Chapter 720: Chapter 391: Perfect Match_2

The two of them thus became connected, and under the guise of the hero who saved her life, things quickly began to take a romantic turn.

Although during this time, Ashu also exposed many flaws.

For example, whenever the topic of saving her back then came up, he was evasive and vague...

And when he talked about the technique he used to save her, he only gave a rough idea, with a sense of knowing the form but not the essence.

Even more, he never used that move again since then.

In fact, any normal person would have started to doubt.

But there’s a saying... two people can’t live in the same nest and still be strangers.

Zuo Zhongtang was determined to marry this person even at the risk of his life, a person for whom love outweighed everything, with a filter that made even a sow look like the beauty Diaochan.

No matter how much evidence was presented in front of her, she ignored it completely, placing utmost trust in Ashu.

However, her parents constantly opposed.

Cheng Xiao was also born into a family renowned in the Martial World; her parents were somewhat famous experts with extraordinary experiences, and they could see Ashu’s insincerity, considering him not to be a good match.

Because of this, the family was quite unhappy.

So, right at this point, Zuo Zhongtang showed up.

He had fallen in love with Cheng Xiao at first sight three years ago.

But because he had been in seclusion, studying the Profound Mystery Sect’s secret techniques, his father wouldn’t let him leave the sect, which is why nothing happened afterward.

Now, having met his beloved girl, he naturally could not help but pursue her.

Cheng Xiao misunderstood the situation, thinking that just from one encounter on the street, this wealthy and powerful young master wanted to force her to marry him.

Of course, she resisted to the death.

The situation had developed to the point where, although Zuo Zhongtang was love-struck, he was still unwilling to continue pursuing her shamelessly.

But just as he was about to give up, Cheng Xiao’s parents approached him.

The two elders could see that Zuo Zhongtang was deeply in love with Cheng Xiao and wanted to marry their daughter to him.

At the same time, they also pointed out that Ashu seemed to have malicious intentions and asked Zuo Zhongtang to protect Cheng Xiao.

Zuo Zhongtang was overjoyed; marriage is a matter of a parent’s order and a matchmaker’s words.

Since he had Cheng Xiao’s parents’ support, the matter was settled.

As soon as Cheng Xiao heard about it, she felt like the sky was falling.

Even though Cheng Xiao’s parents told her it was their decision, she didn’t believe it, thinking instead that Zuo Zhongtang was using the power of the Profound Mystery Sect to oppress her, preventing her true love from ending in marriage.

She also resented her parents for caring about power over her happiness and hated Zuo Zhongtang for forcefully seizing what wasn’t his, which made her succumb to her parents’ and power’s pressure.

This made their married life quite unhappy.

Cheng Xiao hated him immensely; no matter what Zuo Zhongtang did, in her eyes, it always seemed to be with ulterior motives.

Though at times she couldn’t help but be drawn to him, moved by his sincerity, the thought of Ashu and the life-saving grace from three years ago would snuff out any tender feelings.

Meanwhile, she would fall into self-loathing.

Feeling that she had failed her savior, failing her heart’s chosen one.

But if they went on like this, though they were a resentful couple, it wasn’t impossible they might one day resolve their differences.

Yet change is the only constant.

Ashu was unexpectedly abandoned, naturally feeling unwilling in his heart.

Only after understanding everything, another thought emerged in his mind.

It was Zuo Zhongtang who saved Cheng Xiao three years ago, and no matter how ugly things got, Zuo Zhongtang was still determined to marry Cheng Xiao.

He must be deeply in love with her!

And who was Zuo Zhongtang?

The Young Sect Leader of the Profound Mystery Sect, what an exalted status!

An aimless wanderer like himself couldn’t compare at all.

However, Zuo Zhongtang’s current status relied on the secret techniques of the Profound Mystery Sect and the legacy left by his ancestors.

If he could also acquire those secret techniques, his achievements might not fall short of Zuo Zhongtang’s.

In the past, he couldn’t have had such thoughts, mainly because he had no opportunity.

But now it was different.

He had Cheng Xiao and now had a Zuo Zhongtang who viewed Cheng Xiao as life itself.

Isn’t this the opportunity?

Compared to the promising future, what was Cheng Xiao?

When he achieved success and fame, what kind of woman couldn’t he have?

With a plan in mind, he began secretly seeking out Cheng Xiao.

Expressing his longing for her, inciting her to leave Zuo Zhongtang, and imagining a future together.

When Cheng Xiao’s resolve to elope with him grew stronger, he started talking about risks.

Worried that should they leave, the Profound Mystery Sect would never stop pursuing them...

They had no means of self-protection; he wasn’t worried about himself, only worried about Cheng Xiao getting hurt.

If they could gain some understanding of the Profound Mystery Sect’s martial arts, if they could acquire some secret techniques as protection.

Only then was there hope to truly escape Zuo Zhongtang’s clutches.

His ambition was laid bare, completely undisguised, yet Cheng Xiao turned a blind eye to it.

Instead, she felt it made sense...

At that time, Zuo Zhongtang actually felt quite happy.

Cheng Xiao had demands, so she feigned civility, nearly coaxing Zuo Zhongtang into complacency.

Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao even found joy in the process.

But this joy led her to self-repulsion.

Finally, once she acquired the secret technique "Phoenix Cry," she and Ashu started planning an escape.

All disguises were eventually torn down that night.

Cheng Xiao wanted to give Zuo Zhongtang a wedding night.

But she spiked the wine with sedatives.

Zuo Zhongtang clearly sensed something off with the wine, yet he drank it anyway.

When he woke up, he found himself alone in the room.

Actually, Zuo Zhongtang knew about many things; he merely acknowledged them, even to the point of letting them be...

He even deliberately gave away "Phoenix Cry," just afraid that one day, Cheng Xiao would be incapable of protecting herself and find herself harmed again.

He’d considered killing Ashu directly.

After all, it wouldn’t have been difficult for him.

But Ashu was extremely wary, deliberately involving Cheng Xiao, resulting in another huge quarrel, and Cheng Xiao even threatened her own life, saying if anything happened to Ashu, she wouldn’t live alone.

In this way, Zuo Zhongtang dared not do anything.

He didn’t expect the two of them to appear brazenly at Immortal Cloud Mountain.

This put the Profound Mystery Sect’s reputation on the line.

That’s why, unable to resist, he fought with Ashu, even without the intent to kill, yet Ashu suddenly ’died.’

By then, he had already noticed something was wrong, yet in front of him was a formidable enemy like Chu Qing, leaving him unable to even control his destiny, let alone others.

According to Ashu’s narrative, they came to Immortal Cloud Mountain to let Cheng Xiao die.

Having obtained the Profound Mystery Sect’s martial arts and secret techniques, Ashu was impatient to start a new life in a new place.

Cheng Xiao had become a burden; he didn’t want to spend his life with a woman, let alone raise a family.

He only wished Cheng Xiao dead, and the simplest way to do that was to die himself.

Therefore, knowing the Profound Mystery Sect would attend the meeting at Immortal Cloud Mountain, he still brought Cheng Xiao there.

Initially, everything went as he planned, but he didn’t expect to deceive Zuo Zhongtang’s eyes.

Finally, having to ’cheat death,’ one failed plan led to another, and this brought about the night’s open betrayal, by the cliff, which was perfect for destroying the body and erasing evidence—this whole sequence of plotting.

But truthfully, coincidental events can occur at any time in this world.

By chance, Chu Qing, disguised as a member of the Mirror of Sin, intended to probe Zuo Zhongtang’s depth.

By chance, both Chu Qing and Ashu wanted to find a secluded place to avoid arousing others’ attention.

As a result, they ended up at the same place.

Allowing Chu Qing and Zuo Zhongtang to see with their own eyes how he stabbed Cheng Xiao.

After everything was said and done, Cheng Xiao was livid, her face ashen and trembling, while Zuo Zhongtang also looked extremely displeased.

The girl he went to great lengths to protect was being plotted against by someone attempting to kill her using every possible method.

How could he not be angry?

Especially since it wasn’t a deep-seated grudge between them... yet it nearly caused their permanent separation into life and death, a truly despicable act.

Chu Qing, with his arms folded, glanced at Zuo Zhongtang and Cheng Xiao, thinking they were a perfect match.

One blind in the eyes and heart, the other love-struck... they were simply classic characters from a tragic romance novel.

Encountering such a pair in this bloody and turbulent Martial World, it’s no wonder it unfolded into such a melodramatic tale.

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