Seeing Xu Ran being so honest, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that perhaps she had been mistaken.
After all, Xu Ran had promised her that he would help her overthrow Bi Bidong and let her become the Pope. How could Xu Ran possibly have any involvement with Bi Bidong?
But just as she was feeling relieved, thinking about Xu Ran's description made her heart clench again.
She was in such pain, her emotions complicated.
If Xu Ran and Bi Bidong were together, it would not only be a betrayal of their relationship. But also, given her and Bi Bidong's connection, even if she didn't want to admit the depth of her entanglement with Bi Bidong, the mark of their bloodline was ultimately something she couldn't wash away even if she wanted to.
At that time, Xu Ran would only be able to choose between her and Bi Bidong, to make a clean break.
"Who exactly is it?" Qian Renxue bit her red lips tightly, her tone suppressed, a wronged expression on her pretty face that was pitiable to onlookers.
Why was Xu Ran being so foolish?
Knowing that revealing the truth would risk their dignity and possibly crack their relationship, did Xu Ran really have to tell the truth?
Now Qian Renxue even regretted asking Xu Ran. If she had kept on playing dumb, pretending not to know, could she and Xu Ran have continued to love each other?
She truly loved Xu Ran and didn't want to part with him.
"No 'Cultivation Level,' yet so outstanding. You should have an answer in your heart. She even gives lessons to Xue Ke," Xu Ran said. After thinking for a bit, Xu Ran directly used Tang Yuehua as a shield.
Tang Yuehua's figure was not much different from that of Bi Bidong's, both full and mature. They were similar in age and both had an elegant and distinguished presence. Most importantly, Tang Yuehua used to be a genuinely ordinary person.
Tang Yuehua, with a congenital Soul Power of level nine, had always been unable to cultivate and break through to the Soul Scholar 'Cultivation Level,' thus relegated to being an ordinary person. It was only after Xu Ran had helped evolve her Martial Soul, the Ruyi Circular Halo, that she could cultivate.
However, the fact that Tang Yuehua was able to cultivate might not be very clear to Qian Renxue. And even if she found out, Xu Ran could think of ways to explain it away, like how Tang Yuehua had just started cultivating and was still unstable.
Deceiving a young girl who had fallen into a sea of love was quite easy. It just carried a deep sense of guilt and required thick skin; otherwise, one could not pull it off. Only someone like Xu Ran could be so adept at this.
"Hm?" Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened as she stared at Xu Ran, this wasn't quite what she had expected?
Giving lessons to Xue Ke, that wouldn't be... Yue Xuan's Tang Yuehua?
That's right, that's right.
It seemed that Tang Yuehua was born unable to cultivate, yet in Tiandou City, the fact that an ordinary person could possess such power was also a tale told with admiration. Most crucially, although Tang Yuehua couldn't cultivate, her accomplishments in other areas were high, serving as a Heavenly Dou Imperial Court Etiquette Officer. Yue Xuan was also known as the Heavenly Dou Imperial Court Etiquette Academy.
Even Princess Xue Ke was sent there to study etiquette, which showed how proficient Tang Yuehua was in this realm.
Moreover, Tang Yuehua was also an absolute beauty. She and Tang Yuehua had crossed paths several times, and Tang Yuehua's looks were definitely not inferior, at least not to the women by Xu Ran's side.
While her strength wasn't great, she was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, a rare and talented woman indeed.
For Xu Ran, his own strength was already exceptional, so he didn't value a girl's power. It seemed only natural that Xu Ran pursued Tang Yuehua. From what she knew about Xu Ran, he definitely wouldn't easily let go of such a great beauty.
That explained everything.
So the woman wearing the mask last time was Tang Yuehua. Physically, they did look similar, both having the perfect mature female figure, with identical "Cultivation Level," and an aura that was both noble and graceful. In all of heaven and earth, only Tang Yuehua possessed these qualities.
As for Bi Bidong, with her strength so formidable, how could she possibly stay by Xu Ran's side as a maidservant, let alone be teased by him?
"So it was Tang Yuehua. I thought..." Qian Renxue let out a sigh of relief, and her mood quickly improved. She planted a kiss on Xu Ran's cheek as if to reward him.
After the kiss, Qian Renxue felt a bit guilty; she had actually misunderstood Xu Ran.
Xu Ran had said that the most important thing for two people in love was trust in each other. Xu Ran trusted her, but she didn't trust him. How heartbroken he would be if he knew?
Xu Ran, with his high spirits, simple and kind nature, how could he possibly do such shameless deeds.
Sisters, that was the limit Xu Ran could accept. For more intimate relationships, he would absolutely not consider such actions without her bringing it up.
This was determined by Xu Ran's character. He possessed noble qualities and detested such actions deeply.
"Who else could it be but Tang Yuehua? In all of heaven and earth, no one else has that kind of strength, temperament, grace, and beauty. Moreover, she's in Tiandou City, and Tang Yuehua also teaches at the Yue Xuan in Tiandou City." Xu Ran continued to remind her to reinforce the possibility that it was Tang Yuehua.
Considering all this, his close encounter with Tang Yuehua last time was definitely not with Bi Bidong.
He even nearly convinced himself with his assertions. The highest realm of bluster was to make even oneself believe it, thus ensuring infallibility.
"Xue'er, you couldn't possibly suspect that I did something to wrong you, could you?" Suddenly, Xu Ran's expression became serious, his gaze turning inward as if he was greatly pained. Xu Ran was preparing his counterattack.
"No, absolutely not. I was just a bit curious about who that person was, I didn't think too much of it," Qian Renxue quickly denied, pulling Xu Ran's hand into her embrace.
Very large, Qian Renxue had ample assets indeed.
Qian Renxue was perfect, even possessing a D-cup.
That was certainly enough for her; any larger and Qian Renxue wouldn't be able to handle it. Only Zhu Qing and Zhu Yun could manage such figures. Excessive fullness would be discordant on others, but on these sisters, there was no sign of discordance, rather the bigger the better. In Xu Ran's eyes, they should be at least a G-cup.
"Is it really just curiosity or is there something more? You were so sad just now, did you think of her? With such a strong "Cultivation Level" and high status, she would never lower herself to me like that."
"Xu Ran, I'm sorry, I was wrong to blame you. It's my fault, it's all because I care about you too much. My fear of losing you made me think irrationally," Qian Renxue's eyes reddened, and she felt extremely upset thinking about how she had misunderstood Xu Ran and had been found out by him.
Xu Ran was so good to her, kind and righteous, he couldn't have done such things.
She would never doubt Xu Ran so easily again. With Xu Ran's character, even if he were lying in the same bed with Bi Bidong, he would be as holy as Buddha, not laying a finger on her.