Chapter 4 — Stealing Purple Qi to Exchange Peach Blossoms

I suppressed the panic in my heart and stretched out my finger to place it on his wrist. Just when my fingertips were about to touch him, Tham Thanh Chau suddenly opened his mouth:

“Three years ago, I was saved by an orphan girl in the mountains.”

My hands trembled. He continued to say:

"That girl's name is A Nguyet, and next to her is a blind grandpa."

I tried to act calm.

“There are many coincidences in life.”

“So what?”

The corner of Tham Thanh Chau's lips curled up into a cold smile.

“She is just like the leader, she has eyes that can speak.”

My heart immediately sank. Sure enough, he noticed. Master saw that the situation was not good, immediately said "oh my" and put his hand to support his waist.

"If you're old, your body can't use it anymore. Standing for too long causes your waist to hurt."

The person wants to interrupt the conversation. But Tham Thanh Chau did not give his master a chance.

“Old man, when did your eyes… get cured?”

He stared at his master. The master's body stiffened. Done. This time it's really over. My head is empty. Tham Thanh Chau looked at the panicked appearance of the two disciples, the smile on his face became colder and colder. He withdrew his hand, clasping his hands behind his back.

“Let's act.”

“Continue acting.”

“I want to see what else you two can do.”

His voice was not loud, but it contained extremely intense anger. The surrounding air seemed frozen. The stick in the master's hand fell to the ground with a "clack" sound. He didn't pretend anymore, stood up straight and sighed.

“Sir National Teacher, long time no see.”

The story has come to this point, it no longer makes sense to continue acting. I raised my head and faced Tham Thanh Chau's eyes. Those eyes, once clear, were now swirling with violence. He looked at me, saying each word:

“A Nguyet... No, Linh Nguyet leader, long time no see.”

“Are those tears of yours real or fake?”

6 Tham Thanh Chau's question was like a heavy hammer hitting my heart. How should we answer? If he said the tears were fake, he would probably die on the spot. If it's true, even we ourselves wouldn't believe it. We choose silence. Master picked up the stick from the ground and blocked it in front of people.

“Sir National Teacher, what happened that year was our fault.”

The person frankly admitted.

"One person does, one person suffers. If you want to punish, just punish this old man."

Tham Thanh Chau didn't even look at his master. His eyes were still locked on me.

"I'm asking you a question. Please answer."

His voice held a huge amount of anger. I took a deep breath and raised my head.

“It's fake.”

The matter has come to this point, let's just be frank.

“The tears are fake, the feeling of appreciating him is fake, the heartache that wants to die is also fake.”

I calmly presented the truth. Every time I say a word, Tham Thanh Chau's face becomes more unsightly. By the time I finished speaking, his face was as black as the bottom of the pot.

“Okay.”

He was so angry that he laughed.

“Very good.”

He suddenly took a step forward, holding my wrist tightly. The power is so great that it's scary.

“What about this?”

He pointed to the unremarkable wooden bracelet on my wrist. I used the money left over after selling Condensing Grass to buy this bracelet. I don't understand why he asked about it.

“It's just a wooden vase ring often."

“Normal?”

Tham Thanh Chau smiled coldly.

“Do you know that over the past three years, I have sent people to search all over the world, looking for so many pairs of hands like yours, so many ladies wearing wooden bracelets?”

I was stunned. Did he find me? Why?

“Do you think that when I told you to forget me that year, it was really for your own good?”

He pressed close to me, almost roaring.

"I'm afraid that a mortal woman like you will be caught up in the sect's struggles and lose her life!"

“The jade pendant I gave you is my magic weapon that can protect you safely! Yet she sold it!”

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and the hand holding my wrist also trembled.

"I'm afraid she'll become sick with love, afraid she'll be lonely and helpless, afraid she won't live well!"

“But what about the results?”

He looked around the magnificent temple, then looked at the fine brocade clothes on him and his master.

“You two are better off alive than anyone else!”

He pointed at me, then pointed at the master.

“You two are very good! How dare you think of me as a trap that prolongs my life, tricking me into spinning around!"

He immediately went crazy on the spot. The surrounding guards were so scared that they knelt down on the ground. My master and I were too scared to speak up. It turns out... His words of love that year were all because he wanted to protect me. It turns out... He's not a fool who can be easily taken advantage of. He's just a pure, lovesick idiot. Looking at his angry red eyes, I suddenly felt a little guilty. Master cleared his throat.

"That thing... Sir, please calm down your anger."

“There may be a little misunderstanding in this matter.”

Tham Thanh Chau let go of my hand and pointed straight at the two disciples.

“Misunderstanding? Today, I will destroy this nest of scams of yours!”

As soon as he finished speaking, spiritual energy began to gather in his palm. A powerful aura of pressure radiated out. My master and I were forced to continuously step back. Seeing a fireball about to hit the sign "Thanh Phong restaurant", in an emergency, I immediately shouted:

“The jade pendant has not been sold yet!”