novelapdf Chapter 15 Deeply Entangled in Love
Chapter 15 Deeply Entangled in Love
Han Yunzhi looked at the man surnamed Lu's miserable state, his eyes wide open in death, and sighed softly. Although she was disgusted by his actions, a trace of pity still crossed her heart, and she turned her head away.
Chen Qiaoqian, however, stared wide-eyed at Yao Guang, who had suddenly come back to life. Overwhelmed by joy, tears welled up in her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. Her beautiful face was flushed, and she was breathtakingly beautiful.
She suddenly noticed Yao Guang looking at her with a smile on his lips, and her cheeks flushed instantly, but she couldn't take her eyes off him.
Yao Guang walked calmly to Chen Qiaoqian, his eyes filled with sincere gratitude, and bowed to her, saying:
"My name is Yao Guang. I am deeply grateful to you, young lady, for speaking up for me and risking your own reputation to clear my name. I will remember this kindness and repay it in the future."
Chen Qiaoqian stared intently at the man before her. His handsome face, gentle smile, and sun-like aura made her cheeks burn, her heart pound, and her whole body feel hot. A voice repeatedly cried out in her heart:
"His name is Yao Guang! That's him! That's him!"
Born into the Chen family, a prominent clan of cultivators, she was the only daughter of the family head. However, as she grew older, she realized that she was merely a bargaining chip used by the family for marriage alliances. In the eyes of the family's higher-ups, her greatest value was to generate enough profit for the Chen family in the cultivation world.
Therefore, she developed an almost obsessive longing for a free love that is not bound by interests. She desperately wanted to find a man she truly admired, who was talented enough to be recognized by the family elders, and who was worthy of being groomed as a future strongman.
Four days ago, she met the man surnamed Lu. She found that he had a rare wind-attribute spiritual root and was very obedient to her, often saying sweet words to make her happy, which made her feel very pleased.
At that moment, she naively believed that this man surnamed Lu was the ideal candidate she could entrust her life to and who met her family's standards. She thought she could finally escape a controlled marriage and truly enjoy a free love.
So she agreed to become his Daoist partner. However, since the probability of successfully establishing one's foundation is greater with a primordial yin body, she made a pact with him that she could only touch his body after she had successfully established her foundation.
But when she saw this ethereal man in a blue robe in this square today, her heart was as if a ray of sunlight had shone into the dark lake, causing it to throb like never before. The clear chanting of scriptures was like heavenly music, deeply captivating her.
She subconsciously compared him to the man surnamed Lu, only to find that the two were worlds apart. In every aspect, the man surnamed Lu was far inferior to the man in the blue robe, like a chicken compared to a phoenix.
At that moment, a strong sense of regret quietly grew in her heart, but at the same time she felt fortunate, after all, apart from a few innocent words of love, she and the man surnamed Lu had never even held hands, and she was still a virgin.
Just now, when she witnessed the man in the blue robe being "killed" by the man surnamed Lu by slitting his throat, her heart ached so much that her internal organs felt like they were about to shatter; the feeling was worse than death.
When Qingyan Zhenren brought her back to her senses, she looked at the ingratiating smile of the man surnamed Lu beside her and felt a disgust and hatred she had never felt before. Thinking of how she had been deceived by this scoundrel surnamed Lu with sweet words and said some ignorant things, she was filled with hatred and anger and wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces.
Later, when the man in the blue robe "came back to life" and gave her a smile as bright as the sun, her joy was about to explode. She wanted to hug him and laugh, but hot tears streamed down her cheeks, and she could no longer speak.
It was at that moment that she suddenly realized that this man, whom she had only met for a day, had already filled her heart completely, leaving no room for anyone else.
She longed to take him back to the Chen family right now and proudly announce that he was her Daoist partner, but she was also afraid that he would think she was a fickle and frivolous woman because she had just broken up with that scoundrel surnamed Lu and immediately fallen in love with another person. Her heart was filled with anxiety.
Upon hearing Yao Guang's words of gratitude, for some reason, she blurted out:
"I...I am Chen Qiaoqian. I have only known that scoundrel surnamed Lu for a few days. Apart from holding hands, nothing else has happened. I hope...I hope you will not misunderstand." Before she could finish speaking, she lowered her head shyly, her ears turning bright red, and dared not look at Yao Guang again.
Yao Guang's lips twitched, speechless. This beautiful woman from the original story, so devoted to love, had probably fallen in love with him at first sight.
In the original novel, Chen Qiaoqian was almost raped and killed by a man surnamed Lu because she fell in love with him. After being saved by Han Li, she fell in love with him again. After being rejected, she became a tool for the Chen family to marry another powerful family. She was hurt by love all her life and died of illness at an early age.
But Yao Guang is not Han Li. If a beautiful woman who is infatuated with him is good enough in her enlightenment and can help him on his future path of cultivation, he would be happy to keep her by his side.
Master Qingyan observed quietly from the side, taking in every change in the expression of this noble lady from the Chen family. Having lived for over a hundred years and seen countless people, he could easily see that this girl was already deeply in love with that boy and could not extricate herself from it.
He had originally planned to question Yao Guang thoroughly to see if he had used the act of "faking his death" to mislead him into punishing the man surnamed Lu for murder.
But seeing Chen Qiaoqian's current state, he guessed that this handsome young man would eventually become the Chen family's son-in-law, so of course he wouldn't do something so thankless and foolish as to offend the Chen family.
Seeing Yao Guang begin to tidy up his stall, Qingyan Zhenren's gaze couldn't help but fall on the wooden plaque that read "The profound meaning of the Confucian sage's words..."
Seeing that he was dressed in the same blue scholar's robe as himself, and was even reading a thick "Confucian classic", he couldn't help but feel a sense of mutual appreciation and admiration for this younger man who was also a Confucian scholar.
"Young friend, could you perhaps also be a cultivator from my Confucian lineage?" Master Qingyan asked with a kind smile, tinged with curiosity.
Yao Guang chuckled inwardly, but outwardly he respectfully began to fabricate a story:
"To be honest, senior, before I began my cultivation, I was a Confucian scholar who studied diligently for many years. Unfortunately, I never came into contact with the true Confucian cultivation methods. Fortunately, I obtained this classic text of the Confucian sages, so I decided to study it here, hoping to meet like-minded people and explore the way of the sages together."
"Oh? It's actually a classic text of my Confucian sages! Haha, I, like you, deeply admire and yearn for the ancient sages of Confucianism. You don't mind if I listen in, do you?"
When Master Qingyan learned that Yao Guang was willing to share Confucian classics, he immediately became interested.
Confucian practices emphasize engagement with the world, requiring frequent reading of the classics left by ancient sages to cultivate a righteous spirit within the soul. This applies to both ordinary Confucian scholars and Confucian practitioners.
"I am deeply honored that you would deign to listen to my advice, senior." Yao Guang was overjoyed, for converting a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be of great help to him.
He remained calm and humble, saying, "Then the junior will begin."
In his heart, he silently proclaimed, "With the combined strength of all beings, faith returns!"