After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 89

Naturally, Yun Dan was not convinced by these words.

She muttered somewhat indignantly in a low voice, “That’s not true. I wasn’t being all lovey-dovey with Dongfang Wuchen. We’re just ordinary friends. After all, he got poisoned because of me, so if I didn’t go see him, I’d feel guilty about it.”

Speaking of Dongfang Wuchen, Xiao Yueqing suddenly remembered that back when they were still at Tianqing Manor, he had shown Yun Dan a portrait of Dongfang Wuchen, and Yun Dan had praised him for being good-looking.

Now thinking back on it, why did it feel so unpleasant?

“Master suddenly remembers that before we came to Mingyue Manor, when Master first showed you Dongfang Wuchen’s portrait, you seemed to say he was handsome. You even said it was quite a pity he hadn’t married and had children. Could it be you’d already taken a fancy to him back then?”

Yun Dan couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

She thought to herself that men could hold grudges just as well as women.

The matter had clearly happened so long ago, and it was just a minor episode, yet unexpectedly Xiao Yueqing had remembered it all along.

He was even bringing up old grievances at this moment.

She thought only her mother would do this when angry.

Back in the modern world, whenever her mother argued with her, she would always bring up old grievances, even things from over a decade ago.

So holding grudges was just human nature.

But Yun Dan didn’t understand—how could Xiao Yueqing be such a petty person?

“I don’t get it. Why do you remember it so clearly, Master? I’d even forgotten there was such a thing.”

The subtext was: you old man, yet you’re so vindictive.

Of course, Yun Dan didn’t dare say the words “old man” to Xiao Yueqing, afraid that in his anger, he’d directly snap her neck.

Xiao Yueqing really did hear the meaning in Yun Dan’s words.

“So you’re blaming me for holding grudges? I was thinking that if you admired someone, once all the treasure maps are in hand, I’d set you free, and you could go find whoever you wanted. But since you don’t have those feelings for Dongfang, then Master understands.”

Yun Dan didn’t care what Xiao Yueqing thought.

In any case, she truly had no other intentions toward Dongfang Wuchen.

The only one she had relatively high favorability toward was probably Yan Ke.

But someone who looked that good and had such great fame probably wouldn’t think much of her in this lifetime.

“By the way, Master, the people at Mingyue Manor all clearly said the treasure map was taken by yesterday’s assassin, so why is the treasure map on you?”

Xiao Yueqing merely stroked her head and simply replied, “That’s because I made a deal with Mingyue Manor. Otherwise, who do you think cured Dongfang Wuchen’s poison?”

He didn’t directly name names.

But Yun Dan still guessed that this matter was most likely initiated by Mu Lan.

After all, Mu Lan treated Dongfang Wuchen like the apple of her eye.

With her son poisoned, naturally she would pay any price to save him.

Just thinking that Mu Lan would actually go to Xiao Yueqing for help really opened her eyes.

After all, wasn’t this manor lady famous for disliking Xiao Yueqing?

Yun Dan nodded thoughtfully.

“Then Master, since you were the one who took the treasure map, does that mean I don’t have to become flower fertilizer?”

So she’d been worried about this matter all along.

He chuckled lightly, suddenly moving close to her face and teasing her. “I’d actually already forgotten about this matter, but you’ve brought it up several times today in front of me, making me remember it again. Could it be you really want to become flower fertilizer that badly?

If you truly want to be buried beneath the passion flowers, I’m not incapable of fulfilling your wish. One day I’ll take you to pick out a good spot—see which one you like, and I’ll have you buried beneath it in the future.”

Yun Dan: ???

Wait, he was having her pick out online where to be buried?

“Master, if possible, could I get a coffin? Cremation would work too.”

But what Yun Dan really wanted to say in her heart was: you love passion flowers so much, why don’t you bury yourself beneath them in the future?

Seeing her puffed up with indignation, Xiao Yueqing probably guessed what she was thinking at that moment.

“Don’t worry, after Master dies, I’ll also be buried beneath the passion flowers. My body is full of poison—burying me anywhere else would harm others. Passion flowers are poisonous flowers, most suitable for burying a poisonous thing like me.”

These words didn’t sound problematic at all.

And when Xiao Yueqing spoke, there was no change in his facial expression.

But hearing these words made Yun Dan’s heart ache.

Even after death, he was still afraid of burdening others.

Actually, this great demon lord wasn’t so bad after all.

At least aside from liking to tease her, he hadn’t done anything unconscionable.

He’d even helped her quite a few times.

This made it very hard for Yun Dan to connect the person before her with the number one demon lord.

“By the way, Master, now that the treasure map is in your hands, does that mean I can’t stay at Mingyue Manor too long? It seems bad to keep imposing here, and where are we going next?”

“Tang Sect. Young Master Luoyue should take you along. Just follow him. With him, at least you won’t be in danger—at critical moments, he definitely won’t abandon you.”

“But you need to be careful of Tang Huairou. Tang Huairou has liked Yan Ke for a long time, pestering him relentlessly for three years. Any woman around him gets driven away by her, using dishonorable means.

Moreover, Tang Sect is also Tang Huairou’s home clan. Although both she and Dongfang Wuchen are maternal grandchildren of Tang Sect, clearly Tang Sect is closer to Tang Huairou.”

Thinking about it, Yun Dan realized this was true.

She’d almost forgotten about Tang Huairou.

If they set out for Tang Sect, Tang Huairou would definitely go too.

When they arrived at Tang Huairou’s home clan, she’d need to be extra careful.

And what was most fatal was that Tang Sect was the most skilled at poisons.

If she wasn’t careful, she might well be poisoned to death by Tang Huairou.

“Master, Tang Sect is the most formidable place for making poisons, and it’s Tang Huairou’s home clan. She’s always disliked me, and if I go there and stay together with Young Master Luoyue, am I likely to lose my life?”

How could Xiao Yueqing not have considered this point?

But he couldn’t tell Yun Dan that Yan Ke was him.

He could only choose a different explanation.

“Don’t worry, nothing will happen. Master will secretly protect you. Besides, Yan Ke will definitely protect you too. After all, he’s been pestered by Tang Huairou for three years and is thoroughly sick of it. When we go to Tang Sect, he’ll definitely guard well against Tang Huairou.”

Thinking it over carefully, Yun Dan realized this was indeed the case.

After all, compared to herself, Yan Ke should be even more capable of attracting Tang Huairou’s attention.

“That’s true. But I really do feel some sympathy for Yan Ke. So good-looking and talented in his prime, yet stuck with a piece of shit clinging to him. The key thing is Tang Huairou isn’t even ugly, so I can’t understand why Yan Ke won’t accept Tang Huairou.”

“But later I figured that Yan Ke probably really won’t like any woman. Otherwise, how could he get along so well with me? He simply doesn’t see me as a woman at all.”