A misunderstanding was formed. A misunderstanding that was 'scammiest' of all the misunderstandings that happened so far in the history of the continent.
Murmurs and whispers were going about accompanied by unveiled gazes of either pity or contempt.
"What a pity!...."
"yes...sigh!"
"What's there to sympathize?..he's just good for nothing with that beautiful face..."
"Ahh...indeed, he is quite a sight. I have never seen a handsome man like him....sigh! But just having that face wouldn't help him in any way when he is so lacking in strength. Such a waste!"
"What waste? Didn't you see how that trash is seducing girls left and right? Won't they support him?.. And you know that maiden--She's Bai Ya, Bai family's youngest daughter--tsk..tsk. I say he's quite capable...living off his vixen-like face."
"He is just an immoral being. Seducing our daughters and sisters with that face!"
"Ah..don't say that he is quite pitiful...Hehe.."
"....."
As this went on, whispers were no longer whispers. They all turned into slander and insults, taunts, jeers, and gloating.
Bai Ya also felt the same. It's just that her emotions were a mixture of all, after all, she had been insulted because of that useless man for nothing. Now it served him right. Hmph!
Xiao Tingfei, on the other hand, wore his ever-proud smile on his face as his eyes glinted with disdain and gloating.
Jiang Ying Yue felt a dull twinge in her heart.
In her previous life, Jiang Ying Yue had heard several times Men saying that a woman's heart was poisonous and a woman's jealousy was even more poisonous.
At that time, Jiang Ying Yue felt that those men were intriguing creatures they could lie without batting an eye, a lie good enough to even fool their conscience. Wasn't it intriguing?....
From the corner of the bar where she was sitting in the dark, Jiang Ying Yue could see glimpses of all sorts of sinful emotions in their eyes even through the dark.
There was hatred, there was vanity, there was greed and lust, and also jealousy when they eyed one another from a hidden corner.
And to Jiang Ying Yue it wasn't surprising a bit. Because it was all in human nature. So, blaming only women for having those sinful emotions was utter nonsense.
Men had these emotions too, it's just that their pride was too great for them to show it on their faces or to admit it.
There were times they too become uneasy and felt jealous when they see their peers doing better than them, there are also times when they get jealous when some of their peers looked better than them, garnering all the attention and admiration of the fairer sex around them.
Look, the scenario in front of them now wasn't solid evidence.
This proved that they were all humans. But this also proved that humans can be superior and inferior kind depending on the way how they controlled these sinful emotions and channeled them into motivating themselves for doing something good or evil.
Those who could conquer these emotions and work for the betterment were kind. They were usually very smart and productive and wouldn't hurt others unnecessarily because of these petty feelings. While the other kind was exactly the opposite.
And...Most people here seemed to be the latter kind. The rotten ones, the scum of this world.
Jiang Ying Yue scanned the surrounding, her sharp, cold gaze seemed to be piercing through those people, seemingly boring a hole right through their heads, piercing into their brains.
Those people all felt breathless as if something was stuck in their throats when that cold gaze landed on them making them go mute for a moment. This feeling came and went within a fraction of a second. It was too quick for them to catch.
This all was very upsetting to Jiang Ying Yue and she was mad.
She had just wanted to keep her trump cart secret and concealed about Wei. If she was to say, she wouldn't even take it to take as concealing.
How was it concealing, when all she said was that her Wei couldn't fight as he had to babysit those kids? So, it was them whose overthinking brains worked more and cooked up this misunderstanding. It wasn't her fault, her only fault was that she didn't clear it.
Besides that, she also intended to ward off that snobbish evil witch who was going after that pitiful fellow. So, she let it be.
For Jiang Ying Yue knew very well how snobbish this Bai Ya was. She was an advanced-level 'show-off cultivator' of 'Ultimate bragging' rank. So there was no way Bai Ya would bother Wei knowing that he was completely useless.
.....And to be honest, she was expecting all this but at that time she had no idea that...it would be so upsetting when she heard them. She was a conscienceless person. The kind who couldn't be considered evil nor could be considered kind. She was such a person.
However, now she felt suffocated when she heard those hurtful words for the man who hadn't even said anything from the beginning.
She was feeling so miserable as if she was experiencing them herself. As if all words were directed towards her.
Jiang Ying Yue was puzzled.
Was it because of the previous owner?
If she felt this way, then what about Wei?
Jiang Ying Yue glanced sideways. That handsome man who looked like an immortal still looked indifferent. He stood tall and straight, his nobleness ever so unsullied by the dirt that was thrown at him.
Did he not feel anything?
Or...was it that he had no idea of the misunderstanding she had created?
Jiang Ying Yue subconsciously grabbed his warm, calloused hand that was hidden inside his broad sleeves as a way to comfort him as she softly whispered a sorry.
This sorry was very unsure and faint. As if she herself wasn't sure who was its recipient.
Whether her sorry was for Wei or the previous owner. She was clueless.
Her faint voice lingered in the air like the whisper of wind, however, Wei managed to catch it and was stunned for a while not knowing how to respond.
But Jiang Ying Yue didn't wait for it and darted like a bolt of lightning within the blink of an eye. And there came a crashing noise, and soon after a man collided with a carriage and landed right beside it.
It was only then everyone woke up from their stupor only to realize they had missed such a fascinating scene.
That devilishly handsome young boy was too fast and his moves were neat and unique. Everyone's attention was drawn.
Jiang Ying Yue's had a murderous aura around her, her eyes were blazing with fury. Clenching her fist she directed her ruthless gaze at the man who she had just kicked as she gave a warning, " Just say one more word to sully my Wei I'll make sure you'll leave no descendent. If you don't you don't want into a eunuch better shut your bloody mouth! My Wei isn't for people like you to touch even if it is just verbally!"
As she said this Jiang Ying Yue's eyes trailed around landing on those who had spoken I'll of Wei. Her exceptionally good memory allowed her to remember all their faces along with their words.
" You...yes, you. Do you think that just because you were born ugly other people are also supposed to be born ugly? Huh?.."
" Wha.....what? When did I say that? And so what if I am ugly... I am a capable man, not a useless man like your friend."