268 Are You Worthy? (1/2)

”She is my woman.”

”So, is there a problem with me answering on her behalf?”

With Zhou Donghuang's question, the entire crowd became silent.

Luo Qinghan looked at Zhou Donghuang with a complicated gaze, then quickly looked away, her expression returning to its normal calm.

Of course, although she seemed calm on the surface, on the inside, her feelings were tumultuous.

She had never expected that despite the ruthlessness which she had treated Zhou Donghuang in the past, he still stood out to protect her at this juncture.

In that instant, even the Dharma adepts of the Yunyue Sect who had wanted to cause trouble were all scared out of their wits by Zhou Donghuang. They had never thought that Zhou Donghuang would respond to Mo Yitian with such an answer.

”Zhou Donghuang... said that Luo Qinghan of the Jihan Sect was his woman?”

From the leader of the Lightning Sword Sect to the four Valley Heads of the inner sect, to even the ordinary Dharma adepts, all of them now looked at Zhou Donghuang differently, their eyes filled with utter shock.

Just now, when Zhou Donghuang had stepped out, they had felt both confused and somewhat surprised... this Luo Qinghan, a disciple of the Jihan Sect, was Zhou Donghuang's woman?

At the same time, the crowd from the Jihan Sect and the Tiansong Sect were all equally shocked.

”You said that she is your woman?”

Mo Yitian would never have imagined, even in his dreams, that Zhou Donghuang would say something like that and declare that Luo Qinghan was his woman.

Before Zhou Donghuang could respond, Mo Yitian turned to look at Luo Qinghan intently, his eyes flashing with a glint, ”Luo Qinghan, Zhou Donghuang just said that you are his woman?”

Instantly, all the attention was turned to Luo Qinghan.

As everyone watched on, Luo Qinghan glanced at Mo Yitian, then said calmly and slowly, ”I, Luo Qinghan, will either remain unmarried all my entire life... but if I do marry, it will be to nobody else but him, Zhou Donghuang.”

In the huge crowd gathered there, besides Luo Qinghan herself, Zhou Donghuang was the only other person who understood the meaning behind what she had just said.

However, to everybody else, what Luo Qinghan had just said was equivalent to saying that she was definitely marrying Zhou Donghuang and nobody else.

Instantly, Mo Yitian's expression turned ugly, then he turned to glare sternly at Yuan Zheng, a murderous glint in his eyes.

Noticing the cold glint in Mo Yitian's gaze, Yuan Zheng's could do nothing but smile sadly. He knew that Senior Mo definitely hated him now. After all, he was the one who had told Mo Yitian about Luo Qinghan but had not told him that Luo Qinghan had already gotten together with someone else.

But Senior Mo had only just found out about that piece of information.

Yuan Zheng looked at Luo Qinghan again, his eyes filled with disdain and condescension, as if he was looking down on Luo Qinghan for pretending to be so righteous in the past.

”Haha...”

Just when the atmosphere had turned cold and awkward, the leader of the Lightning Sword Sect, Yu Yucheng, looked at Zhou Donghuang and smiled broadly, saying, ”Zhou Donghuang, I thought that you were always too busy practicing and had no time to think about things like this that concern your life... I did not expect you to have already laid your hands on this beautiful lady from the Jihan Sect.

”Wonderful, wonderful indeed.”

Yu Yucheng's words had been intended to give Mo Yitian, the Tiansong Sect disciple, a chance to step down. Mo Yitian recognized his opportunity, and when Yu Yucheng spoke, he took the chance to retreat behind Huang Chunqiu, the leader of the Tiansong Sect, acting as if nothing had happened at all.

However, it was evident to everyone that he did not look too well, as his expression was ugly.

Huang Chunqiu was now awkward too.

After all, what had happened today was surely a result of his disciple, Mo Yitian, thinking too much on his part and acting in a poor fashion. This was clear to all who witnessed it.

Just as Huang Chunqiu was about to change the topic and continue chatting with the leader of the Jihan Sect, Meng Yuping, the group of Dharma adepts from the Yunyue Sect began discussing fearlessly again, as if there was nobody else around.

”My goodness... did that Mo Yitian just go back there just like that?”

”I thought that he would challenge Zhou Donghuang.”

”Exactly. Although Luo Qinghan and Zhou Donghuang are already engaged, but they have not gotten married yet... does he not even have the courage to challenge Zhou Donghuang for her? Is this the talented disciple of the Tiansong Sect? The most outstanding new disciple of the new generation of Tiansong Sect?”

”Didn't you hear what Luo Qinghan said? She will either marry Zhou Donghuang, or not marry anyone at all. Clearly, no other man besides Zhou Donghuang will have a chance with her.”

”Even if that is the case, he can still challenge Zhou Donghuang to a fight. As long as he defeats Zhou Donghuang, he will gain the respect of everyone after all the embarrassment that he's suffered today... as long as he defeats Zhou Donghuang, he can definitely proudly ask Luo Qinghan, 'Is this the kind of man that you are interested in?'”

”You are talking about defeating Zhou Donghuang... what if he is defeated himself instead? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?”

”That's true. Looks like he does not have the confidence that he will be able to defeat Zhou Donghuang.”