I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 62

Omitting some details, Shang Can briefly explained the situation from her battle with Qin Yi the previous night and apologized, saying, "I did lose control back then. I burned many parts of the outskirts of Yanyang. It was my fault."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Duan immediately added, "Qin Yi came with the intent to kill. The fact that Ah Can thought to lure her to the outskirts before fighting shows careful consideration. She shouldn't be blamed."

"...Indeed."

Pei Chen nodded in agreement, with no hint of blame in his tone, but sighed, "Though I don't know what past history exists between you and Qin Yi, before she started pestering you, she disguised herself as you and infiltrated the Daohui to steal the Dao Heart Lotus Seed. Such actions are clearly the result of someone having lost their way..."

Pei Chen, the acting head of Tianwaitian, was generally reasonable as long as it didn't involve matters related to Nan Shuang. Yet Shang Can could sense his unspoken thoughts. Every now and then, she felt his gaze fall on her.

... He probably still couldn't get over why I went out last night, Shang Can thought, deciding to ignore it.

"Don't worry, the two of you," Pei Chen quickly straightened his posture and said, "I will handle this matter and won't let Tianwaitian make a move against Shang Can. As for Qin Yi, I will do my best to send disciples to track her down."

He paused for a moment, appearing somewhat troubled. "However, she was once the acting head of Tianwaitian. Only we know that she let the ghost clan impersonate you. Without solid evidence, it will be hard to convince others. I'm afraid I'll have to act discreetly..."

"It's fine," Shang Can sighed. "I imagine she needs some time to recover from her injuries. Once she's healed, she'll undoubtedly come looking for me again."

The implication was that there was no need to actively pursue her. Pei Chen chuckled bitterly, saying, "It seems so. Please, take care, Shang Can."

Shang Can forced a smile and nodded, thinking Pei Chen must have already guessed that she and Qin Yi had some unresolved enmity, but to her surprise, he didn't probe further. This only deepened her guilt.

Although the day she first lost control of the heavenly fire had caused quite a stir, Qin Yi and her accomplices, who came to capture her, were acting in secret. Tianwaitian likely wasn't aware of their disappearance or the unexplained fire that spread for miles.

The same was true for Nan Shuang.

Nan Shuang, who often disappeared for months at a time, had vanished again. No one knew where or when she had died—until her sole disciple saw her already dead in the ghost realm.

Even if Nan Shuang clearly no longer loved him as Pei Chen once thought, Shang Can could still feel that Pei Chen hadn't completely let go of her. He simply avoided mentioning it.

What would Pei Chen do if he ever found out Nan Shuang died by her hand?

Shang Can had hesitated many times over whether to tell Pei Chen the truth, but no matter how she thought about it, she always felt at a loss for words. She didn't consider herself a good person. The incident that day happened because she lost control, and she didn't see herself as innocent. However, Nan Shuang didn't care about any of that. When Shang Can hesitantly mentioned telling Pei Chen, Nan Shuang had firmly rejected the idea.

"Do you enjoy creating problems for yourself?" Nan Shuang's eyes were filled with confusion. "Don't tell me you're feeling guilty now?"

"I've already accepted responsibility for what happened. Why overthink it?" Nan Shuang had said, with complete indifference. She then added, changing the subject abruptly, "Besides, what's the point of telling him? If you do, you'll have to explain everything, including why I was there that day."