I heard that I became the villain Bai Yueguang after I died

When no answer was given, City Lord Sang frowned:

"Did Xie Chenzhou complain about me in front of you?"

"No."

Sang Nian said:

"I have eyes, I can see it myself. If I hadn't stopped you just now, you would have hit him."

Just as City Lord Sang was about to speak, she spoke before he could:

"We and Xie Chenzhou are a family now, not enemies. If you really want to do good for me, please stop doing this."

Seeing that she was angry, City Lord Sang shook his sleeves and snorted in a sarcastic tone:

"It's only been a few days since we got married and my brother doesn't want me anymore."

Sang Nian said angrily: "Sang Qiyan!"

Being addressed by his sister directly by her full name, City Lord Sang did not get angry but laughed instead, reaching out to stroke her fur, and reluctantly compromised:

"understood."

Only then did Sang Nian relax his brows.

Lord Sang turned around and gave a loud order:

"Go home!"

Everyone began to count the number of people in an orderly manner.

Only Xie Chenzhou was left there. No one spoke to him, as if no one had forgotten that he was there.

But in secret, countless eyes were fixed on him.

Disdain, ridicule, sympathy, vigilance, you name it.

A finger poked him in the back.

He turned around expressionlessly.

Sang Nian said: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."

Xie Chenzhou brushed her hand away with a cold look:

"Let me go now, and I won't kill you."

Sang Nian didn't answer, but dragged him into another carriage.

There was a large space inside, with unknown spices burning in the incense burner. Light smoke was rising, and the fragrance was like orchids in the forest.

Sang Nian didn't let any followers follow him. There were only the two of them here, so it was very private.

She sat down first and nodded to Xie Chenzhou to sit opposite her.

Xie Chenzhou seemed not to see it, and there was no expression on his face:

"Miss Sang, if you have anything to say, please speak up."

Across a low table, Sang Nian straightened his back and looked serious:

"You just told me you wanted to leave, and my answer is that I can't let you go now."

Almost as soon as she finished saying this, dozens of notification sounds indicating a decrease in favorability popped up in her mind.

The young man in black opposite him had gloomy eyes and the atmosphere dropped instantly.

Sang Nian quickly added:

"But I promise that you will have a chance to leave Qingzhou in the near future."

"Until then, I will never stop you."

The beep stopped.

Xie Chenzhou looked her up and down and sneered:

"Sang Yunling, what are you trying to do?"

Sang Nian looked him straight in the eyes: "If you don't believe me, I can swear an oath, a blood oath."

In the world of immortal cultivation, the blood oath had the same binding force as the oath to heaven taken exclusively by cultivators. If violated, the person who took the oath would bleed to death.

Xie Chenzhou did not respond.

Outside the carriage, a gust of wind swept through the treetops beside the road, making the branches and leaves rustle. The mottled shadows of the trees were cast on the half-open window, shaking unsteadily.

The car was silent for a long time, until the wind died down. Xie Chenzhou lowered his eyes and stared at her, whispering:

"Sang Yunling, I hate it most when people lie to me."

Sang Nian smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I never lie."

"If I really deceived you, just come and kill me."

Xie Chenzhou chuckled, "You are quite confident."

"of course."

As he spoke, Sang Nian tapped the table with his fingers, dissatisfied:

"No, can you please sit down? My neck hurts from looking up at you."

Xie Chenzhou lifted his robe and sat opposite her.

Sang Nian poured a cup of tea and pushed it over:

"You don't have to tell me, but I know you hate me. Don't worry, I won't pester you like before."

Xie Chenzhou's eyes and eyebrows were full of mockery:

"You'd better keep your word."

Sang Nian ignored his sarcasm and boldly asked:

"Then... before you leave, can we live in peace? Don't keep thinking about killing me, and I won't torment you anymore. Let's all live in peace, how about that?"

Xie Chenzhou leaned back in his chair, his expression becoming a little more lazy and nonchalant:

"what ever."

She breathed a sigh of relief, the worry on her brows disappeared, and she raised her glass to him joyfully:

"Then it's settled!"

Xie Chenzhou picked up the cup of warm tea in front of him and looked at the exquisite patterns on the cup.

Seeing that he was deliberately leaving her alone, Sang Nian shrugged his shoulders, still looking cheerful. He raised his head and drank the tea in the cup, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve in a rather heroic manner.

He drank the tea like liquor.

Xie Chenzhou's tone was mixed with some sarcasm:

"It seems that your brother never taught you the proper etiquette for a lady from a noble family."

"Nonsense," Sang Nian blurted out, "Have you ever seen a lady from a noble family carry a whip with her to whip people?"

After saying that, she glanced at Xie Chenzhou guiltily.

——I almost forgot that this person not only saw it, but also experienced it personally.

Sure enough, although Xie Chenzhou had a smile on his face, his eyes gradually darkened.

Sang Nian strategically lowered his head to peel the orange, pretending not to see it, and abruptly changed the subject:

"I remember you were an ordinary mortal like me. How did you suddenly become so powerful?"

Xie Chenzhou said calmly:

"I was injured before and lost all my cultivation. Otherwise..."

He sneered: "You won't live to see this day."

Sang Nian said "Oh" and continued peeling the orange, not saying anything for a while.

This reaction was too calm. Xie Chenzhou observed her calmly.

He thought she would take the opportunity to inquire about his background, or that she would be afraid, but the girl opposite lowered her head and thought for a while, then said softly:

"But to become so powerful, you must have suffered a lot."

Xie Chenzhou was slightly stunned.

A peeled orange with a missing slice was pushed in front of him on a jade plate. It was plump and translucent in color.

The fresh citrus scent overwhelms the elegant orchid scent, lingering on the tip of the nose.

The corners of Xie Chenzhou's mouth slowly lowered.

Across from him, Sang Nian tried hard to swallow the orange in his mouth, wiped the juice off his fingertips, propped up his chin with both hands and looked at him, his voice clear:

"Xie Chenzhou, you are now the most powerful person I know."

"..."

Xie Chenzhou's fingertips unconsciously rubbed the slightly raised patterns on the cup. He lowered his head to sip the half-cold tea. His thick eyelashes tilted downwards, hiding the emotions in his eyes.

[Ding~Xie Chenzhou's favorability +100]

Sang Nian smiled with his eyes curved, "Don't you like eating oranges?"

She pushed the plate forward. "It's very sweet."

After a while, Xie Chenzhou put down the teacup, picked up a slice of orange and put it into his mouth.

The indescribable sourness swept through every corner of the mouth, making people frown.

Xie Chenzhou raised his eyes and looked at Sang Nian.

She looked innocent and spoke in a serious tone:

"Most people don't know that the next slice of a sour orange like this one is often sweet, and it's the sweetest slice in the entire orange tree because they give it all the sugar."

Xie Chenzhou was skeptical and ate another petal.

Xie Chenzhou: “…”

Sang Nian had been waiting for his reaction and immediately laughed out loud:

"Silly, there is no such thing as that. If one slice is sour, then of course the whole orange is sour."

Xie Chenzhou said, "It's sweet."

Sang Nian didn't believe it: "How is it possible?"

He ate another petal and handed the remaining half to her without changing his expression:

"These are tangerines produced in Liangzhou. Only one segment of each one is sour, and the rest are very sweet."

Sang Nian: “?”

Are the orange varieties in the world of immortal cultivation really different?

She carefully observed Xie Chenzhou's expression, hesitated for a long time, and finally broke off a petal and took a small bite carefully.

Sang Nian: “…”

Xie Chenzhou asked casually:

"how?"

Sang Nian raised her middle finger vigorously, then thought of something. She straightened her distorted facial features, picked up the oranges, left excitedly, and headed straight for Su Xueyin and the others' carriage.

Soon, laughter and screams rang out at the same time.

Xie Chenzhou supported his chin with one hand, listened attentively to the noisy noise coming from next door, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He touched the corner of his mouth, a look of confusion flashing across his face.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the dense forest beside the road and his pupils shrank.

There were two crows standing on the highest treetop, with black wings and dark green pupils.

When they met Xie Chenzhou's gaze, the two birds nodded to him from a distance, flapped their wings and flew away.

By the window, Xie Chenzhou's eyes grew colder and colder, and he lowered his head and stared at his thin knuckles.

……

“It was found after all.”