Ye Youyou knew that her father was not seriously injured and was just forcing herself. But she knew this but was unable to refute. Deep down in her heart, she had already had enough of this pain and helplessness.
She was in a daze, feeling the spring breeze blowing from the courtyard to the house, but her pupils slowly lost focus, becoming distracted and wandering.
Wanwan stayed by her side silently, watching her delicate body slowly bend down, and her mood became much lower.
"Miss, don't think about it anymore. If after hard work, you still get this result in the end, you can't blame yourself. Maybe it's just that the fate has not come."
Listening to what Wanwan said, Ye Youyou couldn't help but feel ripples in her heart, and the coldness as cold as an ice cellar instantly made her shiver.
Slowly he breathed a sigh of relief: "Yeah, maybe that's it."
The beautiful eyes floated up and down, but their gaze became darker and darker.
"But no matter what, we must make it clear to Brother Zhou Tian. Even if he is about to leave in the future, we cannot let him have negative emotions. As for the future... haha, what are we talking about in the future?"
After that, she put on her favorite pink and white dress. Each flower on the skirt was different, and she even hung a sachet on her waist.
"Miss, what is this?"
"You stay in the house and wait. If my parents ask about it, just tell me to go and settle things with brother Zhou Tian."
"But Miss, Madam won't let you go out?"
Wanwan was a little unhappy every time she shielded the young lady from the knife.
But Youyou didn't think too much, and then walked out of the door.
In the town, her figure was still so graceful and charming.
But her face was no longer as youthful as a girl's, and her eyes were filled with sadness, and she thought of every moment she spent with Zhou Tian.
It was still the same arch bridge, but some memories only lasted a moment. I recalled the way Zhou Tian hugged her, and the scene of her feet resting between his knees. I shed a few tears as I walked.
Suddenly there was a noise in front of her, which pulled her away from her memories.
In the small town of Tianqian Town, big and small events usually cause a fuss, and this time is no exception.
"You come to the pub to drink and cause trouble. Do you think Tianqian Town is a place for you to run wild?"
The waiter in a tavern was arguing with a man wearing black armor and a golden mask. From a distance, it seemed that he was not from Tianqian Town, and it was rare to see him dressed like this.
Not long after, a group of people gathered in front of the tavern, and there was a lot of discussion.
"What's wrong?"
"Yeah, it's the eldest lady of the Ye family. This weirdo asked about the martial arts competition when he was drinking in the tavern. But now is the best time for the tavern's business, and the shopkeeper has no time to pay attention to him. Unexpectedly, he went up and broke many of our drinks.
Altar, it’s too much to bully people.”
As a member of the Ye family of the Xuantian Sect, of course they would take action to stop this kind of thing, and Ye Youyou was no exception.
After hearing this, she took a few steps forward and looked directly at this person.
"Brother, why did you smash other people's things for no reason?"
Although she was born as a girl, she is no less courageous than an adult man.
"Po Qi?"
"Listen to what the waiter said, are you from Ye Mansion? Excuse me, who will be the winner in this year's Spring Equinox Competition?"
Ye Youyouming didn't say any secret words, and said loudly: "It's me, what's wrong? Who are you? Why are you so curious about our Xuantian Sect's martial arts competition?"
The people around her didn't know why she said that. The winner was obviously Zhou Tian, but no one refuted it and continued to watch the excitement around her.
"It's you?"
Then, the masked man pulled out the scimitar hanging from his waist and slashed at him without saying a word.
Ye Youyou dodged and accidentally had the sachet hanging on her waist cut off.
Then he hit the masked man with both fists like he was fishing for the moon in the sea.
I saw that the masked man was impartial and resisted the punch.
"The Tiger Shape Dragon Intention Fist is indeed quite powerful. Since you are the winner, our master wants to see you and hope you come with me."
The masked man's voice sounded like it was being covered by a cauldron, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
Ye Youyou usually hated this kind of pretentious person, and glanced at him with disgust: "Why should I go with you? I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you."
The punch just now had used up half of her strength and cultivation, but she didn't expect that this person could carry it through unharmed. He must have extremely high skill, and the attacker was not good, so it was best to get away first.
Just when she was thinking this, the masked man teleported in front of her, blocking her way.
"I just went to see you, nothing happened."
After saying that, a palm struck down on Youyou's neck, and she fainted.
The masked man dragged her waist up, jumped up, and disappeared.
The people who gathered in a circle to watch the excitement were frightened by this sudden turn of events and dispersed in all directions. The waiter also returned to the tavern timidly, as if nothing had happened.
In the evening, Zhou Tian had nothing to do in the mansion and wanted to practice his skills again. He came to the open space in the yard and sat cross-legged, hoping to use the power of the soul-eating blood beads again to improve his skills and cultivation.
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But a long time passed, but I couldn't feel the fluctuation of the soul-eating blood beads at all.
"Did it disappear after swallowing?"
He was at a loss. He had obviously entered a dream that day, that vast white space, that unfamiliar voice... why was there no movement now?
While I was thinking, a person came up behind me.
"Hey, young master, you still miss the point. If you want to use the power of the soul-eating blood beads, you must be clear in your heart and not have any distracting thoughts."
"How can you be so focused on things like this?"
It was Xu Qingnian who spoke. He saw a noise in the courtyard, so he walked out of the servant's room.
"You are a senior, so don't call me young master."
Zhou Tian knew who it was as soon as he heard it. Ever since he swallowed the Soul-Eating Blood Bead, his five senses had instantly improved, and it became more obvious day by day.
"I've been barking for so many years. I suddenly want to change it, but it's a bit awkward. Anyway, I want to be by your side, so it's okay to yell like this."
Zhou Tian didn't say anything more and continued to close his eyes.
"No need to practice. I told you that your heart is not pure. Even if you forcefully use the power of the soul-eating blood beads, it will have no effect."
Zhou Tian opened his eyes and saw Lao Xu sitting in front of him, also with his legs crossed.
That cynical look doesn't look like an old man in his fifties.
"Haha, you, old Xu, really have a way with you. You don't speak and behave like a peerless expert at all, more like an old naughty boy with no integrity. I really don't know why my father let you be the housekeeper of our Zhou family."
Zhou Tian shook his head and sighed, and the level of disgust was evident.
Xu Qing is over fifty years old, and his character is exactly as Zhou Tian said. As early as decades ago, the old master at the Imperial City Academy gave him a nickname, Duodong Qing.
But something happened that forced him to leave the academy, and he claimed to the public that he was kicked out.
"The soul-eating blood beads are made from the blood of the phoenix. If the qi fire and yang qi are too strong, if the cultivator's heart is not clear, he will suffer from it."
After Zhou Tian heard this, he stood up and looked at him with burning eyes.
"Do you know, Lao Xu, the origin of this soul-eating blood bead? My father also said that it was my mother who saved you at that time. Do you also know the cause of my mother's death?"
Zhou Tian was so smart that Xu Qingnian never expected that he would suddenly ask about this matter. He deliberately avoided his eyes, stood up in a panic, and started talking nonsense.
"What are you talking about? Who still remembers the cause of your mother's death and the time your mother saved me? It's been so long."
After saying that, he ran back in a panic.
Zhou Tian did not pursue the question further. Looking at his nervous back and his trance-like state, he knew very well that this matter was not that simple.
But since he didn't want to tell him, he didn't want to ask anymore. Just like his father said, no matter what it is, the answer he finds by himself is the most credible.
Suddenly, a gust of evening wind came, and the chill caused him to wrap up his clothes tightly and look up at the endless starry sky.
The night was like water, and the moon was bright in the sky. The frost-like moonlight shone on his face, and the quiet courtyard was illuminated as bright as day.
Ye Youyou's name suddenly flashed through his mind. Thinking of leaving the next day and not knowing when we would see each other again, his heart felt like it was being stirred by a knife, and he was so painful that it was difficult to breathe.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
A fierce knock on the door made Zhou Tian's spirit tremble.
He happened to be in the courtyard and was about to open the door.
Whoosh!
A dark shadow passed by him.
It's Lao Xu again.
"Master, I'll be the one to open the door. Knocking on the door so impatiently probably isn't a good person."
At this time, every room in the courtyard was instantly brightly lit.
Zhou Liting, wearing a coat, also walked out. He looked at Zhou Tian with sleepy eyes.
"Why are you not sleeping yet?"
"Master! This?"
Xu Qingnian wanted to ask Zhou Liting whether the door could be opened. Zhou Liting thought for a moment, nodded, and stared at the door.
After Lao Xu slowly opened the door, a person's feet suddenly appeared in front of him. He took advantage of the situation and jumped to the bottom of the steps.
"Ye Wensheng?"
Zhou Tian frowned and looked at him angrily.
It turned out that it was Ye Wensheng and his wife who knocked on the door, followed by Wanwan.
"Elder Ye, why do you have such a sudden visit in the middle of the night? Why did you hit my housekeeper?"
Zhou Liting didn't know what he was trying to do, so he looked at Lao Xu at the foot of the steps and winked.
"You also know that it's so late at night and you're not ashamed to ask, where is my daughter?"
His wife yelled, leaving Zhou Liting confused for a moment.
"What about your daughter? Ye Youyou has never been to Zhou Mansion since the martial arts competition. What are you talking about? Could it be that we are hiding Youyou."
When Zhou Tian heard that Youyou had disappeared, there was a buzz in his head. For a moment, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and a bone-chilling coldness spread from his heart.
"What!"
"Youyou is missing!"
Although the voice was small, the accompanying rapid breathing made Zhou Liting very worried after hearing it.
"Yes, Mr. Zhou, before I left, the young lady told me that I would come to you to explain the matter clearly and settle the matter."