I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 35

After this exchange, Shang Can and the others lost their desire to continue wandering around Yan Yang, so they found a corner in the inn's lobby to chat together.

"So, what brings you to Yan Yang?" After accepting his identity, Shang Can felt much more relaxed in front of Chu Ming. She generously offered him a piece of peach pastry. "I heard from your bird that you were just passing through, but now that you've got a room, it seems a bit wasteful not to stay the night."

"I'm investigating something. I really was just passing through Yan Yang, but who knew I'd hear that you were here at Kun Yao Jun's place, so—"

"So you deliberately let the chicken step on your foot?"

"..."

Faced with Shang Can's question, Chu Ming silently chewed on the peach pastry, looking somewhat guilty.

Thank goodness for that chicken; without it, Yu Shan Jun might have put on a clumsy act in front of her and awkwardly followed them back.

Seeing through everything, Shang Can rolled her eyes and heard Chu Ming weakly shift the topic: "I, I heard from Yun Duan that you encountered the ghost clan yesterday?"

Shang Can turned to Yun Duan, who calmly nodded and said, "I've already told Chu Ming about it."

"This situation is getting more and more complicated."

Once the topic returned to the main point, Chu Ming's expression became much steadier, his brows furrowing.

"I'm still investigating the injury Yun Duan sustained in the Tian Wai Tian arena," he said, noticing Shang Can's expression turn cold at this mention. He quickly added, "Although I haven't found any leads yet, at least I've ruled out a lot of suspects and dealt with some who had malicious intentions towards the Wu Xia Xian Ti. It's been going relatively smoothly."

"... Thank you for your concern."

Shang Can's expression lightened a bit. She sincerely inclined her head towards Chu Ming, saying, "If you need, I can share what I know about this matter related to Bi Luo Huang Quan with you—but likewise, there's not much valuable information at this point."

She was naturally a bit resentful about this issue and had been brooding over it. Ye Ya would occasionally update her on the investigation, but with so many people present at the arena, the investigation was slow, and Shang Can was anxious but couldn't rush it.

She had initially wanted to say that if there were any careless people trying to target the Wu Xia Xian Ti while they traveled together, she could give them a good beating to vent her frustration, also serving as a warning to others. But it seemed that in the past few days, such people hadn't appeared. It seemed Qing Yu had already dealt with them, and Shang Can repeatedly nodded, casting a grateful glance at Chu Ming.

"It's nothing." Chu Ming chuckled dryly and shot her a meaningful look. "Protecting Yun Duan is, after all, Qing Yu's... ahem, duty."

He emphasized the last four words, and Shang Can glanced at him in confusion, suddenly realizing that she had just made some ridiculous comment about "Thank you for your concern." Yun Duan hadn't even said anything yet—what did it have to do with her, a demon cultivator?

She had inadvertently placed herself in Yun Duan's position again. Shang Can felt a pang of annoyance, while Yun Duan remained calm, as if she hadn't perceived anything wrong in Shang Can's previous actions, and said lightly, "I was caught off guard before, but if that person wanted to make a move again, it wouldn't be as easy as last time. No need to worry."