entire Yunding Sect!"
Tan Xuehui and Chen Yuanjun were speechless as they looked at Qin Shi's back.
At this moment, the firelight had already approached the stone temple. Thirty to forty Yunding Sect disciples dressed in green robes surrounded the stone temple fiercely with torches in their hands.
After they surrounded the temple, a disciple stepped forward and pointed at Tan Xuehui with a torch. "Tan Xuehui, let's see where you can run this time!"
Bang!
Unexpectedly, before the disciple could finish his sentence, his body trembled, and he was sent flying as if he had been hit by a cannon. He fell dozens of meters away and died tragically.
The person who attacked was Qin Shi. He waved his sleeves and scolded coldly, "Hehe, the handsome Grandpa Shi is here, and you dare to ignore me?
You're courting death! "
Everyone was stunned at the same time, and they all stared at Qin Shi. The disciple who was sent flying was at the peak of the Spirit Sealing Stage, and he was sent flying by Qin Shi with one blow?
How terrifying was his strength?
Tan Xuehui and Chen Xuejun looked at each other in disbelief.
"Kid, who are you?
This is Cloud Cauldron Sect's business. I advise you not to be a busybody! "After a moment of stalemate, a Cloud Cauldron Sect disciple boldly stepped forward, pointed at Qin Shi and shouted.
Swoosh!
Unexpectedly, Qin Shi's eyes turned, and with a flash of his body, he appeared next to the disciple who spoke. He sneered, "Hehe, it's your Yunding Sect's business!"
Bang!
In the next second, the disciple was sent flying hundreds of meters away.
This time, all the disciples did not dare to act rashly, and they stared at Qin Shi with fear in their eyes.
In the midst of the chaos, an elder who was leading the group walked out. This elder was no stranger to Qin Shi. It was Yun Tianzi, who he had fought with in the Zhou Family.
When Yun Tianzi saw Qin Shi, his old body trembled, and his eyes showed panic.
"You, you are Qin Shi?"
A husband does not dislike his wife for being ugly, and a wife does not dislike her father for being poor.