Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 342 329: Pei Yuhang Wants to Build a Big, Loving Family

Qing Yueqiu sat on the bed, leaning forward to press her ear against the cold wall, straining to hear something.

But as the Jade Pool Saintess, Lin Qianyan's chambers were inevitably protected by numerous privacy arrays. Even the most perceptive assassins from Yama Hall couldn't penetrate them, so naturally, Qing Yueqiu couldn't hear a thing.

No sound reached her ears.

Anxiety began to gnaw at her, and her mind couldn't help but run wild with terrible possibilities.

'Master told me he was just in there with Lin Qianyan, checking each other for any lingering injuries from the Illusion Realm.'

'But hasn't it been too long...? It's been almost another hour since Master left me outside the door.'

'Is he... is Master really cheating on me behind my back?'

'Could it be... that I can't satisfy Master?'

'That can't be right. Master and I are the most compatible. He shouldn't even be looking at any other worthless women...'

Qing Yueqiu pursed her lips, a flicker of gloom passing through her beautiful crimson eyes.

Just then, the muffled sound of a door opening finally came from the hallway.

Qing Yueqiu's eyes instantly lit up. She quickly moved to slip on her little white boots to go see her master.

But then she had another thought. 'Wouldn't this make me look too eager?'

'If I rush out the second his door opens, won't that just scream to him that I was eavesdropping this whole time!'

At this thought, the silver-haired girl bit her lip and forced herself to quell her eagerness, sitting primly on the bed.

A moment later, the doorknob turned gently, letting out a faint CREAK.

As the gap in the door widened, the master she had been longing for finally appeared before her eyes.

"Sorry for the wait, Yueqiu."

Pei Yuhang said, walking into his apprentice's room.

His beloved apprentice, unlike Shang Miaoyan with her expensive perfumes or Lin Qianyan with her elegant incense burners, simply kept a few potted plants to add a splash of green to the room.

Even so, the room was filled with a refreshing, clean scent that Pei Yuhang found very comforting.

"It's nothing, Master. Your well-being is what's important. There's no harm in having a powerful Cultivator like Sister Lin thoroughly check you for injuries..."

Qing Yueqiu forced a smile. Her gaze lingered on Pei Yuhang's face for a moment before she lowered her eyelids, concealing the complex emotions that flashed in their depths.

Just then, a familiar, warm touch on her head made Qing Yueqiu's heart skip a beat. She felt her eyes, brimming with unspoken grievances, begin to burn.

Pei Yuhang's hand gently stroked through Qing Yueqiu's hair, the warmth from his fingertips seeming to smooth away all her anxiety and unease.

His voice was low and gentle, tinged with apology and tenderness. "Yueqiu... I know you were upset seeing me with Qianqian.

You just committed yourself to me, gave me your precious Red Pill. This is a sensitive time for you, and I should be by your side... I was truly neglectful.

I'll take good care of you over the next few days. Don't be upset, alright?"

"Master..."

Hearing Pei Yuhang's sincere words, the rims of Qing Yueqiu's eyes reddened. A thin film of moisture misted her vision, threatening to gather into tears and fall at any moment.

Although Qing Yueqiu did her best to suppress her emotions, her faintly trembling shoulders betrayed her vulnerability.

Seeing this, Pei Yuhang reached out and wrapped his arm around his beloved apprentice's slender waist.

"Yueqiu, since when have you become so reserved with me? If you want to lie in my arms, then just come here."

Qing Yueqiu's tears finally spilled over, trickling down her cheeks and onto his robes. She buried her face in his chest, her voice choked with a sob.

"I'm sorry, Master. You're so good to me... and I suspected you... I'm the one who betrayed your trust in me!"

Qing Yueqiu hugged Pei Yuhang tightly, sobbing out her confession.

Pei Yuhang gently stroked Yueqiu's waist, comforting her while a storm of conflicting emotions churned within him.

'This was all Qianqian's fault for insisting that we prepare for "Pei Yumo's" birth... Now Yueqiu is a nervous wreck, and I'm wracked with guilt.'

But Pei Yuhang also knew that, when it came down to it, this was all his own fault.

'I have too many debts of the heart...'

Originally, he had dedicated all his love to his Dao Companion, Ye Liyuan.

Even when various wicked women forced themselves into his life and sullied him, he had never abandoned his faith in pure love.

But then, he was finally moved by his beloved apprentice's persistence.

Yueqiu had suffered far too much. As her master, and the person closest to her, Pei Yuhang couldn't bear to see her suffer any longer.

So he made a vow to love only Liyuan and Yueqiu, resolving that not even Qianqian could make him soften his heart.

That was what Pei Yuhang had resolved, and before entering the A Thousand Years of Great Dream, that was indeed what he had done.

If it weren't for the Mirage Dragon's extraordinary Illusion Technique, perhaps Pei Yuhang truly would have severed his karmic ties to Lin Qianyan.

But now... he and Qianqian had a child together.

Even if it hadn't happened in reality, Pei Yuhang now possessed decades of memories of being married to Lin Qianyan. For that reason alone, he could never abandon her.

So now, Pei Yuhang had three women to love.

And even if he could guarantee that the love he gave each of them was his most sincere and complete, it was inevitable that he couldn't divide his time and energy equally. To attend to one was to neglect another.

This wasn't even the greatest challenge he would face in the future.

For Pei Yuhang's sake, as well as her own status as the Jade Pool Saintess, Qianqian had chosen to temporarily hide from Qing Yueqiu and his Dao Companion, Liyuan, that she had "married" him.

Yueqiu, meanwhile, was not ready to be honest with Liyuan, her master's wife. She wanted to keep their relationship a secret from Ye Liyuan for now and continue seeing him in private.

If Pei Yuhang already felt exhausted just from splitting one day three ways to be with each of them, how could he possibly summon the courage to face the far greater challenge that would come when the truth was revealed to everyone!

Pei Yuhang stroked the soft silver hair of the woman in his arms and took a deep breath.

In that moment, he felt this was far more difficult than facing the wicked Shang Miaoyan. 'After all,' he thought, 'when it comes to Shang Miaoyan, I just have to close my eyes and lie back...'

However, this was the path he had chosen, and Pei Yuhang had no intention of giving up.

He took the young woman's cool, delicate hand in his and said earnestly, "Yueqiu, please believe me. In the future, I will give you a proper title! I will do everything I can to make Liyuan accept you!"

Qing Yueqiu froze, then lowered her head and mumbled, "Master... why are you suddenly saying this?

I'm already so happy that you've accepted me. As for a title... I don't dare to dream of it anymore.

Besides, your wife has taken such good care of me. How could I possibly have the nerve to confess to her that I've been trying to steal you away ever since I became your disciple?"

Pei Yuhang shook his head and said only one sentence:

"Yueqiu, just leave everything to me... I will build a home for you, one filled with the greatest love!"