I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 64

Shang Can didn't know when she had released her hold on Yunduan. Hesitating, she lightly patted her shoulder to comfort her but remained silent for a long time.

She knew very well that even if Yunduan had come to the Yellow Springs to find her early on, she would have done everything possible to avoid seeing her, only resulting in more worries for Yunduan.

After all, during those days when she wore the mask of being a "Cang," Shang Can had lived by such principles.

But saying this now would be overly insensitive. Shang Can closed her eyes, shifting the topic. "So when we encountered the ghost tribe earlier, you immediately thought of asking Pei Chen for help?"

"Mm," Yunduan replied, "...but I didn't expect that his master would have a grudge against you, almost causing a major mishap."

"What major mishap? This is all just my karma."

Noticing that Yunduan still seemed shaken, Shang Can softened her tone and returned to the topic, smiling, "No wonder I felt you seemed so familiar when you went to find Pei Chen; I was puzzled about it for a while."

"..."

Yunduan, who had originally been resting quietly on her shoulder, suddenly lifted her head and asked softly, "Puzzled?"

Shang Can was taken aback and stumbled over her words, "I was just thinking about those... rumors circulating in Yanyang City... they're not entirely baseless..."

As she spoke, she felt increasingly unconvincing, her voice growing quieter as she heard Yunduan respond淡淡, "There are many rumors in Yanyang City; which ones have you heard, A-Cang?"

...Not understanding why Yunduan suddenly pressed her for details, Shang Can felt inexplicably guilty. She stammered, "...I didn't hear much; I'm not really interested in that sort of thing. If I had to say, I've heard even more rumors about Lord Yunduan and the Cang."

Her attempt to lighten the mood fell flat, and as the silence stretched, Shang Can felt increasingly anxious. Not being able to see Yunduan's expression was really affecting her judgment, so she hurried to add, "Of course, I know that's all nonsense. I won't listen to those things anymore."

While she was still babbling about how she only speculated out of fear of asking Yunduan and how she wouldn't do so again, Yunduan sighed softly and extricated herself from Shang Can's embrace, taking her hand to lead her to sit at the table.

"I have no special feelings for Lord Kunyao," Yunduan said earnestly as they settled down. "He allowed me to enter the Ghost Realm, and I am grateful to him. But at that time, he also needed a strong ally to stabilize the Ghost Realm, so it was a mutual benefit."

Shang Can nodded in agreement. She was well aware of this; after all, apart from her mysterious collaboration with Pei Chen, Yunduan had never shown any attitude towards him that was different from that of anyone else. Even if they had had such feelings for each other, they should have become a couple back when they were studying abroad and wouldn't have to wait until now.

However, hearing Yunduan explain this so seriously made Shang Can feel that saying this now seemed somewhat like a case of hindsight, so she simply admitted her fault. "It's my fault; I shouldn't have listened to those rumors."

...Now that she thought about it, her dislike for Pei Chen had started from when he had failed to become a Dao partner with Yunduan. Wasn't she being a bit too petty about it?

As these thoughts flickered through her mind, Shang Can suddenly heard Yunduan's indifferent voice respond, "Speaking of rumors, I've also heard that there were whispers of the Cang having an affair with the demon lord of the Yellow Springs."