SWNOVELXO Chapter 515: She Misunderstood Him!
Chapter 515: She Misunderstood Him!
Shangguan Qiong quickly learned about Lin Fengmian’s latest antics. By now, she felt almost numb to his behavior.
In fact, she even saw it as an improvement – at least this time, he hadn’t attacked the queen directly.
Realizing how her perspective had shifted, Shangguan Qiong felt like crying but had no tears left.
In a matter of days, she and the Joyful Union Sect would likely be destroyed by this madman.
But when she heard about Jun Qingsheng’s punishment for Lin Fengmian, she jumped up as if her backside was on fire.
Three days of house arrest?
At this moment, she wanted to curse Jun Qingsheng to death. Why not banish him to the border instead?
Was this punishment really meant for him?
No, it was clearly aimed at her! You’re trying to get him to kill me!
If I don’t escape now, I’ll either die in bed or go home with a big belly.
Shangguan Qiong went to bid farewell to Lin Fengmian, but to her surprise, the scoundrel refused to let her go after having his way with her.
Lin Fengmian enthusiastically urged her to stay for three more days, using both threats and bribes, fully embodying the role of a tyrannical young master.
Shangguan Qiong glanced at Elder Ming, worried that he might grow suspicious, and could only nod in agreement.
She felt like crying but had no tears left, wishing she could slap this untrustworthy bastard to death.
Three days, then three more days – do you know how I survived those three days?
I’ve been drained dry!
If this guy continues to trick me, I’ll end up giving birth here before I can leave.
But that night, Lin Fengmian didn’t come to “spar” with her. Instead, he entered his mysterious study.
This left Shangguan Qiong, who had prepared a whole arsenal of threats and bribes to deal with him, feeling utterly frustrated.
You little brat, just you wait! Don’t you dare climb into my bed again!
In the middle of the night, with Lin Fengmian suddenly absent, Shangguan Qiong found herself feeling oddly uncomfortable lying alone in bed. This realization horrified her.
Had she grown accustomed to a life of “cave and stem” harmony?
Lin Fengmian knew that Shangguan Qiong was planning to teach him a lesson, but he couldn’t worry about that right now.
At the moment, he was facing an interrogation from the mysterious old man and was busy figuring out how to talk his way out of it.
“You’ve been quite lively lately, haven’t you?” the old man sneered.
Lin Fengmian forced a dry laugh. “Master, it’s no big deal. They were just two dogs.”
The old man didn’t seem to mind, but he found it strange. “Weren’t you indifferent to Consort Xuan?”
Lin Fengmian feigned indignation. “Master, when Ding Wanqiu hit Consort Xuan, was she really hitting her? No, she was slapping my face!”
“Besides, you told me to act like I’m invincible. Don’t I need to practice?”
The old man chuckled. “You’ve learned fast, haven’t you? Enough talk, get into the blood pool!”
Lin Fengmian managed to brush it off, and with a grin, he jumped into the blood pool to cultivate.
The old man watched him with a strange look in his eyes, a faint, eerie smile playing on his lips.
After centuries of nurturing, it was finally time to reap the fruit.
Lin Fengmian knew that the old man had an ulterior motive. Every day, he poured various spiritual blood into the pool.
When someone is overly kind for no reason, they’re either up to no good or plotting something.
Unless this old man was Jun Wuxie’s father, he was probably planning to possess Lin Fengmian’s body.
For the time being, Lin Fengmian could only play along. During his truce with Shangguan Qiong, he had spent a lot of time studying the Heavenly Deception Sect’s secret techniques.
Shangguan Qiong, who was also skilled in this area, didn’t hold back either, fearing that she might end up as a stepping stone for someone else.
After all, they were already in such intimate contact, what was there to hide?
The next morning, a crystal in the cave suddenly lit up. The old man’s expression shifted, and he woke up Lin Fengmian.
“Wuxie, the restrictions in your study have been triggered. Go back quickly!”
Lin Fengmian was startled. Who dared to break into his study?
Without time to think, he quickly washed off the blood, dressed, and stepped into the teleportation array.
As soon as he returned to his study, he heard Elder Ming’s helpless voice from outside.
“This fairy, you cannot enter.”
“Step aside. I want to see what that brat is hiding in there.”
A familiar voice came from outside, and Lin Fengmian was stunned for a moment.
Nangong Xiu?
Why was his cheap aunt here?
Listening to the commotion outside, Lin Fengmian quickly closed the secret mechanism.
After all, You Yao had taken Chen Qingyan to the Chen family, and Elder Ming alone couldn’t stop Nangong Xiu, who was at the Unity Realm.
But just as he closed the entrance to the secret passage, the study door slammed open and Nangong Xiu, dressed in a green gown, walked in.
She glanced around the study and noticed the slowly closing bookshelf.
In a flash, she appeared in front of the bookshelf but froze in place, unmoving.
“Your Highness, this old servant has failed. I couldn’t stop her,” Elder Ming apologized from outside.
He was helpless. This woman held the King’s decree, and the Shadow Guards dared not act against her.
Lin Fengmian grunted and said to Elder Ming outside, “You may leave.”
Elder Ming nodded and watched as the study door closed again. He touched his thinning hair, feeling a wave of sorrow.
Life is so hard!
Nangong Xiu had been here for a while, drinking tea in the hall before she finally couldn’t resist coming over.
She had thought that the brat was hiding in his study, doing something heinous.
After all, these royal descendants often had some twisted hobbies.
But now, seeing the portrait behind the bookshelf and the burnt-out incense in the censer in front of it, she was overwhelmed with mixed emotions and guilt.
Recalling what had happened the day before, she began to imagine all sorts of scenarios.
Had she interrupted his memorial service for her sister?
Was he hiding in the study to talk to his mother, afraid that others might find out?
This man, so arrogant and domineering on the outside, had no one to confide in or understand him. He must be so lonely.
So he could only hide in this study, talking to his mother’s portrait, sharing his joys and sorrows, or perhaps silently shedding tears.
The thought of that scene made Nangong Xiu’s heart ache, and she felt deeply guilty.
She had misunderstood him!
Little did she know, just like her, Lin Fengmian had been fooled by the study’s facade.
His face darkened and he said displeasedly, “Nangong Xiu, this is my study!”
Nangong Xiu looked into Lin Fengmian’s eyes and thought that she saw the glimmer of tears.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were holding a memorial…”
Lin Fengmian acted as if he had been caught red-handed, like a child whose secret had been exposed.
“I wasn’t! Don’t talk nonsense!”
Nangong Xiu nodded quickly. “Don’t worry, your aunt won’t tell anyone. My lips are sealed!”
Lin Fengmian couldn’t help but glance at her full, red lips. Were they really that tight?
He changed the subject. “Auntie, what brings you here?”
Nangong Xiu finally remembered her purpose and looked at him strangely.
“I heard that you roasted the beast that hurt Xuan’er?”
“That beast disrespected me, so I roasted it and ate it.”
Lin Fengmian raised his eyebrows. “What, are you here to scold me as well?”
Nangong Xiu looked at the still defiant Lin Fengmian, but her expression was much softer than when they first met.
“If you care about her, why don’t you visit her more often?”
Lin Fengmian dodged the question. “Who cares about her? I’m busy cultivating. I don’t have time for that.”
“Cultivating? I heard that you’ve been spending every night with Shangguan Yuqiong from the Joyful Union Sect,” Nangong Xiu said with a stern look.