Chapter 211: There Was a Misunderstanding Between You

“You were my first love, I loved you for so many years, I treated you so well—can’t you reconsider?” Zhao Munv pleaded desperately, throwing away all her pride in a last-ditch effort.

But she was met only with Lou Guangzhi’s expressionless face: “Sorry, I won’t reconsider. Just focus on graduating peacefully. Find someone better to marry in the future. I’m leaving now.”

After saying that, Lou Guangzhi turned and walked away under everyone’s astonished gazes: “I’m going back to sleep. After you clean up here, go home.” The colder he appeared, the more he actually cared. Since he knew it was impossible, why drag it out? A clean break was the best outcome for both himself and Zhao Munv.

Lou Guangzhi thought gloomily, a flicker of pain crossing his face as he turned away. Being so cold to a girl who loved him so much made him feel terrible inside. If it weren’t for his girlfriend and child, if it weren’t for the fact that they were destined to have no future together, Lou Guangzhi would never have acted this way.

“Lou Guangzhi, I hate you! You’ll regret this! I will have you, no matter what… Sob…”

Zhao Munv let out a heart-wrenching cry, sobbing loudly. She had staked even her last shred of dignity, yet she still didn’t get the result she wanted. Unable to bear it any longer, she turned and ran toward the school gate, trampling over countless candles on her way, breaking a heart shape in half.

The surroundings fell silent, only Zhao Munv’s pitiful weeping echoing. Many people’s eyes turned icy as they stared at Lou Guangzhi.

“Lou Guangzhi is really too much. I thought he was a humorous, warm-hearted guy, but it turns out he’s a cold-hearted loner—a ruthless butcher who only hurts kind, innocent girls.”

“I used to like him, but I never expected him to be so heartless and cold. I won’t like him anymore from now on. This awful loner.”

“Zhao Munv is such a nice girl, what a shame. Who knows when she’ll recover from this heartbreak? It’s really sad…”

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The surrounding students and teachers murmured quietly, clearly quite dissatisfied with Lou Guangzhi. Lou Guangzhi silently returned to his room amid these cold remarks, lay down quietly to sleep without making a sound, clearly upset after rejecting Zhao Munv.

Once the students and teachers downstairs saw that both parties had left and that the outcome was unhappy, they gradually dispersed. Only the bleakly burning candles remained on the ground. Someone wanted to collect them, but was stopped by others who said they should be left for Lou Guangzhi to see, to illuminate his cold, unfeeling heart. So no one collected the candles, letting them burn out.

Jiang Xincheng did not leave. Knowing the tragedy that was about to unfold, how could he stand by and watch? He quietly hid in a concealed pavilion near the Teachers’ Dormitory Building, cultivating his Primordial Force while waiting for what would happen next.

Time slipped by, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye. It was now the middle of the night, past 2 a.m. It was at this time that Jiang Xincheng saw two Great Yuan Warriors at the late stage of the Cloud Condensation Realm appear below the Teachers’ Dormitory Building.

They were probably the experts sent by Zhao Munv to capture Lou Guangzhi. Over ninety-nine percent of people at Tianhai University didn’t know that Zhao Munv wasn’t just an ordinary rich girl—she was actually a direct descendant of the Zhao Family, one of the top families in the Shenxia Alliance, wielding immense power and wealth.

During her studies, to live a peaceful university life and avoid detection by rival factions, Zhao Munv had kept a low profile and never revealed her true identity.

Now, as graduation approached and after Lou Guangzhi’s cruel rejection, Zhao Munv finally mobilized the formidable power she controlled. Unfortunately, the first time she used this power, she deeply hurt the man she loved, leading to a lifetime apart. Even if one became the Queen Mother of the West in the Immortal Realm and the other the Jade Emperor, they would have little intersection—loving and hurting each other, that’s just how it was.

This time, Jiang Xincheng intended to resolve this matter and steer the situation toward a better outcome.

Watching the two late-stage Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warriors swiftly break into Lou Guangzhi’s room, knock him out, and carry him away, Jiang Xincheng silently followed, heading toward the villa area in the distant suburbs.

Half an hour later, Jiang Xincheng followed the two Great Yuan Warriors to a standalone villa in the suburbs. If nothing went wrong, this villa would become the future Jade Emperor Lou Guangzhi’s prison, where he was confined for a full five years in his previous life, wasting much of his youth.

The Lou Family searched for him for five years, and he suffered for five years. Jiang Xincheng followed the two late-stage Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warriors into the villa’s basement, sneaking in without a sound.

Only Zhao Munv was in the basement. After the two Great Yuan Warriors placed Lou Guangzhi in front of her, they turned and left, waiting outside the basement to give Zhao Munv and Lou Guangzhi space.

Zhao Munv’s eyes were swollen and red, her face marked by tears. She coldly stared at the unconscious Lou Guangzhi before her, muttering to herself, “Since you won’t be with me willingly, I’ll force you to be with me. I’ll cripple your Primordial Force so you can never resist again. From now on, you’ll have to stay with me, be kept by me, be pampered by me, be loved by me.”

Her words, full of affection, carried a bone-chilling coldness. Zhao Munv slowly extended her right hand, reaching toward Lou Guangzhi’s Dantian.

“Stop!”

Seeing the tragedy from his past life about to repeat, Jiang Xincheng shouted coldly, stepping out from the corner to stop Zhao Munv’s action.

“Who are you? How did you get into my basement?” Zhao Munv stared coldly at Jiang Xincheng, her voice icy, but she showed no signs of panic, as if she didn’t take this sudden intruder seriously.

Jiang Xincheng smiled and said, “I’m here to clear up the misunderstanding between you two and help you be together.”

“You’re Jiang Xincheng, the Chief Student for the first, second, and third years?” Surprisingly, Zhao Munv recognized Jiang Xincheng, looking at him in surprise. “What are you doing here? Didn’t my bodyguards notice you?”

Jiang Xincheng said, “I witnessed everything that happened this evening and felt quite sorry about it. I know some inside information about why Professor Lou didn’t agree to be with you. A while back, while working on a mission related to the Flourishing Tang Empire, I accidentally discovered some of Professor Lou’s secrets. I was planning to tell you in a few days to see if it could resolve the misunderstanding between you. Unexpectedly, while cultivating near the small courtyard tonight, I noticed some suspicious people sneaking away with Professor Lou, so I followed them here. I didn’t expect it to be you.”

“My two bodyguards are both late-stage Cloud Condensation Realm Great Yuan Warriors. How could you possibly evade them and sneak in here? You’re lying.” Zhao Munv frowned.

Jiang Xincheng smiled faintly and no longer concealed his strength. The surging Primordial Force within him clearly revealed his early-stage Cloud Condensation Realm power. “I broke through to the early stage of the Cloud Condensation Realm recently, and my Spiritual Sense is stronger than that of other Great Yuan Warriors at the same level. That’s how I managed to follow them here.”

“So that’s how.” Zhao Munv understood, her doubts about Jiang Xincheng fading. She raised an eyebrow and said, “You said there’s a misunderstanding between me and Lou Guangzhi? What exactly is it?”