The green tea heroine and the villain who practices ruthlessness

A dark cloud drifted across the night sky, covering the waning moon.

All the moonlight was put away, the cold wind blew across the low wall, and the wild roses on the wall shivered in the wind.

Just like the proud and sensitive self-esteem of a girl, although she has the tenacity to withstand wind and rain, she is also delicate and fragile.

"I have forgotten what you just said."

Pingxiu held back tears, but the tears still blurred her vision.

"The Forgettable Water made me forget some things, but it cannot erase your imprint in my heart."

"My parents can't stop me from running towards you."

"I...I ignored my parents' concerns, ditched my father's direct disciples, sneaked into the Sword Tomb alone, and stole the King's Sword, just to see you..."

Tears welled up in his eyes, and Pingxiu finally couldn't help sobbing: "Then, you tell me, from now on we will only meet each other but not know each other?"

Xue Ning saw the heartbroken look of his sweetheart in his eyes.

Every frown and every tear was like a thin needle pricking his heart with holes.

How could he bear to make her so sad?

He had clearly promised her before that he would treat her well, love her and protect her for the rest of his life.

But Jiang Xiaoluan’s words that night are still fresh in my ears——

"As a mother, I only hope that my daughter can be safe and happy in this life."

"But she almost died several times when she was with you."

"I really can't leave Xiuxiu to you."

……

Xue Ning heard his own voice ringing in the cold night, as if it came from another distant time and space, separated by a faint barrier.

His body seemed to be occupied by another person. "He" replaced his real self and shattered the girl's true feelings without mercy.

The young man didn't know at that time that this would become the thing he regretted most in his life.

"Fellow Daoist Ping, let's not get entangled with each other and use up each other's last bit of dignity."

The boy's voice sounded calm and cold.

"If I rebel tonight, I will be on Xiuwen Academy's wanted list tomorrow and become a destitute dog that everyone can kill."

"The news that I killed Black Sky Dog has spread all over the world, and the Blood Moon Sect will not let me go..."

"You can come back to Feng's house with me!" Pingxiu said anxiously.

The young man lowered his thick eyelashes and asked calmly: "What then?"

"Go back to Feng's house with you, then hide your name, change your appearance, hide under your wings, and spend the rest of your life cowardly?"

"That was not what I meant……"

Xue Ning interrupted her: "Will you become a Taoist couple with me?"

"Can you stand with me openly?"

"Fellow Daoist Ping, I cannot live on your love and charity like a gutter rat."

"I am a man, and no man in this world is willing to hide behind a woman and be a waste."

Pingxiu's hands and feet felt cold, and she couldn't help shouting in a low voice: "I don't want to force you to stay with me as a nameless person, I just want you!"

The young man's eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly.

He didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at Pingxiu.

Because he knew that with just one look at her, those cruel words would never be uttered again.

"But I don't want you anymore."

His cold look deeply hurt Pingxiu's heart.

"why?"

"Because I can't afford it."

He couldn't give Xiuxiu happiness, and he couldn't even protect her.

"I can't do what I promised Mrs. Feng Si, and I can't give you a peaceful and happy life."

So, the best way is to let it go.

"I can't bear this defeat even more than losing you."

He would rather she live well than lose her love.

Dang-

Pingxiu didn't hold the king's sword steady, and it fell on the bluestone ground, causing a hollow echo in the empty back garden.

The young man finally slowly raised his eyes and looked directly at Pingxiu.

His eyes were deep and quiet, but there was no trace of love in them.

Pingxiu's heart felt like there was a big hole, and the cold wind was blowing into it.

Xue Ning smiled and said, "Go back and make peace with your parents. They should be worried."

He raised his blood-stained arms, cupped his hands into fists, and said politely and unfamiliarly: "If you say goodbye today, we will never see you again. I hope you will take good care of yourself in the future."

Pingxiu suddenly raised his foot and kicked Wang Jian hard to Xue Ning's side.

The fairy weapon that everyone in the fairy sect longed for seemed to be just a pile of rusty scrap metal in the eyes of the girl.

"Why are you so cowardly?"

Xue Ning said: "You are right, I am indeed a coward."

Pingxiu wiped away the tears on her face: "You told me to look down on you!"

Xue Ning smiled lightly and said, "If I don't leave now, I'm afraid you will look down on me even more in the future."

Ping Xiu frowned and sneered: "You want to drive me away with this clumsy method? Don't even think about it, I won't let you succeed..."

Xue Ning suddenly raised his hand, rubbed his eyebrows vigorously, and said with a tired face: "Fellow Daoist Ping, I'm not acting, I'm just tired."

"For a man, it is enough to ruin his reputation for a woman once in his life. To do it a second time is stupid."

Pingxiu's body trembled slightly and was about to collapse.

"Once Shen Jue escapes from danger and returns to Tianyuan Dao Sect, his people will soon find the black market. It's time for me to leave."

After Xue Ning finished speaking, he turned around decisively.

He didn't dare to look at Pingxiu's face again.

I could only see her slightly trembling hands from the corner of my eye.

Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps behind him, and something came through the air.

Xue Ning relied on intuition and stretched out his arms to fish it out, and caught Wang Jian in his hand.

He couldn't help being a little surprised.

Immediately afterwards, several medicine bottles hit his back, and then fell to the ground with a clang.

Pingxiu raised her neck and said not to be outdone: "Because I have liked you for a while, I will reward you with these things!"

"From now on, don't appear in front of me again!"

"Okay." He whispered, his voice hoarse.

Pingxiu tucked up her cloak, held her Five Elements Tianluo umbrella, and walked toward the courtyard gate without looking back, crying silently.

She headed south.

He went all the way north.

The two of them stopped several times, but they held back and no one looked back.

The second boss of the black market had been waiting outside the back garden. When he saw Pingxiu coming out alone, he asked in surprise: "Where is your... friend?"

Pingxiu sniffed and said angrily, "Let's go..."

"No, dead."

The second boss of the black market raised his eyebrows and did not ask the question.

"Senior Shao, can you please send someone to take me back to Tianyuan Dao Sect so that I can reconcile with my parents?"

The second master of the black market said: "The spies of the Knight Cavalry came back and reported that the Tianyuan Dao Sect is in chaos right now. If I send you back now, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you. I suggest you leave after dawn."

Ping Xiu said: "People from the Blood Moon Sect and the Evil Demon Valley are here."

The second master of the black market spread his palms, shrugged, and said with a smile: "Xiuxiu, our black market only does business. And in the business of this world, in the eyes of your uncle Shao, there is no distinction between good and evil."

The implication is that even if it is boiling outside, the black market will never take a trip into this muddy water.

Pingxiu had no choice but to let the spies find a way to deliver the news to Fourth Master Feng, and then stayed at the second master's house and waited for dawn.

As soon as it dawned, the news came back.

Tianyuan Dao Sect was suddenly attacked at night last night, and the outer sect's barrier was forced. Ten of the outer sect disciples were killed and nine injured, resulting in heavy losses.

The guest courtyards of some sects were close to the outer gate and were also affected by the chaos.

The Feng family of Zhang Tai bore the brunt.

Fortunately, the Feng family's black-armored guards were well-trained, and the sixth master Feng was alert. Even though the fourth master Feng was not in his position and no one in the Feng family was in charge of the overall situation, he still faced the difficulties and bravely shouldered the burden.

It was not until the end of the battle that Feng Si and his wife heard the news and rushed back.

But the charge of dereliction of duty cannot be evaded no matter what.

After hearing this, Pingxiu felt deeply regretful.

She knew that her parents must have come out to look for her, but couldn't find her, which delayed the opportunity to return to take charge of the overall situation.

Hearing that the demons had been temporarily defeated, Pingxiu immediately asked Shao Feng to send her back.

Shao Feng personally selected a dozen elite disciples to take a small path and send Pingxiu back to Tianyuan Dao Sect from the underground cave tunnel.

The caves and tunnels under the black market extend in all directions and are intricate. Except for the Cavalry Guard holding the message guide, any outsider who strays into them will most likely get lost.

These rock tunnels have been the safest escape route for the black market for many years.

Pingxiu was protected by Shao Feng's disciples and passed through a cave with the Dragon Slaying Pass when he suddenly heard a loud bang behind him.

The huge stone barrier fell, instantly crushing the two knights who were about to pass through the cave entrance into meat patties.

With a few swish sounds of golden blades clashing, the other three knightly guards fell to the ground and died.

The remaining Cavalry Guards were blocked at the other end by a solid boulder pass.

Pingxiu's heart was beating fast, and she slowly backed up to the stone pass, holding the handle of the umbrella tightly.

"Who are you?"

The armored Cavalry Guard turned around, took off the face shield of his helmet, and smiled gently at Ping Xiu: "Fellow Daoist Ping, why are you so scared?"

It's Shen Jue!

Shen Jue took off his heavy armor, revealing his blood-soaked robe.

Pingxiu said coldly: "Sect Master Shen, you pretended to be a knight guard and intercepted this junior here. Do you want to kill people and silence them?"

Shen Jue smiled and said, "If I say yes, how will you treat me?"

"Based on this junior's cultivation, I can't escape from Sect Master Shen's grasp anyway," Pingxiu tried to appear calm, "But Sect Master Shen, don't forget, Senior Sister Qiuyue knows that I have been to the black market."

"The second boss of the black market also knows where this junior is going."

"Even if this junior dies here today, he will not die silently."

Shen Jue said: "I'm just joking with you, of course I won't kill you."

"After all - we are from the same Celestial Master clan. To me, your blood is the best healing elixir in the world."

Shen Jue held up a sharp sword flower and pressed the tip of the sword against Pingxiu's wrist, preventing her from opening the magical weapon.

"Don't move rashly."

"You don't want me to break your limbs, do you?"

Shen Jue threw a medicine bottle over and said, "Drink it."

Pingxiu held the medicine bottle and asked in a deep voice: "What is it?"

Shen Jue smiled and said: "Forgetting Water, have you drank it before?"

……

Xue Ning left the second master's residence, wandered around the black market, and immediately regretted it.

Even if he rejects and pushes Pingxiu away on the surface, it doesn't mean that he can't protect her secretly.

He is willing to be the shadow behind Pingxiu for the rest of his life, even if she can't see it, as long as she is happy and worry-free for the rest of her life, it will be worth it.

Xue Ning carried Wang Jian on her back, dragging her injuries, and sneaked back to the second master's mansion.

By the time he arrived, Pingxiu had already left.