Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 195 - 137 Date_2

Chapter 195: Chapter 137 Date_2

Actually, Cen Yueyue’s personality isn’t quite suited for using Gu Worms; although she is greatly knowledgeable about Gu Techniques, her disposition truly resembles her mother’s and she disdains using what she views as cunning schemes and tricks.

"Wow."

The young girl looked around the street with great interest, with stores and merchants everywhere, which dazzled her eyes; she had never seen such exotic scenery before.

Uh... for her, Fengzhou really counted as an exotic realm.

The streets were intricate and bustling. The two chatted while strolling from the South City District to the North City District; after all, Shuangfeng City, being a main city of a province, naturally had a substantial population.

Shuangfeng City is approximately divided into two areas, north and south, with the Purple Cloud Pavilion where Yu Ying resides serving as the demarcation. To the south, it’s primarily an area active with cultivators.

Of course, there are also many commoners living in the southern city, but their presence here is more to gain some benefits from the immortals.

The south is governed by Yu Ying, while the north is governed by the local city lord.

Here too is the commoners’ living area and commercial districts. As a border region, it inevitably engages in trade with the countries of the Southern Border, not to mention it also provides a place for hundreds of thousands of people to live.

"Recently the weather has been severely cold; I guess we might enjoy viewing wintersweets in another month or so. This shawl and cloak are really nice."

Glancing at the girl’s outfit and then the exquisitely crafted cloak, he gave an inquiring look.

"Wow! This immortal has quite an eye. This shawl could not be more fitting for a celestial being."

The girl just shyly nodded, which didn’t make Jiang Feng burst into laughter but instead made the merchant’s face beam with joy. Though pricey, young people... never haggle.

Moreover, Jiang Feng wasn’t interested in haggling; it wasn’t about pride, needing to maintain an impressive demeanor in front of Cen Yueyue, but rather,

silver was utterly useless to him.

For a cultivator, gold and silver had no utility; casually flipping through his Qiankun Bag, he tossed a silver ingot without even asking the price, delightfully surprising the merchant.

That’s why so many people come to do business around here.

"Come on, I’ve looked around just now, this cloak feels nice, has at least three layers inside and out, mainly it matches your dress well, in such cold weather you should take good care of yourself."

"...Mm."

Usually talkative, she found herself at a loss for words, realizing something was a bit off.

Why does it sound like an old married couple?

Though she knew Jiang Feng was choosing a gift for her to return a favor from last time, she still felt a bit embarrassed; the merchant also approached with a smile, continuously praising with flattering words.

In the eyes of others, they naturally looked like a loving young couple, and from their appearances and demeanors, one could tell they were certainly not ordinary folks.

Wandering the streets leisurely in single-layered clothing during the deep winter, with unchanged expressions, those are surely the immortal cultivators.

Since Jiang Feng set out on his cultivation journey from Qingshui County, it has been nearly four months now, stepping deeply into winter. The cold air from the north presses down continuously, the chilly winds fierce, and if observed closely, nearly everyone is wrapped up tightly.

He proactively threw the cloak over the girl’s back, not avoiding closeness, and throughout the process, Jiang Feng’s expression stayed unchanged, his gaze clear, his mind free from idle thoughts.

But women are always more sensitive to emotional changes; she noticed that Jiang Feng was very skilled in this action, clearly not his first time.

And the choice of shopping location was also excellent, being the busiest and most bustling business district, even the gaze selecting the cloak was particularly unique, better matching her long dress.

Especially.

She noticed in Jiang Feng’s eyes a hint of tenderness, or maybe indulgence.

His fingers nimbly wrapped a red string around the position of the collarbone, not avoiding closeness either, but directly tied a cute bow in front of the girl’s chest, making her look full of youthful vigor, which just startled Cen Yueyue.

How is this guy...

Feeling the fuzzy touch near her neck, the girl couldn’t help but ask softly.

"You... how are you so skilled."

Just this simple sentence suddenly froze the smile on Jiang Feng’s face.

He stared blankly at the girl in front of him; his pupils contracted wildly. Everything in his eyes started to clear up, memories in his mind became disordered. Those memories he had deliberately sealed away erupted at this moment.

Flashes of a girl uncontrollably passed through his mind.

Shy smiles, light steps, similar heights, the same preferences, and that faint...

"Ah, I’m sorry, I was lost in thought."

Panicked, he let go of her hand, took a few steps back, and the two blurry figures in his eyes gradually overlapped and disappeared. He finally realized that the woman standing in front of him was not the little girl who had lived with him for over a decade.

Damn, why am I thinking about Yan Yurou again.

"Lost in thought?"

She looked at the young man, puzzled; could someone really be so considerate of a girl while being absent-minded?

But she wasn’t an insensitive person, noticing the loneliness and feigned indifference in the young man’s eyes, she knew that continuing this topic wouldn’t be pleasant.

So she bluntly said, "If you had been any slower in letting go, I would have yelled on the street, you scoundrel, huh, be careful or I’ll send you to the Water Prison!"

"Please spare me, I’ve never been in such a place in my life."

"Well then, let you experience it once for a complete life, haha~ By the way, did you not notice any changes in your physique? How does the Scarlet Pill taste, eh, Little Jiang Jiang?"

Her eyes curved into crescents, Cen Yueyue was indeed very creative with nicknames, calling out various names until she finally ended up with "Little Jiang Jiang."

Even Jiang Feng almost spat out his drink, casually buying a bag of dragon beard candy, holding it with one hand and passing it over. The other person cooperated well by picking up a piece with her slender fingers.

"Um! The taste is really great, much tastier than the Scarlet Pill. I’m worried you might get deviated in your cultivation. Wearing just this in the dead of winter, I guess the fire poison hasn’t dissipated yet."

The little princess from the Southern Border, with just one look, could discern Jiang Feng’s physical condition, even noticing a slight redness on Jiang Feng’s arm while he was pouring tea earlier.

"I overestimated my own physique. This Elixir must have been intended for those in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and specifically for those with strong physical bodies, like your cousin."

"After I took it, it took me four whole days to assimilate it. The first day, my whole body was nearly burnt to a crisp. If not for my junior sister protector coming to help, it would have taken even longer; the second day was a bit better, and by the third and fourth day, I finally assimilated it.

"But it’s just the Elixir that’s been assimilated, no, to describe it as digested might be more appropriate. There are still a lot of residual effects of the medicine in my body honestly, I’m still feeling hot all over."

"These recent days, I guess I won’t be able to cultivate normally. The spiritual energy causes a burning pain as soon as it flows through my meridians, so breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage might still take some time."

"But the effects of the Scarlet Pill are indeed dominating; I can feel my physique has improved, maybe twice as strong as before. One punch now... maybe could kill a cow?"

After shifting the topic to cultivation, Jiang Feng immediately returned to his usual demeanor. Throughout the journey, neither he nor Cen Yueyue ever stopped talking. Both were very conversational and possessed a broad and scholarly knowledge.

Among other things, Cen Yueyue not only asked about Jiang Feng’s cultivation experiences and offered guidance but also asked some questions about Liu Tangxi.

Like how they met, how he was favored, how their interactions were— every time Liu Tangxi was mentioned, her eyes were full of stars.

Or she might ask about Jiang Feng’s childhood and experiences because she always felt that the man beside her didn’t seem as young as he appeared on the surface.

However, each time he would deliberately steer away from this topic—his cocooned life of more than a decade wasn’t exactly a beautiful memory, not to mention the incidents that happened at the end.

Unwittingly, the day gradually darkened; both were unaware that during their date, a pair of eyes had been watching them the entire time.

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