I Love Destroying Worlds' Plot

Chapter 1464 20.28 First Black Star - Coffee

Gu Roulan and Shi Mengli stood before Wang Xiajie, Uncle Shun, and the saint doctor. Not only were they almost hurt when the thief suddenly came flying in their direction, but they also threw a watermelon that saved the life of Shi Mengli when she was off guard and was almost stabbed. At that time, Shi Mengliʼs guard was completely down.

In her eyes, she never thought that a mortal would dare to harm a cultivator. If that knife had indeed stabbed her, if she were lucky nothing important would have been stabbed, if were unlucky then her organs would have possessed a hole at this moment.

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Shi Mengli had her head pushed by her senior sister before three mortals. She was annoyed, but she knew that these mortals had indeed been saved just now.

”Thank you for saving my sister!” said Gu Roulan.

Shi Mengli said, ”If not for your watermelon, I would be stabbed by that bastard. Thank you.”

”Itʼs nothing. Itʼs a mere fruit that costs 10 taels,” said Wang Xiajie as he prepared to leave.

The tone of talking about something insignificant and the indifference made it seem as if they were no different from any stranger in his eyes. Shi Mengli was annoyed, as she had always been treated as a princess by her senior brothers and senior sisters, this was the first time she was treated like she was nothing.

Just as she was about to speak up, she met those deep black eyes that looked down on them. She and Gu Roulan instinctively took a step back, as they felt that the masked man before them was extremely dangerous. Thankfully Wang Xiajie turned around to leave.

Only then did Gu Roulan reach out a hand wanting to grab the masked manʼs sleeve, but she was avoided as if she had some kind of disease and the slight narrowing of the manʼs eyes cannot even be hidden by his narrowing eyes behind his mask.

Gu Roulan was frightened by his cold gaze and said, ”Iʼm sorry. I just want to repay you for saving my younger sister.”

”No need,” said Wang Xiajie as he walked away without care.

Even though in the eyes of the other people, these two ladies are top-notch nobles, in his eyes they are no different from the pebbles at the side of the road. He walks away with hesitation. Uncle Shun and the old doctor felt awkward at this moment. Even though they knew that Wang Xiajie, who is no longer a fool, is a completely different person from the one they know.

They never expected him to treat strangers with such indifference. It was completely different from the friendly version of him when talking to the old doctor, the doctorʼs disciples, and the people of Anjia Village. Such a cold response, there isnʼt even a bit of patience to spend on others. As if they couldnʼt enter his line of sight at all.

Uncle Shun spoke to the young ladies and said, ”I apologize for that childʼs rudeness. That is… just his personality. Donʼt be offended. He treats all strangers like that.”

”Hmp! He acts like a bastard!” said Shi Mengli. When she wanted to retort more her senior sister glared at her and she only shut her mouth with a bit of tears in the corner of her eyes. She is feeling a bit wrong that they are being treated like this by these mortals.

”Shi Mengli!” Gu Roulan said, ”Iʼm sorry and itʼs alright, Uncle. We didnʼt mind. My sister isnʼt that good with words as well. I apologize for her words.”

”Itʼs fine. Itʼs good to be young. She can still be taught. At least the child listens to you. There is no need to worry about the watermelon. If you truly feel bad because of it, you can just buy the same one.

The stall is there,” said Uncle Shun.

Gu Roulan looked at her junior sister and said, ”Xiao Meng, buy a watermelon.”

”Fine,~” said Shi Mengli as she walked towards the watermelon seller and bought a watermelon to replace the one that was destroyed in the process of blocking the knife of the thief.

It was after Uncle Shun got the watermelon that he left together with the old doctor. They had seen Wang Xiajie heading to the clinic to avoid the crowd. Meanwhile, inside the clinic the usually smiling Uncle Wang looked like he was annoyed as he didnʼt have any expression on his face.

Although half of it was hidden behind a mask, just the silence alone was enough to show that Wang Xiajie was in a bad mood.

None of the old manʼs disciples speak with him, as they can feel a dangerous aura coming from Wang Xiajie. Only one dares to approach and serve a hot drink to him. It was the young man whose face was burned, and the veil on his was something Wang Xiajie had gifted to him so he wouldnʼt be afraid of the crowd. The name of this disciple is Anwei.

Disciple Anwei whispered, ”U-Uncle Wang, please drink coffee.” Then he ran off, as he had always been afraid of Wang Xiajie for some reason.

The irritated Wang Xiajie turned his head only to see the figure of Anwei fleeing. He looked at the table when the scent of black coffee assaulted his nose. Itʼs been a while since he had such a drink. It was made with a taste and scent similar to that of an espresso. For him, who likes it black, this kind of bitterness is something he enjoys.

The coffee lifted the bad aura around Wang Xiajie, and the other disciples sighed in relief.

Wang Xiajie looked at the hiding figure of the timid child among the rest of the old manʼs disciples and said, ”Thanks for the coffee. You made it to fit my taste!”

The slight curl of Wang Xiajieʼs lips made Anwei stunned, and he immediately lowered his head in embarrassment. The old doctor and Uncle Shun finally arrived at the clinic and saw Wang Xiajie, who treated the two good ladies coldly, now smiling thanks to that bitter drink Anwei would always be to him.

The old doctor said, ”Brat, you scared those two ladies just now? How could you treat them so rudely? Do you plan to not have a wife anymore?”

It was known only among the close friends and acquaintances of Wang Xiajie that the said wife he told Aunt Yan before was a lie. Uncle Shun was the first one to know as Zhi Yue had a slip of the tongue one evening. It is indeed true that Wang Xiajie had a wife, but that wife is an ex-wife. Wang Xiajie didnʼt want to be pulled by Aunt Yan to countless matchmaking and made that lie.

Wang Xiajie said, ”Wife? It will come if I like it, and even if you gave me a princess, I wouldnʼt care if I am not interested!”

”Calm down, Lao Shan (Saint doctor). Itʼs not like you donʼt know this kidʼs personality. You canʼt push a wife on him. He wouldnʼt even bend if you pressure him to,” said Uncle Shun.

Wang Xiajie said, ”Anyway, I am not interested. I only save her because you both look worried, but there is no need to push that lady to me. I am not interested.”

”This brat!” said the old doctor.

”Calm down, old man. Your face is turning red as a tomato~” said Wang Xiajie.

The old doctor bellowed and took the cup of tea one of his disciples had served. ”Shut up. Even if you shut your mouth, no one will think of you as a mute.”

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On the other hand, the situation of Gu Roulan and Shi Mengli is not much different from the one above. It was just that the one being scolded on this side was Shi Mengli. The two of them had returned to the mansion after causing too much commotion at the marketplace.

Shi Mengli said, ”Donʼt be angry anymore, Senior Sister. That man is just too rude!”

”It was that rude man that saved your life. At that time, you didnʼt mobilize your qi on time. If you get stabbed, you canʼt definitely block it. You might have even died. But still… you have the nerve to call your savior a bastard?”

”B-But… But glares at you, and his eyes are scary~” said Shi Mengli.

Gu Roulan heard about the rumors about the masked man. It can be said that the confidence of that man had been badly affected by his disfigurement. He wouldnʼt allow strangers to approach him, and he didnʼt like talking to people.

There was a when that a group of Yamen led by the county leader surrounded him, forcing him to remove his mask. This event had made people aware that his face was wounded by three huge claw wounds, and the scar cannot be removed even with any kind of medicine the mortals use.

The two of them suddenly approached him and even wanted to touch him. It wasnʼt surprising that Wang Xiajie would act so detached to them because of it. Moreover, they had caused people to focus on their group, which led to more attention falling on Wang Xiajie, who didnʼt like being in the crowd.

Frowning, Gu Roulan recalled the obsidian eyes that had fallen on her, making him shudder in unconscious fear.

”He is indeed quite scary. Now I wonder if his face is truly destroyed. There is that royal decree from the Imperial Palace looking for someone who is trying to hide his identity. He himself is also outside, which was saved by a local person at the cliff before. This itself was weird,” said Gu Roulan.

Shi Mengli asked, ”Is he the one the human emperor is looking for? Didnʼt they say that the man on the royal decree is a handsome person?”

”Or he might be the one we are looking for? The only problem is... I couldnʼt feel any qi coming from him. He is just an ordinary person,” responded Gu Roulan with bewilderment imprinted on her face.

Shi Mengli said with a confused expression. ”Then he isnʼt the one we are looking for?”

”The latest report says that those with divinity borrowed a mortalʼs identity to mingle with mortals and the only ones who could recognize them on sight is someone who is also a divine being as they are,” said Gu Roulan.

Shi Mengli scratched her head and complained, ”Ah~ this mission is too hard~.”

”No worries, we have all the time we need. But aside from that mask man we still need to check the other outsiders that stay in this province. Letʼs forget about him and try to find other possible candidates for our target,” said Gu Roulan.

Shi Mengli said, ”I will listen to Senior Sister.”