Chapter 3033 — The Breakup
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
Yet it was absolutely impossible that Wei Zhao had killed Old Six, Old Seven, and Old Twelve. Even if Wei Zhao were an early-stage Heaven-rank expert, Patriarch Xuanchen could believe that he had slain Old Twelve—but Old Six and Old Seven were peak late-stage Heaven-rank experts! How could they die so easily?
"Do not concern yourself with this matter. I know what I am doing!" Patriarch Xuanchen waved his hand, signaling Little One to drop it. In his view, any investigation by Little One would be a waste of effort.
"Yes, Master!" Little One withdrew respectfully.
"Master, do not grieve too deeply. The dead cannot be brought back, and are we, your disciples, not still here with you...?" Kang Jingming offered in consolation.
"Ah, you are right!" Patriarch Xuanchen nodded. "By the way, Zhaoming, how are the preparations for your marriage to Little Peach Blossom coming along?"
"It is coming along, I suppose..." A pang shot through Kang Jingming's heart. Damn it all—did he really have to marry Little Peach Blossom? A woman of that sort—he did not even have the slightest interest in taking her to bed! Kang Jingming resolved that he had to think of something; he could not go on like this. He had to find a way to refuse this marriage! Otherwise, his whole life would be ruined!
At that thought, Kang Jingming said hurriedly, "Master, I shall go find Little Peach Blossom right now to discuss the wedding arrangements."
"Very well, go on." Patriarch Xuanchen waved his hand, signaling that Kang Jingming was dismissed.
When Little Peach Blossom received Kang Jingming's invitation, she went to the rendezvous blissful and excited. Catching sight of him, she cried joyfully at once, "Brother Kang, you were looking for me!"
"Little Peach Blossom, I asked you here to discuss serious business!" Kang Jingming simply could not keep up the act any longer. Little Peach Blossom was no longer the personal maid at Tian Canbian's side; she had lost her value to him. After turning it over and over in his mind, Kang Jingming decided he had best tell her the truth.
Now he was Patriarch Xuanchen's disciple, and counted as an elder with backing of his own. Here in the Xuandan Sect, he no longer needed Little Peach Blossom to get close to Tian Canbian.
"Is it about our marriage?" Little Peach Blossom was still in the dark, naturally unaware that Kang Jingming had been deceiving her all along.
"Marriage? Little Peach Blossom, let me be frank—did you really think I was fond of you?" Kang Jingming regarded her coldly. "I will tell you the truth: I only set my eyes on you because you were the Young Sect Master's personal maid. I merely wanted to use you to get close to the Young Sect Master. And you did not disappoint me—through you, I truly gained a great deal of convenience in approaching the Young Sect Master, and from that I reaped no small benefit!"
"You... you... Brother Kang..." Little Peach Blossom stared at Kang Jingming in disbelief, too shocked to speak, her eyes brimming with astonishment and fury! She had been used? She was nothing but a tool to him?
"Enough. Do not entertain any foolish hopes. Look at yourself—and besides, what sort of man the Young Sect Master is, we all know full well. You were his maid; I would not believe he never bedded you. A woman like you—I cannot bring myself to look at you at all!" Kang Jingming snorted coldly. "Today I am laying my cards on the table with you. If you are sensible, we part quietly and neither of us interferes with the other. If not, killing you would be as easy as turning my hand over. Do not forget my present status—I am Patriarch Xuanchen's disciple. Even if I killed you, the Young Sect Master would let it go out of respect for Patriarch Xuanchen! And do not delude yourself into telling the Young Sect Master all this so he might speak up for you—if it comes out that you helped me use backdoor connections to approach the Young Sect Master, you will not come off well either!"