ICAY Chapter 128

I Like You

There’s nothing wrong with saying it this way, but Yun Dan knew that even if he only wanted the pill, others wouldn’t see it that way.

After all, there were two peerless martial arts secret manuals inside.

Those two cultivation techniques were probably things that many sects in the jianghu wanted to obtain.

It’s just that they had no way to get the treasure map, so they could only resort to openly robbing Xiao Yueqing when the time came. She wondered if Xiao Yueqing would be able to handle it.

“Master, there’s nothing wrong with saying it this way, but they don’t know that you only want the pill. In their eyes, you’re an utterly wicked person. If they let you obtain the treasure map and get the treasure, they’ll surely think you want to master peerless martial arts and then unify the entire realm, which is why they’re afraid.”

Yun Dan suddenly remembered that during the day, the Tang Sect had sent Ye Bei a letter.

“Oh right, Master, there’s something I forgot to tell you. During the day, Ye Bei seemed to receive a letter from the Tang Sect. The Tang Sect claimed you stole their treasure map, so they hoped the Heavenly Sword Sect could join forces to suppress and eliminate you and Tianqing Manor.

But from what I heard from my master, he doesn’t want to get involved in this. He even said that if you were able to obtain the treasure map, that’s your ability. I think his moral compass is pretty upright. But I can’t guarantee that other sects won’t try to sabotage you, so Master, you still need to prepare thoroughly.”

After hearing this, Xiao Yueqing wasn’t surprised at all.

“I actually already knew about this. The Tang Sect targeting me isn’t just a matter of a day or two. Previously, they wanted to win me over, so they sent Tang Huairou to persuade me.

It’s just that Tang Huairou wanted to scheme against me, but I counter-schemed her instead. I was the one who threw him into Tang Aotian’s room, which is why Tang Huairou had to marry Tang Aotian.

However, I heard that after Mingyue Manor found out about this, they were furious. With Mu Lan stirring things up over there, Mingyue Manor is probably going to join forces with them to deal with me. That’s why they sought help from the Heavenly Sword Sect, hoping to get Ye Bei’s support. But I’m quite surprised that Ye Bei would be unwilling to get involved in this matter. It seems my understanding of this person is still insufficient.”

Although he had spent three years at the Heavenly Sword Sect under the identity of Yan Ke, his interactions with Ye Bei weren’t that deep after all. Who could blame this fellow for being in closed-door cultivation all day long? The number of times they could meet was really too few.

Moreover, Ye Bei’s thoughts were truly something ordinary people couldn’t fathom.

However, his unwillingness to get involved was within reason. After all, the Heavenly Sword Sect was different from other sects.

After Ye Bei succeeded as sect leader, he had always advocated for peace, unwilling to stir up any conflicts, only hoping that the Heavenly Sword Sect could be better.

It was understandable for such a person not to want to participate.

Thinking about it, Yun Dan felt it made some sense.

The matter with Tang Huairou must have been instigated by people from the Tang Sect.

She couldn’t have taken the initiative to seduce someone she had disliked since childhood. To put it bluntly, they had ulterior motives regarding Xiao Yueqing, wanting the power of Tianqing Manor.

And Tang Huairou could only serve as a pawn for the Tang Sect.

She nodded and said, “Master, I think Tang Huairou was probably just an excuse for them to stir up conflict. After all, even without Tang Huairou, there would be a second Tang Sect young lady. The Tang Sect doesn’t have just one young lady, and Tang Huairou doesn’t even fully belong to the Tang Sect yet.

Mingyue Manor probably wants to join forces with the Tang Sect to completely wipe out your entire Tianqing Manor. Sending Tang Huairou to seduce you before was probably because they thought you wouldn’t live long, or they’d find an opportunity to assassinate you later. That way, they could divide up Tianqing Manor among themselves. Now it’s just an excuse.”

Although Yun Dan wasn’t particularly clever, fortunately her comprehension ability was truly strong. She could analyze the correct situation through some very small details.

But in her heart, she was also secretly despising them, thinking that these so-called righteous sects like Mingyue Manor and the Tang Sect were actually so despicable in private.

One would even scheme against their own son, and the other wouldn’t even spare their own grandson, scheming against him too, never considering that their blood flowed through his veins.

Xiao Yueqing coughed a few more times. This time, he accidentally coughed up a lot of blood, which startled Yun Dan.

“Ah, why are you coughing up blood again? Why is it so serious? Are you hiding something from me?”

Xiao Yueqing shook his head, still wanting to explain.

“No, hasn’t my body always been like this? You don’t need to worry too much. Coughing up blood is very normal for me.”

But in reality, only Xiao Yueqing himself knew it wasn’t normal.

At that time, he had specifically visited Lian Jiu, and Lian Jiu indicated that his physical condition was worse than before.

If he couldn’t find life-saving pills, he probably only had two or three months to live.

Initially, they said he could only live to 25 years old, but now he had already lived to 28. For Xiao Yueqing, this could actually be considered exceeding expectations.

It’s just that now he felt somewhat reluctant to let go.

Yun Dan was no longer the naive, innocent fool from the beginning who could be easily fooled by Xiao Yueqing’s few words.

“Stop talking nonsense. Don’t I know what condition your body is in? You clearly weren’t like this at the beginning. Now it’s clearly gotten much worse. If we can’t find that treasure map, how much longer can you probably live?”

Yun Dan didn’t want to continue this charade of acting with Xiao Yueqing anymore.

She wanted to understand things clearly.

Xiao Yueqing originally wanted to brush it off, but this time Yun Dan was somewhat relentless, leaving him no way to continue evading.

“Because if you don’t tell me the truth, I won’t help you search for the treasure map. Your life or death originally has nothing to do with me, but I don’t want you to die. I want you to live, understand?”

Xiao Yueqing could only admit this point.

He reached out and pulled off the ribbon from Yun Dan’s hair, covering her eyes with it.

After confirming she couldn’t see, only then did he remove his own mask and reached out to embrace her.

“I’ve always hoped you could see my face, yet I’ve been afraid to let you see it. Now is not the time yet. I’ve concealed some things from you, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been deliberately deceiving you all along. I have my own difficulties and hardships.”

“In the Tang Sect’s secret chamber, it wasn’t that I couldn’t control myself. I just saw my own heart clearly. At that time, I did say something to you that you might not have heard clearly. What I wanted to say was, I like you.”

Oh my god, was he confessing?

He paused before continuing, “All this time I’ve been very conflicted, not daring to face my own feelings directly. Because I won’t live much longer, and I’m afraid of holding you back, afraid that if I die you’ll have psychological burden. But if I don’t say it, perhaps it would be a lifetime of regret.”