Chapter 3695: Sword Fighting Across the Realm (34)

Qin Nianzhi looked at Ning Shu through her tears. "Senior Brother, won't you stay? This… this… it’s all my fault."

Ning Shu smiled and said, "It's good that you know you were wrong."

Ning Shu turned and left.

She walked away without a single backward glance, leaving Qin Nianzhi trembling all over. Hatred grew in the girl's heart. She hated Ning Shu for killing Situ Xun and then refusing to care for Wanjian Manor.

Qin Nianzhi felt that all she had done for Chong Xuefeng had been thrown to the dogs. She truly felt she had only chosen to go with Situ Xun to protect Chong Xuefeng, but what had it gotten her?

And he even said it was her fault.

Now she was no longer the young miss of a thriving Wanjian Manor. Chong Xuefeng looked down on her and wouldn't even marry her anymore.

Ning Shu could feel the burning gaze behind her and the resentment in Qin Nianzhi’s eyes. Heh, it didn't matter.

Even if Qin Nianzhi hated her, what could she do? Her biggest ‘mistake’ was killing Situ Xun, and after that, every other fault was hers as well?

Yin Nanlian let out a soft sigh of relief and quickly caught up with Ning Shu. "Are you really determined to go? Qin Nianzhi was even willing to marry you. Isn't that what you always wanted?"

Yin Nanlian asked Ning Shu the question directly.

Ning Shu simply said, "Walking around everywhere is better than being in Wanjian Manor."

Being stared at by Qin Nianzhi with those ghostly, resentful eyes made her skin crawl. It was truly beyond words.

She didn't owe Qin Nianzhi a thing.

Yin Nanlian smiled at her and said, "Right! We’ll roam the martial world. If that doesn't work, we’ll find a place to live in seclusion and lead a peaceful life. If you get bored, you can take on a disciple or two."

The life Yin Nanlian described was quite tempting, but it was worth noting she used the word ‘we.’

Ning Shu only gave a non-committal hum and remained silent. She couldn't really agree to such a thing on Chong Xuefeng’s behalf.

Yin Nanlian wasn't angry at Ning Shu’s lack of reaction. After all, it was already a major feat for him to leave Wanjian Manor.

Afterward, Ning Shu continued to receive bits of news about Wanjian Manor. After being intimidated by Ning Shu, things remained quiet for a while, but Qin Nianzhi soon discovered there was almost no one left in the sect.

Many servants had fled long ago out of fear for their lives. Now, Wanjian Manor was essentially empty. No one cleaned the courtyards or even prepared food. If Qin Nianzhi didn't speak up, she wouldn’t even have anything to eat.

Although Qin Nianzhi was a woman of the martial world and knew martial arts, she was used to being waited on. Now that she suddenly had to do everything herself, the feeling was… unpleasant.

Her life had been similar to that of a wealthy young lady, but now she even had to cook her own food. Her personal maids had all run away.

Furthermore, they had made off with many of her belongings. By the time she noticed, the maids were long gone.

Finally, even the steward left. He had initially hoped Chong Xuefeng would stay, but since he had left again, Wanjian Manor was truly finished.

The steward had no choice but to leave. Petty thieves and burglars visited the estate from time to time, and his personal safety couldn't be guaranteed.

The steward’s departure left Qin Nianzhi panicked, angry, and afraid. She tried to make him stay, but his mind was made up. This left her feeling hopeless, as if there was no one left to offer her advice.

She felt so panicked.

In the end, Qin Nianzhi was practically the only person left in Wanjian Manor. It felt incredibly desolate, and she felt a sense of betrayal. She had spent so much money just to protect those people.

If she had resisted, the bandits would surely have stormed the estate and carried out a massacre. Those who didn't know martial arts would have been killed. Yet those very people had run away, which caused her immense pain.

She was experiencing this feeling again. The last time was for a woman—a prostitute. She had tried to seek justice for her, only to end up trapped in a brothel herself and suffering through that incident. She was insulted, and although nothing ultimately happened, it had been a severe blow to her.

This time, she had thrown away massive amounts of money for the sake of the defenseless people in Wanjian Manor. She did it to save them, yet everyone had left. It made her want to cry.

These people were simply heartless.

If Ning Shu knew what Qin Nianzhi was thinking, she could only say that Qin Nianzhi loved to find excuses for everything she did. She was clearly afraid of the bandits herself—she was a coward. She knew it was a cowardly move, yet she insisted on acting noble, claiming she did it for those who couldn't fight.

Now that those people had fled to save their own lives, she was resentful again.

In any case, whatever Qin Nianzhi did was right, and everyone else was in the wrong.

When Qin Nianzhi was hungry, she tried to make food herself. However, she had never done a day of manual labor in her life. She was used to being fed and clothed. Now that she had to start a fire and cook, she didn't have a clue how to.

She couldn't even cook the rice through.

Qin Nianzhi huddled in a corner and cried. Was this retribution? Was it just like her senior brother said—was this all her fault?

Now that she was suffering, she thought of her former life. She had been surrounded by servants, her senior brothers had doted on her, and she had whatever she wanted to eat. But now there wasn't even food. There wasn't a single grain of rice in the kitchen. The servants had even taken the bowls and chopsticks when they fled.

These people were simply loathsome.

The feeling of being cheated made her furious. No one understood her, and they even kicked her while she was down. She felt utterly despondent.

Without servants, Qin Nianzhi couldn't do anything. She couldn't even boil a drop of hot water. In this era, there was no food delivery or a phone she could call for help.

Moreover, it was already winter. She didn't even have hot water to wash her feet.

Thinking of her past life compared to her current one, even when she was being ‘tortured’ by Situ Xun in the demonic cult, it hadn't been as miserable as this.

At least she had had something to eat then. She had been in the demonic cult for a while, but before she could learn how to do any chores, she had been rescued by Chong Xuefeng.

In truth, Qin Nianzhi was still a wealthy young miss who knew how to do absolutely nothing.

If only she were still in the demonic cult. If only Situ Xun hadn't died.

It was all her fault. Otherwise, Situ Xun wouldn't be dead, her father wouldn't be dead, and Wanjian Manor wouldn't have become like this.

Qin Nianzhi wanted to cry but had no tears. She really didn't know what she had done wrong. she had never wanted to hurt anyone. she was always the one sacrificing and suffering, yet not a single person understood her.

Her eldest senior brother blamed her, but he was the one who killed Situ Xun! Did he not understand that everything she had done was for him?

She had done it to protect him, fearing he would be poisoned. What right did he have to say such things to her? He was the last person who should have the right to criticize her.

But the phrase ‘It’s all your fault’ continued to echo in her ears, making it impossible for her to deceive herself.

Ning Shu’s reputation in the martial world was unexpectedly good. Because she had gone back to save her junior sister and intimidate the bandits when Wanjian Manor was in trouble, people thought she was incredibly magnanimous.

When Ning Shu heard such talk, she only gave a sarcastic laugh.

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