Chapter 0008: The Scar Left by Betrayal

If Yun Qingyan's gaze was still cold a moment ago, now it was filled with disgust as he looked at Xie Xiaoyan.

Three years ago, the reason Yun Qingyan broke up with Xie Xiaoyan was not only because she betrayed him but also because he respected her choice.

Moreover, their breakup was not influenced by any external forces.

What Yun Qingyan did not expect was that in Xie Xiaoyan's eyes, he had broken up with her out of fear of her fiancé.

So that's what she thought.

At this moment, Yun Qingyan's heart was pierced with pain again.

It was not because he still had lingering feelings for Xie Xiaoyan, but because he felt that his past self was not worth it.

He respected her, but in her eyes, this respect turned into weakness and cowardice.

Is there anything more ironic than this?

"Yun Qingyan, what are you hesitating about? I already said my fiancé won't know. What are you still worried about? Are you not a man? Do I have to take the initiative and force you onto the bed?" Xie Xiaoyan, seeing that Yun Qingyan was still sitting there, couldn't help but get angry.

"Xie Xiaoyan, are you really stupid or just pretending? Do I have to tell you clearly that I have no interest in your body, not even a bit? What you're doing will only make me think you're cheap, and there won't be any other outcome. Your guilt is just your one-sided thought. I, Yun Qingyan, am living well and don't need any compensation from you!"

At the end, Yun Qingyan narrowed his eyes and said, "As for your fiancé, what is he? Does he even deserve to make me fear?"

Killing intent had already risen in Yun Qingyan's heart.

If it weren't for the past he shared with Xie Xiaoyan, her words insulting his dignity would have been enough to make her die ten thousand times!

What a joke, the Immortal Emperor Yun Qingyan, needing a woman's pity? Even more ridiculous, the way to show pity is by using her body to repay!

What woman does Yun Qingyan lack?

Even the Empress Chirao, one of the Ten Great Immortal Emperors, is deeply infatuated with him.

In terms of beauty, Xie Xiaoyan is indeed a beauty, but compared to the incomparably beautiful Empress Chirao, Xie Xiaoyan doesn't even have the qualifications to tie her shoes.

"Farewell! I hope this is the last time we meet!" Yun Qingyan said, getting up from his seat and walking towards the door.

He was afraid that if he continued to communicate, he would really lose control and kill Xie Xiaoyan.

"Yun Qingyan, stop right there!" Xie Xiaoyan shouted. At this moment, Yun Qingyan had just opened the door and walked out of the room.

Seeing that Yun Qingyan didn't stop, Xie Xiaoyan became furious, "Yun Qingyan, if you don't stop, I guarantee you will regret it!"

"Regret? If I really stop, you will be the one to regret it immediately!" Yun Qingyan laughed coldly, and his figure was already moving further away.

He was already suppressing his killing intent.

After coming down from the third floor of the tavern, Yun Qingyan headed straight for the main entrance.

Yun Qingyan walked very fast. As he walked out of the tavern, a young nobleman in fine clothes was just entering.

"Strange, why does this person look so familiar!" The young nobleman in fine clothes suddenly looked at Yun Qingyan, "Even his back looks so familiar."

"Oh, isn't this Yun Qingyan! I've heard he's back, and I didn't expect to run into him!"

The young nobleman's face immediately showed a mocking expression, and he instructed the three burly guards beside him, "Go over and stop him!"

"Yes!"

The three guards responded and quickly ran up, blocking Yun Qingyan's path.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingyan's face slightly frowned.

"Ha ha ha, Yun Qingyan, it's been three years, don't you want to catch up with an old friend?" The young nobleman in fine clothes laughed and walked towards Yun Qingyan.

"I heard that during the three years you were missing, you were imprisoned in the bandit den of Langya Mountain. Tsk tsk, the former number one genius of Tianyu City, after being imprisoned for three years, your cultivation not only didn't advance but regressed. The taste must have been very bitter, right?"

The young nobleman in fine clothes said sarcastically, "And I also heard that the first thing you did upon returning was to seize the successor of the Yun family? And you even challenged Yun Yangqing to a seven-day duel, overestimating your own abilities? Tsk tsk, I have to say, you really haven't changed! Three years ago, you liked to take things from others, and three years later, you're still the same!"

"You haven't changed either, still only good at talking, and still so annoying." Yun Qingyan, recognizing the other party, said coldly, "I'm not in a good mood. If you know what's good for you, get lost!"

The young nobleman in fine clothes was named Zhang Yong, the young master of the Zhang Family Martial Hall.

Three years ago, he was also one of Xie Xiaoyan's suitors, but in the end, it was Yun Qingyan who won her.

"Ha ha ha" Zhang Yong laughed coldly, "Yun Qingyan, do you think it's still three years ago? Now, you don't have the right to make me leave!"

"By the way, there's something I wanted to tell you three years ago. The engagement between Xie Xiaoyan and the successor of the Imperial City Ye Family was made while you were still together, and it was agreed to by Xie Xiaoyan herself. Do you know what this means?"

Without waiting for Yun Qingyan to speak, Zhang Yong laughed coldly, "This means Xie Xiaoyan betrayed you, ha ha ha."

Yun Qingyan's eyes instantly turned cold, "Do you know you're asking for death!"

As Zhang Yong said, Xie Xiaoyan agreed to the proposal of the Imperial Ye Family while she was still with Yun Qingyan, which was a blatant betrayal of Yun Qingyan.

Three years ago, although Yun Qingyan was not yet an Immortal Emperor, he was still full of pride.

He could not accept any form of betrayal and would not forgive any form of betrayal.

Why did Xie Xiaoyan feel guilty towards Yun Qingyan? Even to the point of wanting to repay her guilt with her body? It was because she knew she had betrayed Yun Qingyan.

However, although Xie Xiaoyan understood, she did not openly admit the betrayal.

Because it was a scar, and once it was mentioned, the scar would be revealed.

Even though Yun Qingyan no longer had feelings for Xie Xiaoyan, the scar still lingered in his heart.

After all, for Yun Qingyan, this betrayal was the first and the only one so far.

Yun Qingyan's eyes narrowed.

Yes, he had killing intent, and it was almost tangible.

The scar of betrayal, which neither Yun Qingyan nor Xie Xiaoyan had revealed, was now exposed by Zhang Yong, an unrelated person.

"Stupid Zhang Yong" Xie Xiaoyan, who had just chased out of the tavern, heard Zhang Yong's words about betrayal, and her face turned grim.

"From now on, I and Yun Qingyan will be complete strangers." Xie Xiaoyan felt unprecedentedly lost. Once the scar of betrayal was revealed, there was no possibility of them being friends, not even ordinary friends.

"Zhang Yong deserves to die!" After feeling lost, Xie Xiaoyan's heart was filled with killing intent. But before she could act, Yun Qingyan had already moved first.

Yun Qingyan turned into a blur and, in a single move, was already in front of Zhang Yong, accompanied by a whistling heavy palm, he struck out.

"Hmph, I already said, you are not the same as three years ago. Do you think you can be my match now? You even dare to take the initiative!" Zhang Yong coldly snorted and also struck out a palm to meet Yun Qingyan's heavy palm.

The moment the two palms collided, Zhang Yong's body flew out.

Boom!

A vendor's stall on the street was shattered by Zhang Yong's body, and the splintered wood flew like dust.

"Cough!" Zhang Yong coughed heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body ached as if his bones were shattered.

"Master!" The three guards ran over, supporting Zhang Yong, and asked anxiously, "Master, are you okay?"

"How could I be okay?" Zhang Yong, ignoring the pain in his body, looked incredulous, "Yun Qingyan's cultivation has fallen to the third stage of the Star Realm, how could I not even withstand his one palm?"

It's no wonder Zhang Yong was so shocked; he was at the fourth stage of the Star Realm.

Xie Xiaoyan was also shocked.

But unlike Zhang Yong, who was only shocked, Xie Xiaoyan immediately deduced a possibility, "During the three years Yun Qingyan was imprisoned, although he had no chance to cultivate, his cultivation might not have fallen. He might have stayed at the same level or only fallen to the fourth stage of the Star Realm!"

As for why Yun Qingyan would deliberately report a lower cultivation, Xie Xiaoyan had already thought of the answer. To more easily compete for the successor position of the Yun family.

Imagine, if everyone thought he was only at the third stage of the Star Realm, and Yun Qingyan suddenly showed fourth or even fifth stage Star Realm strength in the duel with Yun Yangqing, it would certainly catch Yun Yangqing off guard.

Xie Xiaoyan thought to herself, "After three years, Yun Qingyan has become more calculating. Unfortunately, he has the calculation but lacks patience. By severely injuring Zhang Yong now, it will certainly be reported back to the Yun family, and Yun Yangqing will surely be on guard."

What Xie Xiaoyan didn't know was that Yun Qingyan didn't care about hiding his cultivation. In the morning, he had already killed the fourth stage Star Realm Yun Yue and had someone deliver Yun Yue's body to the Grand Elder.

"What are you all standing there for? Don't you go and cripple Yun Qingyan for me!" Zhang Yong, regaining his senses, said with a look of rage.

"We'll go!" The three guards, not daring to defy the unpredictable Zhang Yong, immediately attacked Yun Qingyan together.

"Zhang Yong's personal guards are all at the fifth stage of the Star Realm. Should I help him?" Xie Xiaoyan said softly, then shook her head, "If Yun Qingyan's cultivation really hasn't fallen, with his combat ability, defeating three opponents of the same level is not a problem."

Three years ago, at the age of fifteen, Yun Qingyan was at the fifth stage of the Star Realm.

"Furthermore, even if his cultivation has fallen to the fourth stage, I can still help him when he is about to be defeated. Even if I can't win his favor, I can at least make him owe me a favor." Xie Xiaoyan thought to herself.