I don't talk about love with my Martial Sister

Chapter 91

Pei Chen's face twisted into sudden fury at something Shang Can had said, and he bellowed, "How dare you mention Yun Zhonjun!"

Shang Can tilted her head in confusion and asked in a gentle tone, "Why can't I mention him?"

"You deceived her!" Pei Chen, no longer the calm and composed man of the past, roared angrily, "You're a demon, not even human! You deceived her!"

"..."

Caught off guard by his blunt words hitting her sore spot, Shang Can froze, lowering her gaze slightly without responding.

"All that nonsense about giving her your life..." Seeing her reaction, Pei Chen grew even more agitated and shouted, "A demon clan member... She searched for you for so many years, do you really think she was searching for a demon?"

There was an intense, inexplicable emotion in his words. Shang Can couldn't quite grasp his feelings, but she couldn't help but lower her eyes in response.

She wanted to say that she wasn't talking nonsense, that she had truly given her life to Yun Zhongjun, but quickly dismissed the childish thought. What would be the point of telling Pei Chen these things? Such vague, ethereal matters would seem hollow when spoken aloud, nowhere near as tangible as the weight of Yun Zhongjun's decade-long search for her.

Regardless of how unpleasant Pei Chen's words were, it was clear that he seemed to be speaking up for Yun Zhongjun. That alone was enough for Shang Can to refrain from arguing with him. Instead, she asked lightly, "Is this why you came here? Just to tell me these things?"

Clearly enraged by her indifferent attitude, Pei Chen gave an angry, mocking laugh and coldly asked, "...Recently, Qin Yi, the former sect leader who has been missing for many years, suddenly visited me in the dead of night and told me many inexplicable things. I didn't believe it at first, but a few days later, I inexplicably received a message from the ghost clan... saying that you are half-demon. And now I've seen it with my own eyes."

"What a joke. Now I finally understand why Nan Shuang acted against you in the ghost realm."

He curled his lips into an ugly smile. "Shang Can, back then... it was you who killed Nan Shuang, wasn't it?"

Shang Can knew that Qin Yi had certainly left out most of the truth, but when she raised her eyes and glanced at Pei Chen's face, she could tell immediately that he wasn't waiting for an explanation.

Lowering her gaze, she nodded without hesitation, "Yes, it was me."

"..."

Pei Chen was silent for a long time before suddenly laughing harshly. His laughter was strange and eventually started sounding more like sobs.

"You killed her, you killed her..." he muttered to himself, as if talking to no one in particular, "She was so good, we were so close... We should have, should have been together forever..."

Shang Can didn't respond, remaining silent as Pei Chen's shoulders shook slightly. Then he suddenly glared at her with murderous intent in his eyes, his voice hoarse as he said, "...If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have become a member of the ghost clan, wouldn't have, wouldn't have..."

He didn't continue, but Shang Can could hear the intense resentment and weak cowardice in his tone. She let out a silent sigh and looked at the man consumed by hatred and anger, silently finishing his unspoken words in her heart.

—Wouldn't have treated me like that.

To be fair, Shang Can didn't actually dislike Pei Chen. Though she had once harbored complaints about him when he had rashly proposed to Yun Zhongjun to become Dao companions during their youth, after seeing him again in Tianwaitian, Pei Chen hadn't given her much trouble and had even helped her on occasion. Later, she had learned that Pei Chen had shared Yun Zhongjun's suffering all these years, and that he hadn't been doing well—he had just been rejected by Nan Shuang but had still offered his blessing for her and Yun Zhongjun's reunion.