Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder's Record of Counterattacks

Chapter 3684: Sword Fighting Across the Realm (23)

Qin Nianzhi felt very lost in her heart. A person who had been very, very good to her might now belong to someone else. Anyone in her position would feel lost inside.

There was a faint sourness and jealousy in Qin Nianzhi's heart. She felt that her eldest senior brother who belonged to her, the eldest senior brother who doted on her, was being snatched away by someone else.

His care and warmth would no longer belong to her, but would belong to another woman. Things that once belonged to her were suddenly gone. It would be abnormal not to feel emotion or loss in her heart.

Qin Nianzhi looked at the valiant and dashing Yin Nanlian. Their eyes met. Qin Nianzhi carried a subtle hostility, while Yin Nanlian carried a sense of disdain that overflowed into her expression.

"Do whatever you all want." Qin Song's face was incomparably pale and gray. He looked much older in an instant, like an old man about to enter the coffin wood.

Qin Song shouldered the ice coffin. The ice coffin had already begun to melt, dripping water pit-a-pat. While shouldering the coffin, Qin Song walked away. From the back, he looked like a quite lonely and helpless old man.

Everyone felt a chill. Preserving his wife's corpse for so many years made him a rare eccentric.

They felt that everyone in Wanjian Manor was an eccentric.

"Father…" Qin Nianzhi's lips trembled, and tears blurred her vision. Seeing Yin Nanlian standing beside Ning Shu again, like a perfect match of a talented man and a beautiful woman, made Qin Nianzhi feel very bewildered inside. She didn’t know what meaning her choice actually had.

Her father didn't understand her, and her eldest senior brother didn't understand her either. He didn’t even catch the antidote given to him.

"Regretting it?" Situ Xun lowered his head, brought his lips close to Qin Nianzhi's ear, and said in a low voice, "Even if you regret it now, it is too late."

Qin Nianzhi's body trembled slightly. She felt the hot breath from Situ Xun speaking blow into her ear, making her ear feel incredibly tingly and numb.

It felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing that Qin Nianzhi's ears had turned red, pink, tender, and cute, Situ Xun instantly let out a low laugh. With his arm wrapped around Qin Nianzhi's waist, he used his lightness skill and flew away.

Ning Shu merely watched indifferently as Qin Nianzhi was carried away. When Qin Nianzhi looked back at Ning Shu, her eyes carried sorrow, but Ning Shu turned a blind eye to this. She’d eloped with someone else, yet she still wanted the man she left to think of her and keep her in his heart.

Finally, they were gone.

"Chong Xuefeng, since you are going to get married anyway, why not let me marry you? We can perform the wedding bows right now. Anyway, all the various sects and schools are here, the scenery is already set up, we can just conveniently get married. What do you think?" Yin Nanlian smiled and said to Ning Shu. However, her smile carried apprehension, indicating that Yin Nanlian was still very shy inside and also afraid of being rejected.

Ning Shu said, "Stop messing around. Marriage is a major life event, how can it be treated so casually? And being so casual on top of that. That this wedding has failed twice shows this wedding banquet is ominous. Yet you still want to make do with it."

Ning Shu bore no malice toward Yin Nanlian. It was just that performing the wedding bows now would be forcing things a bit. Ning Shu knew Yin Nanlian was just saying it to test her feelings.

Even if they wanted to perform the wedding bows, the people of Lingyun Manor wouldn't let Yin Nanlian act so recklessly.

Yin Nanlian's eyes lit up. That he didn’t refuse directly meant she still had a chance. Yin Nanlian immediately extended an olive branch and said to Ning Shu, "With this matter ending so unpleasantly, you can come to our Lingyun Manor. I guarantee you will live very well."

Ning Shu smiled. "Thank you."

Her wedding banquet ended without a result once again. It was another farce. Within the expectations of most people, they all said Chong Xuefeng was a ‘pure’ kid. His betrothed had nearly eloped with someone else at the first wedding banquet, and yet he still wanted to marry her. Was he an idiot?

When Ning Shu saw the guests off, these people left without saying a word. It was truly awkward, but they were also quite satisfied to have watched a grand drama.

This was much better to watch than a wedding.

When Yin Nanlian left, she repeatedly comforted Ning Shu, telling her not to be sad.

Ning Shu nodded and told Yin Nanlian to pay attention to her safety on the road. Just this one sentence made Yin Nanlian quite moved.

Ning Shu: …

Sister, you are too easily moved, aren't you?

Yin Nanlian felt that for Ning Shu to still care about her after encountering such a thing himself… She felt like she was about to fly.

This was what liking someone was like. Chong Xuefeng did so much for Qin Nianzhi, yet received no feedback.

This was the right person.

Ning Shu saw all the guests off and had the servants clean up the leftovers. The disturbances at the wedding twice in a row were truly exhausting. Even the disciples and servants of Wanjian Manor now lacked energy and spirit.

Their Wanjian Manor was going to be reduced to a laughingstock in the martial world.

The disciples of Wanjian Manor all came over to comfort Ning Shu. There were also those feeling indignant, directly saying how the junior sister could act like this, disregarding their eldest senior brother's feelings like this.

They had worked hard to maintain the security and complete the other tasks regarding the wedding banquet, and now, the wedding was cancelled just because she said it was. And she’d done it twice, at that. It was enough to drive the other disciples to near madness.

Ning Shu kept a stern face and said nothing. She also expressed gratitude for her junior disciples’ care.

Moreover, Ning Shu saw some disciples' expressions flickering with struggle. They likely wanted to leave Wanjian Manor.

The disciples of Wanjian Manor came from all corners of the realm. Now that such a thing had happened to Wanjian Manor, going out and claiming to be a disciple of Wanjian Manor would likely just be inviting sneers upon themselves.

When people heard of the sect’s name, they would only think of the sect leader’s daughter and her elopment with the demonic cult’s leader

Sexual and romantic scandals always spread relatively fast.

Ning Shu said nothing. Regardless of what thoughts these disciples had, now was the time he should be sad. His bride had run off with someone else.

"Chong Xuefeng."

After leaving and returning, Yin Nanlian appeared again in front of Ning Shu, looking pretty and lively. Her ponytail was swaying as she walked.

Ning Shu asked, "Did you forget to grab something?"

"No. I felt I still couldn't leave. At a time like this, I must stay by your side. In case you cannot think straight and do something foolish, I can still stop you a bit. Furthermore, now that you have no relationship with Qin Nianzhi, I can appear in front of you openly and generously," Yin Nanlian said.

Ning Shu: …

She couldn’t do short-sighted things like taking her own life.

Ning Shu said somewhat helplessly, "With so many things happening at Wanjian Manor right now, it is inconvenient for you to stay here, and I will not be able to look after you."

"What does that matter? Go busy yourself with your own things. I do not need you to look after me. I just want to watch you. I’m just afraid you might take things too hard."

Ning Shu: …

This girl truly left people unable to parry. She had the servants take Yin Nanlian to the guest room to settle in.

"Eldest Senior Brother, the sect leader has asked you to go over."

A young disciple came over and spoke to Ning Shu.

Ning Shu gave a hum of assent. It would be strange if Qin Song didn't look for him after such a major incident occurred.

Ning Shu arrived at Qin Song's room and saw Qin Song sitting in a chair. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Ning Shu felt Qin Song's figure was much more hunched. He looked like he already had the earth buried up to his chin.

With a sweep of her spiritual consciousness, Ning Shu saw that Qin Song had internal bleeding. His internal organs were bleeding to varying degrees. This was the qi deviation’s effect. Qin Song didn't have long to live.

With a poor complexion, Ning Shu cupped her hands and said in a somewhat cold voice, "For what matter did Master summon this disciple?"