The Transmigrated Male Lead Confessed to Me - Chapter 14 (Part 2)

“I’m not interested in whoever backs your family,” Yuchen Xianzun said without even looking at them. “Either have that person come to Weiyun Peak to talk, or leave now.”

As his spiritual energy rose, the temperature in the hall plummeted, and a bone-chilling cold filled the air.

The Zhou family members dared not speak further.

If the Master of Weiyun Peak was determined to disregard consequences, the three of them would surely die first, and whatever happened afterward wouldn’t matter to them.

The trio quickly left.

Su Zhen watched the entire scene expressionlessly until they were completely gone, then slowly spoke, “So, Fifth Junior Brother wanted Leng Xiang? For himself or someone else?”

As she spoke, her gaze met Liu Yunyao’s panic-stricken eyes.

“Senior Sister!”

Liu Yunyao’s eyes were brimming with tears. “I never deceived Senior Brother! I didn’t know what he was planning!”

“Yunyao.”

Yuchen Xianzun spoke softly, “This matter has nothing to do with you. You may leave.”

Liu Yunyao opened her mouth, “I truly didn’t ask him to—”

Before she could finish, Yuchen Xianzun waved his hand, and a surge of spiritual energy swept through the air, causing Liu Yunyao to vanish from the spot.

Su Zhen coldly observed, “Quite the show of force, Master of Weiyun Peak. I’m quite frightened.”

The man in white frowned slightly, “What are you still dissatisfied with?”

Su Zhen didn’t want to ponder over the implication of his words or speculate on how much he understood.

“Why would I be dissatisfied? You pamper and protect your precious disciple so much, slaying people in her defense, even swearing for her…”

He closed his eyes briefly. “You call that swearing?”

“Isn’t it? At least for you, it is!”

Su Zhen blurted out, “When have you ever said the word ‘leave’ before?”

“You…”

He sighed helplessly, “You claim I’m doing this for her, but why don’t you…”

Su Zhen found the situation absurd. “You deny it? You were afraid I’d trouble her, so you hurriedly sent her away.”

The side hall fell into silence, the ever-bright lamps hanging from the pillars casting a soft glow, incense curling in the air from the bronze burners, and their reflections mirrored on the polished jade floor as they stood facing each other from a distance.

Yuchen Xianzun sighed once more, “You know very well why your junior brother did what he did.”

“Yes, he’s always disliked me, even hated me. Ever since I advanced in cultivation, he’s been constantly agitated.”

Su Zhen crossed her arms, “What he did to harm me had nothing to do with anyone else, least of all the one surnamed Liu. Does that satisfy you?”

Yuchen Xianzun furrowed his brows, “Why are you so angry?”

Su Zhen sneered, “It’s easy for you to be indifferent when you’re not the one who was nearly killed.”

The other party tried to speak, but she quickly cut him off, “Don’t bother with this nonsense.”

There was never much camaraderie among their fellow disciples. In the end, everyone acted in their own interest, and there was no need for deep emotional attachment.

After spending so many years in the Demon Realm, Su Zhen had grown quite accustomed to this way of living.

She imagined her junior sister from the Demon Realm felt the same way.

Her junior sister wasn’t very skilled yet, so she had to be cautious and avoid getting herself into trouble. Leng Xiang was important to her, but it wasn’t urgent.

“Zhen’er, that matter wasn’t her idea. That night…”

“Did you hear their conversation that night?”

Su Zhen immediately asked, “Normally, you don’t care about your disciples, but the moment Liu Yunyao left your side, you were watching her all the time?”

Yuchen Xianzun shook his head slightly, “That night, someone challenged her. In a moment of carelessness, she activated her spiritual energy and aggravated an old wound, so I sensed it. I followed up for a moment and overheard the rest.”

Su Zhen looked up at the sky, “Fine, fine, let’s assume that’s the case. You’re always right. But really, there’s no need to say more. You think I care, but I don’t care that much.”

She had seen enough.

If she were really a hundred years old, she might have been consumed with anger, but having encountered so many demonic creatures in the Demon Realm, when it came to people like Zhou Ziheng, she was more concerned with how to handle the situation without implicating herself.

There wasn’t much resentment left.

But perhaps her tone was too dismissive, as the listener didn’t take it well.

Yuchen Xianzun’s expression darkened, “He brought that fate upon himself by his actions, but…”

He suddenly stopped.

Su Zhen followed his gaze and saw someone walking in from the hall entrance.

The person moved with an air of nonchalance, dressed in a flowing black robe with a jade belt, his powerful physique accentuated by his confident strides. His presence was overwhelming.

The newcomer stepped into the hall before stopping.

There wasn’t even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy on him. If they hadn’t seen him with their own eyes, they might not have sensed him even if he was right in front of them.

Yuchen Xianzun seemed equally surprised, his expression stiffening as he finally recognized the elder. “…Martial Uncle Xiao.”

Xiao Yu nodded indifferently, his gaze never lingering on Yuchen Xianzun’s face, instead locking onto Su Zhen. “I hope I’m not interrupting? Should I come back later?”

Su Zhen shook her head.

If she said he was interrupting, he might really leave.

Su Zhen thought this to herself, yet she didn’t feel interrupted at all because she had intended to leave anyway.

The two of them conversed as if no one else was present, the expression of the other person in the room darkened, “Martial Uncle Xiao, my disciple and I still have things to discuss.”

Xiao Yu was about to reply, but Su Zhen cut in first, “There’s nothing left to discuss. Master, your disciple will take her leave.”

Yuchen Xianzun frowned at her. “Come with me back to Weiyun Peak.”

From the first argument they had in her previous life, Su Zhen had opposed him many times, and she had no intention of yielding now. “No need.”

She said firmly, “I still have things to attend to outside, and as for that sword, there’s nothing more to discuss. I won it, and I’ll decide what to do with it.”

Yuchen Xianzun sighed in frustration, “Are you going to see that person again?”

Su Zhen: “?”

Ignoring Chaohua Xianzun who stood nearby, he coldly said, “I don’t know which of my uncles you’re referring to, but there’s one thing you must understand.”

Perhaps it was because Xiao Yu was standing there and because Su Zhen had mentioned going out, and also because of preconceived notions about the elders of Weiyun Peak—

Yuchen Xianzun never even considered Xiao Yu as a suspect.

He shook his head and said, “Leng Xiang does indeed belong to you, just like the Cuiyu Crystal Grass you personally harvested. If you’ve given it to him, I have no say in the matter. But you must understand, if he is approaching you just for an immortal artifact…”

His martial uncles were all in the Upper Seven Realms, but their strengths varied. Some only possessed lower-tier immortal artifacts that didn’t suit them, while others didn’t have immortal artifacts at all and still relied on spiritual artifacts.

Yuchen Xianzun lowered his eyes and said, “You’re no longer a child. Just keep that in mind.”

Su Zhen: “???”

She was at a loss.

She hadn’t expected her master to bring this up here.

Su Zhen instinctively turned to look at Xiao Yu.

The handsome man in black stood there, seemingly stunned, his expression unchanging but with an unmistakable look of shock and bewilderment in his eyes.

It seemed like he had been dumbfounded ever since hearing about the Cuiyu Crystal Grass.

After a moment, Xiao Yu came back to his senses.

He raised his eyebrows and looked over, his gray-blue eyes filled with amusement, his gaze growing more intrigued.

“Oh? Is that so, Martial Nephew Xu?”

Xiao Yu appeared to be addressing the Master of Weiyun Peak, but his gaze remained fixed on another person.

Xiao Yu looked at her with a teasing smile and said, “Someone took your disciple’s Cuiyu Crystal Grass, approached her for an immortal artifact, and even tricked her into giving up her sword?”

Su Zhen: “……”