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Chapter 470: Sun Xingyu vs. Li Zhenzhen
Chapter 470: Sun Xingyu vs. Li Zhenzhen
Sun Xingyu turned her gaze towards Li Zhenzhen.
Li Zhenzhen met her eyes, her gaze filled with disdain, mockery, and sharpness.
Sun Xingyu's eyes, on the other hand, reflected innocence, sincerity, and a hint of naivete.
As their eyes met in mid-air, sparks seemed to fly between them.
"I'm afraid I don't quite follow what the esteemed Li Zhenzhen is implying," Sun Xingyu said calmly. "I have never asked Wang Yiming and the others to do anything on my behalf."
Instead of answering, Li Zhenzhen countered with a question, "Don't you think your plan is rather crude and poorly thought out? Are you not aware that before you, there was another woman by the name of Xue Kerren who also attempted to offer herself as a bed companion?"
After all, the Demon Sect's sphere of influence was primarily in the northwest. While Sun Xingyu was physically present in the Central Plains, she couldn't compare to the intelligence network of the seven major sword sects.
Sun Xingyu bit her lower lip gently.
Aside from the fact that she didn't consider her plan to be crude at all, even if she conceded that there were flaws in her scheme, how could any man possibly resist her charms? She was exceedingly beautiful.
However...
"Esteemed Li Zhenzhen, you've misunderstood my intentions," Sun Xingyu said, her eyes flashing with a hint of mischief as a smile played at the corners of her mouth. "I never offered myself as a bed companion. I am merely a lowly maid in service to the Chief Escort."
"Oh?" Li Zhenzhen's eyebrows arched in surprise.
This time, it was her turn to be taken aback. She hadn't expected that Tie Kaicheng had already taken Sun Xingyu under his wing.
Li Zhenzhen glanced at Tie Kaicheng, wondering to herself. She had thought him to be the stoic, unyielding type. Compared to Ouyang Yunhe, she prided herself on understanding men and women alike, which was why she had prepared more comprehensively and had also learned about the reason behind Tie Kaicheng and Sun Xingyu sharing a carriage.
However, she had assumed that Sun Xingyu had schemed her way into sharing a carriage with Tie Kaicheng, and that he had merely acquiesced for the convenience of travel, with no other intentions or connections between them. She certainly hadn't expected that Sun Xingyu would claim to be his maid. What kind of maid was so breathtakingly beautiful? Perhaps a personal attendant to warm his bed and satisfy his desires!
Wait, that didn't make sense either. If she were his personal attendant for such purposes, then why would Tie Kaicheng have Rong Zhengjie prepare a separate room for her?
This woman is bluffing!
Li Zhenzhen's eyes narrowed as she nodded, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth. "So, as I thought, Chief Escort Tie couldn't bring himself to lower his standards for you. You're merely a maid who pours tea, massages shoulders, and..." She let the sentence hang, emphasizing the last two words, "...squeezes feet."
At the mention of "squeezing feet," Sun Xingyu's eyes narrowed, and she almost lost her composure.
"A heroic young man like Chief Escort Tie would never lower himself to be with a woman of questionable background, one who is so obviously putting on an act and harboring ulterior motives," Li Zhenzhen continued, her chest puffed out proudly, her neck as graceful as a swan's, captivating all who laid eyes on her. "His wife should be a disciple from a reputable sect within the Central Plains, a woman of noble birth and impeccable reputation."
Sun Xingyu clenched her teeth, her heart pounding. She wanted to retort, but she held her tongue and instead let out a deliberate sigh.
"Sister, you truly misunderstand me," Sun Xingyu said softly, her voice carrying a hint of sadness. "You've said so much, but do you have any proof that I am the kind of person you claim me to be?"
Sun Xingyu smiled gently. "I know you're anxious, Sister, but I assure you, I am innocent."
She was confident that Li Zhenzhen had no idea about her background. Otherwise, Li Zhenzhen would have exposed her identity immediately instead of wasting time talking in circles. Moreover, all of Li Zhenzhen's accusations were baseless assumptions because Sun Xingyu knew that she hadn't instructed Wang Yiming and the others to do anything.
Tie Kaicheng, observing from the sidelines, felt as though he were witnessing a clash between a fiery Sichuan and Chongqing woman and a cunning, deceptive "green tea" girl from the Jiangnan region.
Yes, a green tea girl. Although the Demon Sect was based far in the northwest, Sun Xingyu's mother, Ruyu, was the daughter of a scholar from the Jiangnan region, making Sun Xingyu half Jiangnan herself.
While the Demon Sect had its headquarters in the Qilian Mountains, its influence clearly extended far beyond, as evidenced by the Demon Lord's extensive travels throughout the Central Plains.
"Chief... Chief Escort..."
Rong Zhengjie approached Tie Kaicheng with trepidation. Despite sensing the tense atmosphere, his fear of Tie Kaicheng seemed to outweigh his better judgment, prompting him to deliver his report.
"I've prepared another 'Yi' room for Miss Sun." Rong Zhengjie said.
Both Sun Xingyu and Li Zhenzhen turned their gazes toward Tie Kaicheng.
Rong Zhengjie shivered, feeling as though he had once again done something foolish.
Tie Kaicheng shot him a sidelong glance, wondering why Rong Zhengjie had chosen that moment to divert his attention away from the unfolding drama. "If you have nothing else to do, you may take your rest. We have an early departure tomorrow."
Rong Zhengjie nodded vigorously, then scurried away like a rabbit with its tail on fire.
As he dashed off, he couldn't help but ponder his own behavior. He considered himself a seasoned veteran of the jianghu, yet he kept making blunders as if he had lost his wits. But then he thought of Tie Kaicheng's combination of benevolence and might, his unparalleled swordsmanship, Sun Xingyu's pitiful and endearing demeanor, her unparalleled beauty, Li Zhenzhen's status among the younger generation in the jianghu, and her graceful and valiant bearing...
"I'm just an ordinary escort, it's only natural that I can't understand what they're thinking. Isn't that normal?" Rong Zhengjie reasoned with himself. "I'm just a driver, I'll do whatever the Chief Escort tells me to do!"
With Rong Zhengjie's exit, Tie Kaicheng found himself facing the expectant gazes of the two women, unable to continue his spectator role.
"Li Zhenzhen, the Rakshasa Fairy."
"I've had the pleasure of meeting you, Chief Escort Tie." Li Zhenzhen's eyes sparkled as she regarded Tie Kaicheng, as if trying to see through to his true nature. She had a feeling that her previous understanding of him might not have been entirely accurate, or perhaps even mistaken.
(End of Chapter)
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