Chapter 422: Hated You To Death

Xuanyuan Ling was stunned when she saw Ye Guan losing his composure. In her mind, Ye Guan had always been the epitome of composure. She turned toward where he was running toward and found a young woman standing there.

"She's so pretty..." she muttered. Then, she frowned instantly and thought,

Is she Mr. Ye's significant other?

Xuanyuan Ling shook her head slightly. Mr. Ye was good with women, so he would always be surrounded by women.

The young woman finally noticed that someone was running toward her. She turned and froze. The young woman was wearing a long white dress that accentuated her slender figure, and she was carrying a thick, ancient-looking book.

The young woman was beautiful, but the real head-turners were the two tiny horns sticking out of her head; they made her look extremely adorable. The young woman was none other than Ao Qianqian!

Ao Qianqian's eyes filled with disbelief. She truly didn't expect to see Ye Guan here, and her heart was instantly filled with chaotic emotions.

Meanwhile, the young man standing next to Ao Qianqian stared alternatingly between Ao Qianqian and Ye Guan with a puzzled gaze.

Ye Guan walked up to her. He failed to contain his excitement as he grinned and said, "I finally found you, Qianqian."

Ao Qianqian hugged the book in her arms even tighter without saying anything.

Ye Guan grabbed her hand and said softly, "I really didn’t think that I'd stumble upon you here. This is so surreal; it's too good to be true."

The young woman's eyes flashed with hostility upon seeing Ye Guan grab Ao Qianqian's hand. He glared at Ye Guan and roared, "How dare you touch Qianqian, you impudent—"

Smack!

Ao Qianqian turned around and slammed the book in her arms on the young man's face, sending him rolling away at least ten meters away.

The young man eventually managed to stand up again, and his eyes were filled with disbelief as he stared at Ao Qianqian with a bloody face.

Ao Qianqian glared coldly at the man and snarled, "What has it got to do with you?"

The young man and everyone else were speechless.

Ye Guan noticed that a crowd was starting to gather around them, so he said, "Come here, let’s go somewhere else."

Ye Guan grabbed Ao Qianqian's hand and pulled her away.

The young man's expression turned ugly as Ye Guan dragged Ao Qianqian away while holding her hand. Ye Guan ended up bringing Ao Qianqian to a deserted lakeside. Ao Qianqian remained quiet and allowed him to pull her away.

Ye Guan examined her before asking, "Qianqian, what happened to your cultivation? Is your cultivation base being suppressed as well?"

Ao Qianqian nodded. "I tried to fight back, but the mysterious force was too strong. Fortunately, the mysterious force didn't hurt me for my attempt."

"Wait, how about you?"

"The same goes for me."

"Who do you think is the culprit?"

"I think it’s my father..."

The Sword Master?

Ao Qianqian's curiosity was piqued. "The Sword Master is here?"

"Yes," Ye Guan replied.

Ao Qianqian went quiet and merely stared at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan asked, "Are you a teacher here?"

Ao Qianqian nodded.

Ye Guan grinned and said, "I’m about to become a teacher here, too."

Ao Qianqian lowered her head and didn't say anything in response.

Ye Guan frowned and asked, "Why does it seem like you're upset?"

Ao Qianqian hugged her book tighter and asked softly, "Why were you looking for me?"

Ye Guan hugged her gently and said, "Because I was missing you..."

Ao Qianqian trembled ever so slightly, and her eyes welled up with tears as she said, "Why did you come here just to bother me?!"

Ye Guan put his hands on her waist and said, "I'm going to bother you for the rest of my life!"

Ao Qianqian pried herself away from his embrace and looked at him with tears streaming down her face.

"You’re already married," she said.

Ye Guan was at a loss for words.

Disappointment flashed in Ao Qianqian's eyes, and she was about to take a step backward when Ye Guan hugged her again. This time, he hugged her firmly before saying, "We can talk about that problem in the future. Anyway, your father told me that we should bring a baby dragon back home for him."

Bring a baby dragon back home?!

Ao Qianqian flushed red. Feeling both shy and annoyed, she lifted her hand and punched his chest playfully.

Boom!

Ye Guan was blasted away. He rolled on the ground, cutting a sorry figure all throughout before he managed to find his balance once more. However, he coughed a mouthful of blood before he could stand up.

Ye Guan stared at the blood that he had coughed up in shock. Ao Qianqian blanked out and belatedly remembered that Ye Guan's cultivation base was under suppression.

Horrified, Ao Qianqian ran over to Ye Guan and helped him up.

"A-a-are you okay?" Ao Qianqian asked in a trembling voice.

Ye Guan wanted to reply, but he coughed up more blood when he opened his mouth to speak. Ao Qianqian’s face changed drastically, and she started looking around frantically.

Ye Guan was baffled by the turn of events, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your cultivation base is under suppression, right? How come you're so strong?"

Ao Qianqian smiled wryly before replying, "I managed to recover some of my fleshly body's strength."

Fleshly body...

Ye Guan sighed. Without a cultivation base, Ao Qianqian was definitely stronger than Ye Guan. She was from the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan, which meant that she was born with a powerful fleshly body.

Furthermore, she was pretty talented, so it would have been weird if her fleshly body had remained weak despite being unable to tap into the power of her cultivation base. Of course, Ye Guan could have easily dodged her punch, but the punch had come from Ao Qianqian, after all.

"I’ll bring you somewhere to tend to your wounds," Ao Qianqian said. She didn't even wait for Ye Guan's reply as she carried him away on her back.

Needless to say, a woman carrying a man on her back attracted a ton of gazes. The gazes of so many strangers made Ao Qianqian's cheeks flush red, but she didn't have the luxury to care about what they thought of her right now.

Her top priority was to tend to Ye Guan's wounds, and she eventually picked up the pace with Ye Guan on her back. The two soon arrived at a room. Ao Qianqian put him down on the bed and looked around in the room for quite a while until she found a roll of bandages.

"T-take off your clothes," she said upon walking up to Ye Guan.

Ye Guan took off his top, revealing his torn chest.

Ye Guan was relieved that Qianqian’s cultivation was being suppressed as well. Otherwise, her punch would have pierced his chest, and he would have been incapacitated for a long time.

Ye Guan shook his head to empty his mind. The idea was just terrifying.

Ao Qianqian’s eyes reddened upon seeing the wound.

"W-why did you not dodge?" she asked.

"I would have done the same even if it were a sword thrust rather than a punch."

Ao Qianqian’s hand trembled. She stared at Ye Guan and asked, "Since when did you learn to say such sweet words to girls?"

Ye Guan smiled and grabbed her hand. "Do you still remember when we went to the True Universe together?"

Ao Qianqian nodded.

Ye Guan's smile deepened as he said, "I really thought you would die at the time. I eventually visited the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Clan, but Uncle said that you had left for the Milky Way.

"I was really afraid when I heard it—I was afraid that you hated me. Actually, I was afraid that you would treat me like a stranger earlier."

Ao Qianqian lowered her head, unable to say anything.

Ye Guan looked her straight in the eye and said, "Qianqian, we were once one, so I’m sure you know what my feelings are for you."

Ao Qianqian was a bit nervous as she stammered, "I—No, I-I don’t know..."

Ye Guan smiled wryly. "In that case, let me tell you, then. I like you, Qianqian."

Ao Qianqian froze, and tears soon welled up in her eyes. She hugged him tightly, and she started sobbing as she said, "I never wanted you to marry me, nor did I want to fight with anyone else for you. All I wanted was to hear that from you, but you never said that to me. You've been avoiding it, and I... hated you to death."

Ye Guan pulled her into a gentle embrace and said, "It's all my fault."

Ao Qianqian shook her head as tears streamed down her eyes.

"If there’s anyone at fault here, it’s me. I can only blame myself for liking you."

Ye Guan leaned forward and kissed her gently on the lips.

"If we get married and have a child, will it be a dragon or a human?" he asked.

Ao Qianqian instantly blushed, and she glared at him, saying, "Since when did you learn to speak like that? When did you acquire your smooth tongue?"

"Call my tongue smooth or whatever, "Ye Guan replied, "I’m just afraid of losing you."

Ao Qianqian looked up and stared into Ye Guan's eyes.

Ye Guan smiled and said, "I really am afraid to lose you."

Hearing that, Ao Qianqian couldn't hold it back anymore and hugged him tightly.

"I want you to say more nice words for me to hear from now on!" she exclaimed.

"I’ll say nice things to you forever," Ye Guan replied.

A charming smile blossomed on Ao Qianqian's lips, making her beautiful visage become even more beautiful.

"Father is here," Ye Guan said, "Once I find him, I’ll ask him to officiate our marriage."

Ao Qianqian trembled ever so slightly.

After a few moments, she shook her head and said, "Y-you don't have to—"

"We’ll do as I say," Ye Guan interrupted firmly, leaving no room for objections.

Hesitation fleeted across Ao Qianqian's face, and it remained there for quite a while until she finally relented.

"Okay..." she muttered and looked up at him again with eyes full of love and tenderness.

Ye Guan turned and looked out of the window. He had decided to find his father as soon as possible. He wanted to have the seal on his cultivation removed as soon as possible. He truly found it unpleasant to be under suppression.

"Ah," Ao Qianqian exclaimed, "I have to go to class."

"Class?"

"Yes, I'm a teacher here, and I give classes twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon."

"I’ll go there together with you."

"Okay!"

Ye Guan held her hand as they walked out of the room together.

On the way to class, they once again attracted the gazes of many people.

Ao Qianqian had been teaching at the Milky Way Academy for quite some time now, and she was famous as the prettiest and youngest teacher of the Academy. Her fellow teachers were even chasing after her.

However, she had always maintained a professional attitude toward everyone.

She had never really interacted with other men aside from the young men in her class. However, she was actually holding a man's hand. It would be an understatement to say that everyone was stupefied.

Are they in a relationship?

Everyone had the same thought. The female students cast curious gazes upon Ye Guan and Ao Qianqian, while the male students were strangely upset.

Ao Qianqian was slightly embarrassed to feel so many gazes on her, but she tightened her grip on Ye Guan’s hand. They had been through multiple life-and-death situations together. Furthermore, they had already established a contract with each other and had long become one through that contract.

In other words, the two could easily deduce each other’s thoughts and feelings. One could say that the depth of their relationship was beyond what outsiders could imagine or understand.

The news of Ao Qianqian having a boyfriend spread through the academy like wildfire.

The two of them were about to arrive at Ao Qianqian's classroom when a young man appeared before them. The young man was wearing a suit, and his steady and straight posture made him appear upright. He was also extremely handsome.

"That's Li Yuan from the Martial Department!"

"What is he trying to do?"

"I think he's going to confess!"

"Isn't that Teacher Qianqian's boyfriend? Won't a confession be too..."

"They're a boyfriend and a girlfriend, not a married couple!"

"Teacher Qianqian’s boyfriend is pretty handsome."

"So what if he's handsome? Do you know who Li Yuan is? His father is a part of the Academy’s Elder Council, Elder Li Feng. I bet Teacher Qianqian's boyfriend is just a pretty boy. I reckon his dad is a live-in son-in-law."

Li Yuan extended the bouquet of roses in his hand toward Ao Qianqian, and he cast a sincere gaze at Ao Qianqian as he said, "Qianqian, I like—"

"I have a boyfriend!" Ao Qianqian interrupted firmly, leaving no room for doubts!

Li Yuan’s face darkened. He wanted to say something more, but Ao Qianqian walked away, pulling Ye Guan along with her.

"Qianqian, don't you want to go to the Milky Way Clan?" Li Yuan asked.

Ao Qianqian stopped and turned around to look at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan calmly added, "You know only two teachers can go to the Milky Way Clan, right? Wouldn't you like to be one of those two teachers?"

Ao Qianqian nodded. "Yes, I would like to."

"Great," Li Yuan said with a smile. "My father decides who gets to go there."

Upon saying that, Li Yuan decisively turned around and walked away. He didn't even glance at Ao Qianqian. He knew that there was no way she could reject such a tempting offer and would definitely stop him from leaving.

"One, two..." he counted while walking away.