ICAY Chapter 143

You’re Not a Man

The moment she fainted, Yun Dan thought Xiao Yueqing was too much—he actually knocked her out.

Was he even a man?

After Yun Dan fell asleep, Xiao Yueqing carefully tucked her in with the blanket.

After all, she was the person he truly loved. It was normal to desire her, but reason told Xiao Yueqing he couldn’t do this.

He was already a dying man, so Yun Dan shouldn’t have any more entanglements with him.

Agreeing to have tea with her today and accepting her umbrella were actually subconscious actions.

Let him indulge just a little bit more, but anything else was impossible.

Although he teased Yun Dan as before, he didn’t intend to take it seriously, because from the very beginning, Xiao Yueqing had already planned to knock Yun Dan out.

However, the treasure map on Yun Dan’s back made him very curious.

This treasure map was clearly different from the previous ones, yet Xiao Yueqing still recognized it—this was indeed a treasure map.

Why would a treasure map appear on Yun Dan’s body?

The clue in the Tang Sect’s secret chamber had clearly mentioned the Heavenly Maiden.

“Strange, the clue in the Tang Sect’s secret chamber clearly said the treasure map was on the Heavenly Maiden. Why did it appear on you?”

However, Xiao Yueqing suddenly recalled that when he first met Yun Dan, she seemed to have fallen from the sky and smashed a hole in his roof.

At that time, when he asked Yun Dan about it, he thought she was an assassin sent by some family, but Yun Dan’s explanation was that she had fallen from the sky.

Xiao Yueqing hadn’t taken it seriously then.

But thinking carefully now, it seemed Yun Dan hadn’t lied.

She fell from the sky, and now she had the treasure map on her body. Could it be that the clue given by the Tang Sect’s secret chamber—”Heavenly Maiden”—meant exactly this?

Originally, Xiao Yueqing had given up all hope regarding the treasure map, but now that the fourth treasure map had appeared right before his eyes, he had to consider it.

Before, he felt he wouldn’t live much longer, so he had no thoughts about it.

But now that he’d discovered a chance of survival right before his eyes, how could he not seize this opportunity and try his best?

However, aside from the treasure map, there was another very important matter to resolve—Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi wanted the treasure map even more than he did, because behind that treasure were two extremely advanced martial arts manuals. He would inevitably find his way to Yun Dan one day, so even if he didn’t want to return to Tianqing Manor, he had to go back.

He found paper and a brush and drew the treasure map from Yun Dan’s back.

After doing all this, Xiao Yueqing hid the drawn treasure map and took some items to cover up the treasure map on Yun Dan’s back.

As long as she didn’t look in a mirror, she generally wouldn’t discover it.

Before leaving, Xiao Yueqing still reached out and patted her head.

“I’m leaving. This time it might really be a final farewell. However, since the treasure map has appeared before me, I still want to try. Even if I truly can’t be with you in this lifetime, as long as I’m alive and can secretly protect you from the shadows, that’s enough.

It doesn’t matter if you end up with someone else. There’s one more thing I must help you resolve—Xiao Yi. I’ll go back and hold him off, preventing him from coming to disturb you.”

Actually, during this time, Xiao Yi had been sending people to search for Xiao Yueqing, urging him to return.

At that time, Xiao Yueqing had no interest, so he refused them all. But this time, for Yun Dan’s sake, he had to return to Tianqing Manor.

The next day, when Yun Dan woke up, she was the only one left in the room.

She rubbed her forehead, only then remembering what happened yesterday.

But there was no trace of Xiao Yueqing in the room—he had abandoned her and fled.

Thinking of what happened last night, Yun Dan’s teeth itched with hatred.

Xiao Yueqing had actually knocked her out directly—he simply wasn’t a man!

“Is he even a man? He actually knocked me out like that and just left. Why is he so difficult to deal with? Does he not want me to grind that 1% favorability or what?”

Originally, Yun Dan thought that 1% favorability would be easy to grind, but now she discovered she had been too naive.

Because she didn’t understand Xiao Yueqing at all. This man wasn’t even willing to give her that 1% favorability anymore.

It was just a breakup—why did he have to act like they were enemies?

How could Yun Dan know that Xiao Yueqing had left to protect her, unwilling to have anything more happen between them, also to keep her safe?

“Forget it, if he’s gone, he’s gone. I’ll just pretend this person never existed. I might as well travel around and sightsee on my way back. After all, I’m not a wanted criminal—it’s the same wherever I go. I’ll just go back to Yong City and take a look.”

Yun Dan at least remembered that Yong City was now Ye Bei’s territory, and she was also afraid of running into Xiao Yi head-on, so she still chose to wear a veil when going there.

She thought Dongfang Wuchen should have returned to their Mingyue Manor, and she could go find him to gather some information.

Yun Dan made up some reasons for herself, but who couldn’t guess that she was actually doing this for Xiao Yueqing? She still felt she had to make a trip to see him.

This trip definitely wouldn’t be for sightseeing—he very likely went back to find Xiao Yi.

The System maintained its spectator status throughout.

It thought this couple really knew how to make a fuss, but this telepathic connection was truly displayed to perfection between these two—their thoughts were completely in sync.

Five days later, Yun Dan finally arrived leisurely at Yong City.

Actually, reaching Yong City only required three or four days, but Yun Dan had been sightseeing all along the way, which made it different.

Fortunately, she also remembered she might encounter Xiao Yi and his people in this place, so Yun Dan exercised some restraint and wore a veil, which would generally prevent people from recognizing her.

She had been wondering how she could find Dongfang Wuchen to gather information, since she had no way to enter Mingyue Manor.

That Tang Lan—ah no, she should be called Mu Lan now—would definitely want her dead.

That route wouldn’t work, but it was also impossible to secretly get Dongfang Wuchen to come out.

Just as Yun Dan was hesitating, she accidentally bumped into someone.

And the other party seemed to recognize her, grabbing her arm.

“Yun Dan?”

Hearing the familiar voice, Yun Dan turned around, only to see that the person was Dongfang Wuchen, who had disappeared for a long time.

“Wuchen, so it’s you! I was just thinking about how to find you. Let’s find a place to have a good chat. I can’t enter Mingyue Manor.”

Although Dongfang Wuchen was surprised to see Yun Dan in this place, he indeed had many questions to discuss with Yun Dan, so he nodded in agreement.

He led Yun Dan to a relatively secluded teahouse and requested a private room, and only then did the two sit down.