Chapter 22

"Here you go." Chu Yan handed the small jade bottle to Liu Qingcheng.

Taking the jade bottle, Liu Qingcheng curiously took out the pill, but what she saw was not the previous Yuan Storage Pill, but rather a pill she had never seen before, one that was very bright and pure.

"What is this?"

"You don't need to ask, just take it, and you'll be pleasantly surprised." Chu Yan smiled slyly.

I don't believe that after you take my Star-Breaking Pill and owe me such a big favor, you'll still have the heart to let me sleep on the ground tonight.

However, Liu Qingcheng did not take it; instead, she looked at Chu Yan with a hint of caution.

Chu Yan frowned: "Wife, you don't think I'm trying to drug you, do you?"

"Isn't that the case?" Liu Qingcheng said coolly.

"Bullshit, of course not!"

Chu Yan suddenly became agitated. I spent three days to finally refine this Star-Breaking Pill, and I didn't even take it myself, just to give it to you, and you still doubt me?

"If I wanted to take advantage of you, wouldn't the best opportunity have been when Qin Feng poisoned you? I could have walked away without any responsibility. Why would I poison you now?"

"At that time, I wasn't married to you. If you had done something to me, even if you didn't poison me, you would still be held responsible. But now, we are married, and we haven't been intimate yet. Your desperation is quite normal." Liu Qingcheng said.

"You..."

Chu Yan took a deep breath, feeling as if he was about to explode. He had never been so angry before. He looked at Liu Qingcheng and nodded forcefully: "Fine, Liu Qingcheng, is this how you see me? I, Chu Yan, may be unaccomplished, but I live with integrity. Though I am not a gentleman, I have never been a scoundrel! Fine! You don't want this pill? Fine!"

Chu Yan snatched the pill from Liu Qingcheng's hand and threw it out the window.

Liu Qingcheng's brows furrowed as she watched Chu Yan. In her memory, Chu Yan wasn't like this. Wasn't he always thick-skinned? Why was he suddenly so agitated?

Chu Yan threw the pill out the window and immediately turned to leave the Liu residence. Liu Qingcheng had truly touched his底线.

Chu Yan seemed carefree, with a mischievous personality, and even in Liu Qingcheng's eyes, he was a bit shameless and unashamed. He didn't care about these things. He lived a carefree life, and what others thought of him didn't matter.

But in his heart, there were some things that were absolutely untouchable. This was his boundary. As long as it wasn't crossed, he could endure everything. But once it was crossed, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Chu Yan left, and a graceful figure entered angrily.

Su Muyan saw Liu Qingcheng and said coldly, "What did you say to Brother Chu Yan? Why did he leave so disappointed?"

Seeing Su Muyan, Liu Qingcheng regained her usual cold beauty.

"It's none of your business!"

Su Muyan sneered, "None of my business? Liu Qingcheng, don't think that just because you're married to Brother Chu Yan, you can speak to me without respect. I am the princess of Changlong Kingdom, and I can still easily kill you!"

"You can try."

"Don't think I won't, and don't think that just because the Tian Shan Sect is backing you, I can't do anything to you! The Tian Shan Sect is strong, but Changlong Kingdom is not afraid. Even if you are a disciple of the Tian Shan Sect, I can still kill you like a fly!"

By mentioning the Tian Shan Sect and Liu Qingcheng's identity, Su Muyan made Liu Qingcheng's face even more unpleasant. Clearly, Su Muyan had been investigating her these days.

"I won't kill you now, just to avoid making Brother Chu Yan unhappy. I can't understand why he would marry you. You have some beauty, but you are too self-centered, arrogant, and look down on others. Why would Brother Chu Yan marry you? Why would Aunt Ruo Meng choose you? How am I inferior to you?"

"The most ridiculous thing is that you still feel wronged, thinking that Brother Chu Yan is not worthy of you?" Su Muyan said with a mocking tone. "Of course, I'm not trying to compare our backgrounds or social status, but honestly, you don't deserve Brother Chu Yan."

Liu Qingcheng's face turned red, and she wanted to argue, but Su Muyan didn't give her the chance.

"Brother Chu Yan has been in Tianyong City for some time, but do you really understand him? His family, his background, even the slightest details about him."

Liu Qingcheng fell silent... Her face turned grim because Su Muyan was right. She didn't really understand Chu Yan at all. She knew nothing about his background or his family, only that he was her nominal husband... because of a marriage contract from eighteen years ago.

"Let me tell you about Brother Chu Yan's background. Do you know the Wasteland?"

Liu Qingcheng's body trembled. The Wasteland... a place that would make anyone shudder, a place full of mystery and power.

"Brother Chu Yan is the son of the Wasteland's ruler, the son of the world's first alchemy master, Qin Ruomeng!"

Su Muyan emphasized, "He is the most noble young master in this world, more noble than me, you, or any other descendants of immortal sects! He is the only heir to the Wasteland. Now that he has married you, Liu Qingcheng, who is wronged? Who is not worthy of whom?"

Su Muyan mocked Liu Qingcheng without any mercy, "Even if he were just the only heir to the Wasteland, the various immortal sects that Aunt Ruomeng has gathered over the years with her status as an alchemy master would be willing to do anything for Brother Chu Yan. Just based on this, how many people in the world would want to marry Brother Chu Yan?"

Liu Qingcheng was stunned. What was Chu Yan's identity? The descendant of the Wasteland's ruler?

The ruler who has controlled the world for thousands of years?

Su Muyan sneered, "Do you still feel wronged? Don't always think you are high and mighty. Your talent might be the best in Tianyong City, but in front of Brother Chu Yan, you are nothing."

"With his status, it is a disgrace for him to be with you!" Su Muyan said coldly. "You might think Brother Chu Yan is just a waste now, but let me ask you, how long did it take you to reach the Sixth Star of the Life Body and the Ninth Layer of the Mortal Realm? Eighteen years, right? Eighteen whole years! Do you know what level Brother Chu Yan was at fifteen years ago? What kind of talent did he have?"

"Let me tell you, fifteen years ago, Brother Chu Yan was at the Ninth Star of the Life Body, the Heaven's Will, the Full Star Realm, and the Third Layer of the Dust Movement! He was a prodigy! And that was... when he was just three years old!"

Liu Qingcheng was stunned by Su Muyan's words, like thunder. What had she just heard? Was this really the Chu Yan she knew?

Three years old, Full Star talent? Third Layer of the Dust Movement? Is this... possible?

The Ninth Star of the Life Body... that is a talent that can challenge the heavens.

She had never carried a single resource in eighteen years, working hard to reach her current level, but Chu Yan had such talent at the age of three?

But that's not right. If that's true, why is he so weak now?

"I don't know what happened to Brother Chu Yan over the years, why his Life Body and realm are so weak, but I know that no matter whether it's you or me, talking about talent or being a prodigy is laughable in front of Brother Chu Yan," Su Muyan said coldly.

"You can think that Brother Chu Yan has the Wasteland's background and is powerful, which is not strange, and that if you had the same background, you might be even better. But that's laughable. You and I are the same, relying on our ancestors' legacy to achieve what we have. Without our ancestors' efforts, we are nothing! But let me tell you, Brother Chu Yan is not. He has never taken a single pill or used any resources from the Wasteland!"

Liu Qingcheng fell silent. If this is true... who is not worthy of whom is now a question.

Su Muyan extended her hand, and in her palm was a transparent pill, the Star-Breaking Pill that Chu Yan had thrown out the window.

"Isn't it ridiculous that you thought Brother Chu Yan was trying to poison you? This pill is worth more than your entire Liu residence. Let me tell you what it is! It is the Star-Breaking Pill, something everyone in the world dreams of!"

"Boom!"

When she heard the words "Star-Breaking Pill," Liu Qingcheng's body trembled uncontrollably. The Star-Breaking Pill? A secret medicine that can directly increase one's talent by one star? She had just accused him of trying to poison her?

"Brother Chu Yan worked day and night to prepare this Star-Breaking Pill for you, and he has been very weak these days. Have you ever asked him about it? Every day, you face him with a cold, icy expression. Ha, Liu Qingcheng, to be honest, if I could, I would never want to know you. I really hate you. You don't deserve Brother Chu Yan's love." Su Muyan said heavily.

Liu Qingcheng recalled the past few days... Yes, Chu Yan had been leaving early and returning late, his face pale, all to prepare this Star-Breaking Pill for her. But what had she done? Had she ever asked him? Every night, she made him sleep on the cold ground.

For some reason, thinking about this, Liu Qingcheng's heart ached again, as if pierced by a needle.

"Give it to me!" Liu Qingcheng tried to snatch the Star-Breaking Pill from Su Muyan.

"Bang!"

Su Muyan laughed disdainfully and threw the Star-Breaking Pill directly to Liu Qingcheng. "Liu Qingcheng, you better think about it! I, Su Muyan, will never give up on Brother Chu Yan!"

With that, Su Muyan turned and left, leaving Liu Qingcheng alone in the room, lost in thought. She looked at the bright Star-Breaking Pill in her hand, feeling a mix of emotions.

But Liu Qingcheng knew that she had touched Chu Yan's底线 today. He might never forgive her again.

Indeed... she had always looked down on him, humiliated him. He must hate her to death. How could he ever forgive her?

This is for the best... she and he were not meant to be together.