The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Jian Yue glared helplessly and said, "Sit down, go ahead and pounce on me, as long as we don't kiss, you can touch me however you want."

Bai Jianan's hand holding the cup froze instantly. He looked at Jian Yue, blinked, and looked aggrieved.

Jian Yue pretended not to see it and turned to Cheng Guyuan, saying, "How is it? I told you it was nothing."

Cheng Guyuan looked up, glanced at Jian Yue, then at Bai Jianan, and hesitated, as if she wanted to say something. Jian Yue frowned: "Why are you looking at him? Just say what you want to say."

Cheng Guyuan looked at Bai Haitang again, and Bai Haitang gave her a helpless look. Only then did she say, "Don't worry, sister, it's nothing. I was just a little upset and it upset the baby."

Bang! Jian Yue slammed her fist on the table and squinted at Cheng Guyuan, asking, "What did you say?"

Cheng Guyuan immediately shrank back and said, "Don't worry, sister, everything's alright?"

"No, it's the next sentence."

"I was just a little angry and it upset the baby, but it's okay. My sister is very healthy, this little bit of upset is nothing to worry about."

boom!

This time it wasn't just the sound of a fist. Cheng Guyuan shrank her neck and lowered her head. Out of the corner of her eye, she could clearly see that the pendant on Chu Tianyi's side had dented. Her eyes were fixed on Jian Yue's stomach.

Bai Jianan, on the other hand, jumped up, his eyes practically disappearing with laughter. He stared at Jian Yue's belly with an excited look in his eyes and said, "I'm going to be a father! Yueyue, you're amazing!"

As he spoke, he lifted Bai Xiaowan's chair and moved it to the other side. He then moved closer to Jian Yue and kissed her with lightning speed. He then looked at Bai Haitang and said, "Haitang, send out wedding invitations to everyone. Tell them that my Qilin Pavilion is about to have two happy events."

Chu Tian stared at Jian Yue and said, word by word, "Really?"

Jian Yue raised her eyes and remained silent, but Chu Tianyi felt a pang of heartache. He suddenly stood up and said, "I thought I understood sword intent and the so-called love, but I never expected that I still wouldn't wait for you. Why? He hurt you so deeply, yet you still chose him."

I've been waiting for you, watching over you. Whenever you say the word, I'll be there for you. But why have I never truly reached your eyes? What do I lack compared to him? Tell me, why?

This is the first time I've liked someone, the first time I've felt the thrill of being moved, and the first time I've given so much silently and steadfastly, yet received nothing in return.

Perhaps he already knew this would be the outcome, yet he remained stubbornly waiting, always hoping to find happiness in the final moment.

But just one silence from the person in front of him caused his heart to plummet to the bottom, even into an abyss.

Chu Tian's eyes held a hint of resentment, and his dejected expression made Jian Yue feel somewhat helpless.

From beginning to end, she knew what she wanted, and she made it clear to Chu Tianyi that she could only be friends with him. She never imagined that there would be such a confrontation. After a long while, she finally said, "I'm sorry, as I said, I only consider you a friend."

Chu Tianyi, from the moment we met, my heart has belonged to one person. From beginning to end, I can't live without him. And everything between us is not for outsiders to comment on. Some things, what we see in front of us, we may not see in our hearts.

Your appearance was unexpected, but it let me know that I still have a friend who can help me when I'm in trouble.

Chu Tianyi, you think you like me because you accidentally discovered you could touch me, but what if that premise is lost? Have you ever thought about that? That's an unknown answer. You can't be sure, nor can you deny it. What exactly is this unknown answer? But I can say for sure that you're not sure if we'll ever cross paths.

You told me today that your sword has been unsealed. I don't know what Black Wind meant by what he said to you back then, nor do I understand what you mean by what you said to me today, but I understand perfectly what I am saying.

No matter what you think of me today, we will always be friends.

Forever friends, but how far is forever?

Chu Tian chuckled, his eyes filled with even deeper pain. He shook his head and said, "I don't understand. I've been cultivating the Heartless Sword since I was a child, devoid of desire and emotion. I thought I was about to reach mastery, but I never imagined that someone would tell me that my sword is incomplete."

My senior brother also told me that my sword was missing something, which is why it had stagnated. I don't understand why what I thought was Mahayana was so insignificant in their eyes.

So I searched desperately, even with people I didn't like, but I never found the profound meaning of sword intent. After searching for a long time, I finally found that everything was not so unattainable after I met you.

I fell in love with you. It wasn't for taking advantage of you or testing you. It was because I genuinely wanted to be with you. Seeing you smile made me happy, and seeing you cry made me sad. I wanted to be by your side. Every time we met, we had to part ways quickly. That feeling of my heart being torn apart still lingers in my memory.

The Heartless Sword trembled for a moment, and the profound meaning of the sword technique was instantly activated. I suddenly understood the second level of the Heartless Sword: falling in love. But I realized it too late. When I chased after you, you already had another man's child.

Shangguan Jianyue, did I appear too late? Did I understand too late, which is why you chose him? What if I had met you before him? Would you have chosen me then?

His persistent gaze left Jian Yue speechless. Bai Jianan, standing beside her, looked at him sharply and said, "Thinking too much is a disease. Regardless of whether Yue Yue met you first or not, in the end, she will not choose you."

Chu Tian coldly asked, "How did you know?"

Bai Jianan said, "I know it because I can reach her heart, but you can't. Chu Tianyi, you practice swordsmanship, using the sword to forge your heart, but do you understand your sword? You are even inferior to Cangfeng. Your sword has no emotion, no heart, because you have no heart."

"But you seem to be doing a little better now. You've already grasped the second level of the Heartless Sword. You should hurry back and comprehend your sword intent. Wasting time here is disrespectful to your master and to the legacy of the Heartless Sword, isn't it?"

Chu Tianyi pursed his lips, and the killing intent in his eyes reappeared. Seeing this, Jian Yue had no choice but to say, "Chu Tianyi, you should leave."

Chu Tianyi said, "You haven't answered my question yet."

Jian Yue lowered her head, and after a long while, looked at Chu Tian and said: "Whether you appear before him or not, you and I will not be together. Just like Bai Jianan said, he can enter my heart, but not me. You don't even know your own heart, so how can you understand me?"

I am not a saint, much less an innocent, virtuous young lady. What I want is not something you can simply give me, because you don't understand what I need.

Chu Tian retorted, "But I can learn, I can work hard, why won't you even give me the slightest chance?"

Jian Yue didn't know what to say. This was the first time Chu Tianyi had been so aggressive. To her, Chu Tianyi was her friend and the benefactor who had saved her time and time again. Apart from repeatedly saying that she had no feelings for him, she couldn't bring herself to rebuke him with a strong attitude.

Seeing this, Bai Jianan was furious. He pulled Jian Yue behind him and said coldly, "You keep saying that you like Yueyue and can't bear to see her cry or be sad, but now you're being so aggressive here. Is this what you call liking her? Your concern for her?"

Chu Tianyi, it's not scary to be a true villain; what's scary is being a villain yet trying to act like a gentleman. People like you disgust me. Get out of our sight immediately; you're not welcome here.

With a whoosh, a flash of cold light appeared, and the sword, Jueqing, was drawn. Chu Tianyi cleaved the round table in two, sending splinters flying. Cheng Guyuan paled in fright, and Jian Yue turned deathly pale. The instant the splinters flew, Bai Jianan shielded Jian Yue behind him, a cold sneer in his eyes. "I didn't expect the little prince of the Northwest to make such a childish move. What? Trying to steal it?"

Bai Xiaowan had already left the round table the moment Chu Tianyi drew his sword. After the round table was split open, she immediately drew her long sword from her waist, blocked the flying wood chips, and rushed towards Chu Tianqi, cursing as she charged: "Who do you think you are? How dare you threaten my Yueyue so arrogantly?"

The two swords clashed, sparks flying. Chu Tianyi remained unmoved, while Bai Xiaowan was shaken so badly that blood trickled from the corner of her mouth and her mouth went numb. However, she still stubbornly refused to back down, glaring at him and saying, "You dare to attack Yueyue? Don't you know whether I, the Red-Headed Green Ghost, will stand in your way?"

Chu Tianyi glanced at Bai Xiaowan indifferently and said, "You are no match for me."

Bai Xiaowan sneered: "So what? There are always people here who can beat you. If you kill me, someone will naturally avenge me."

Jian Yue rubbed her temples, suddenly feeling a dull ache in her head. The surrounding noise irritated her. Seeing Bai Xiaowan severely injured by Chu Tianyi, yet still seeking justice for herself, while Chu Tianyi was hurting her family simply because of his obsession with her, she couldn't help but scold, "Chu Tianyi, are you ever going to stop?"

Chu Tianyi paused, looked up, and met Jian Yue's cold gaze. She said, "Chu Tianyi, I've made myself perfectly clear. There's absolutely no possibility between you and me, and you shouldn't take your anger out on the people here. They're all my family."

Taking advantage of the moment, Bai Haitang quickly stepped forward and forcibly pulled Bai Xiaowan aside, saying, "Why are you showing off, you're a young lady? There's someone else's fiancé here, what business is it of yours?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaowan smiled, wiped the bloodstains from her lips, and said boldly, "Look at me, I forgot that my Yueyue has someone protecting her, and she's quite capable of fighting. Especially compared to her now, the difference is obvious. I say, Lord Pavilion Master, I had many misunderstandings about you before, but I understand now. You're really not bad, at least you wouldn't lay a hand on a woman."