Chapter 120: A Sudden Urge to Hit Someone!

It’s impossible for them to be fellow disciples; the only remaining possibility is that they are partners on the path.

Bing Shien was aware of the past entanglement between Yan Shu and Xiao Jihan. In his eyes, the term “fellow disciples” was more fitting.

Partners on the path?
That’s utterly impossible!

If it were him, and someone had practically imprisoned him, gouging out his heart and drinking his blood month after month, torturing him for an entire year—he wouldn’t even have the time to kill, let alone be partners?

Ha!
What a colossal joke.

Bing Shien spoke up: “It can’t be. Senior Brother, you know full well how inattentive Junior Sister was to Xiao Jihan before. How could they be partners?”

“Just because she was inattentive before doesn’t mean she still is now!”
Shi Wanqing was anxious. “Didn’t you see just now, when Senior Brother said he wanted to bring Xiao Jihan close to teach him, Junior Sister immediately objected before he could even speak?”

Bing Shien glared furiously at Shi Wanqing upon hearing this. Didn’t he see Senior Brother’s face go dark?
If you’re not going to help persuade her, then at least don’t pour fuel on the fire! You’re a sword cultivator; does that mean your guts are as straight as your sword?!

Shi Wanqing, however, didn’t notice Bing Shien’s glare and continued anxiously: “Besides, Junior Sister was only inattentive for a year, but she changed afterward. And they’ve spent ten years together every day; one year really isn’t much!”

Wen Youhe’s expression darkened even further. He said sinisterly, “Earlier, when he gave the Elixir of Longevity to Third Senior Brother, he mentioned something about an engagement.”

“Engagement?” Shi Wanqing exclaimed. “Could he mean a betrothal gift?!”

At this revelation, even the steadfast Bing Shien began to feel uneasy.
Could it be that amidst all the torment, feelings had blossomed?

Bing Shien grew restless and looked toward Wen Youhe. “What are we to do? How could Junior Sister be deceived by that scoundrel? She’s still so young—she’ll only just turn one hundred next month!”

Shi Wanqing nodded. “Exactly! Even though that scoundrel is a bit handsome, with terrifying talent and cultivation, and even an eighth-rank alchemist…”

His confidence faltered the more he spoke, as though he actually thought the two were quite a match.

Wen Youhe and Bing Shien both scowled. Bing Shien shouted, “Whose side are you on?!”

“Of course I’m on the senior brothers’ side!” Shi Wanqing hurriedly defended himself. “No matter how good that guy is, he’s not worthy of our Junior Sister! Besides, he’s not without faults! He… he… he…”

Shi Wanqing stumbled over his words and flushed with embarrassment. “Right! He’s much younger than Junior Sister! He’s only twenty years old—eight decades younger! Several times younger!”

Damn it, he suddenly felt like hitting someone!

They just said Junior Sister was young, barely one hundred years old, and he comes out with this?!

Wen Youhe’s face turned even darker, and he finally snapped at Shi Wanqing, “Get lost!”

Shi Wanqing, having unwittingly stirred up enough trouble, hurriedly left.

The room was sealed with a sound-blocking formation, so Yan Shu was naturally unaware of everything happening inside.

At this moment, she was walking shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Jihan outside Fantian City. Both were exceptionally handsome, among the top even among cultivators, let alone walking through a crowd of mortals.

Yan Shu’s beauty had long accustomed her to the gazes of onlookers, while Xiao Jihan never paid attention to others’ stares. So, even though they caused a bit of a stir, it didn’t affect them in the slightest.

Yan Shu quietly asked Xiao Jihan, “Why were you unhappy just now?”

Xiao Jihan glanced at her but said nothing.

Since he didn’t speak, she had to guess. Watching his expression and noting the shift in his favorability, she said, “I noticed you were a bit upset in the valley. Was it because I didn’t help you beat Sun Changfeng?”

Xiao Jihan looked at her, frowning. “If I wanted to fight, I would have done it myself.”

That made sense. Even if Sun Changfeng hadn’t been disabled, he wasn’t a match for Xiao Jihan.

Yan Shu couldn’t figure it out. “Then why were you unhappy?”

She had defended him whenever necessary.

Xiao Jihan lowered his eyes in silence.

Having spent ten years together, Yan Shu no longer needed to rely on the original text’s description to guess his feelings. Seeing his expression, she knew it was pointless to ask further.

The four points of favorability weren’t significant compared to the ten points he had lost afterward.

She asked the question she cared most about: “Why were you angry earlier in the room? Was it because I told some senior brothers about you inheriting the legacy of the Medicine King without your permission?”

Xiao Jihan glanced at her and said calmly, “They are your senior brothers. Naturally, they have the right to know.”

His favorability didn’t change; it shouldn’t be a lie. Moreover, the male lead wasn’t one to lie.

If it wasn’t about this, then what was it?

Because she said they were senior and junior siblings?

That couldn’t be. When they were in the Medicine King Valley, he had even emphasized they were senior and junior siblings. She said he was her master, and he was displeased about that.

Yan Shu felt she wasn’t stupid but still couldn’t understand what the male lead was thinking!

Seeing her worried expression, clearly troubled by not understanding why he was unhappy.

Xiao Jihan pressed his lips together and said, “Is it so hard to say what’s between you and me? You can’t let your senior brothers know?”

Hearing this, Yan Shu was utterly confused.

Why did she understand every word he said, but when put together, it made no sense?

What could be “between him and her”?

What could there be between them?

Suddenly, Yan Shu had a bright idea. She understood!

“Are you talking about when I used to mistreat you?”

Yan Shu looked at him awkwardly, lowered her head, and stammered, “It’s not that I can’t say it, but you know, although Senior Brother cares for me, he’s a principled man. If he found out, I’m afraid he would…”

“Yan Shu!”

Xiao Jihan’s cold shout rang overhead, making Yan Shu jump and look up at him.

She saw his face full of anger, veins throbbing on his forehead, his phoenix-like eyes coldly staring at her. Every word was squeezed from between his teeth, filled with fury: “Yan Shu! You really are something else!”

With that, he swept his sleeve and departed.

Favorability: 18 (Acquaintance)
Favorability: 16 (Acquaintance)
Favorability: 14 (Acquaintance)
…
Favorability: 10 (Acquaintance)

Watching his furious retreat and the ten points of favorability drop, leaving only ten, Yan Shu was completely bewildered!

She had never seen Xiao Jihan so uncontrollably angry, even when his favorability was at -99 (Killing Intent Rising), he had never looked so furious and outwardly enraged!

Yan Shu was frustrated and wanted to tear her hair out!

Who could tell her what on earth was going on?!

Was the male lead crazy, or was he just crazy?!