Tang Dynasty Bandits

Chapter 217 Quarrel
"You really are a terrible person."

Zhu Wen walked through the empty covered corridor towards the east courtyard, when he suddenly heard a cold voice.

"Having just lost his brother, he attacked his junior sister."

Zhu Wen's usually calm and empty eyes suddenly flashed with two sharp glints.

He has never been a good-tempered person.

Even a girl as lovable as Lan Suting was slapped by Zhu Wen for speaking disrespectfully when they first met.

"Does Dr. Luo want to get beaten up?"

"I'm happy to fight again," said Luo Yixian, arms crossed, looking nonchalant. "But aren't you afraid things will escalate?"

Zhu Wen said in a deep voice, "Are you threatening me?"

"You kidnapped me and forced me to join your gang. Just because I agreed to work for you doesn't mean I'll have anything nice to say to you." Luo Yixian's voice was as cold as frost.

Not to mention that the hope of curing Shang Rang rests on Luo Yixian, the Cao army has also contracted a plague in Lingnan, which requires her intervention. Zhu Wen admits that he can't do anything to her right now.

"I have no intention of revealing this matter," Doctor Luo added. "But in my opinion, the so-called Dragon Sparrow Demon Blade that causes people to become possessed by evil is probably just a rumor. At most, it makes the host's evil thoughts more concrete and clearer."

The phantom image of the white tiger that sometimes appears in Zhu Wen's heart lake is undoubtedly a concrete manifestation of this.

That's why the white tiger said to Zhu Wen, "I am you."

"Most of the members of the Demonic Sect are vicious and wicked. Their cultivation techniques are inherently harmful and destructive, and countless people have died from demonic possession. To forge another vicious blade that amplifies their demonic nature is simply asking for trouble."

Zhu Wen was an extremely intelligent man, and he immediately understood what Luo Yixian meant.

The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Treasure Blade is an artifact of the Demonic Sect, and most of its owners were also members of the Demonic Sect.

These guys were demons themselves, and it's not surprising that they couldn't control their demonic nature and either committed suicide or went insane.

"Doctor Luo means that several of the original hosts were originally chivalrous individuals, but fell into demonic ways after obtaining the Demon Blade. Simply because the Demon Blade gave them an excuse to indulge their desires?"

“That’s right.” Doctor Luo nodded, cupped his hands and said, “That’s all I have to say. Farewell.”

A figure in a flowing blue dress quickly departed.

She didn't seem to have any real malice; it sounded more like she was offering a well-intentioned reminder.

But such an aloof attitude is undoubtedly unpleasant.

This calm and serene demeanor, as still as autumn water and as aloof as ice, seemed somewhat familiar to Zhu Wen, yet he couldn't quite place who it resembled.

He shook his head, shaking off his annoyance, and continued walking towards the house where Tian Jun was recuperating.

Two of the three blonde Viking shield-bearers were tending to her at her bedside.

Before Zhu Wen even entered the door, Tian Jun heard his footsteps and her face lit up with joy. She propped herself up with her hands and struggled to sit up. These past few days, she had been tossing and turning, unable to sleep, because of the uncertainty surrounding Zhu Wen's fate. Now that she had suddenly learned that her beloved was coming to see her, she naturally wanted to show her her best side.

"Zhu Lang, I've missed you so much!" Tian Jun exclaimed. "These past few days, I've been lying in this room unable to move, it's been so suffocating!"

Tian Jun's hamstring was pierced by the enemy with a long spear. Although she used precious medicinal herbs for external and internal treatment, she still hadn't recovered in ten days. It would take her some more time to get out of bed.

As she spoke, Tian Jun closed her eyes, revealing a charming and innocent expression: "Kiss me."

What mood could Zhu Wen be in right now? But seeing Tian Jun's eager expression, he couldn't let her down, so he could only walk closer and gently tap Tian Jun's forehead.

"Not enough, give me another kiss!" Tian Jun said like a spoiled little girl asking for candy.

Zhu Wen sighed, then leaned closer and touched Tian Jun's lips.

Tian Jun then opened her eyes, looking completely satisfied.

She noticed Zhu Wen's gaze and realized what was happening, then lowered her head: "I'm also very sad about what happened to my second brother..."

Tian Jun tried her best to appear sad.

However, she has a naturally carefree personality and is not easily sensitive to or empathetic towards other people's sad emotions.

If she hadn't been injured, she could have pressed her chest against Zhu Wen's back to comfort him, but she couldn't do that now.

Even though he knew that Tian Jun was a fool and could never become a kind and understanding person, Zhu Wen still felt a little disappointed.

Men are such contradictory creatures; they don't want to show their vulnerability in front of girls, yet they crave a woman's tender care.

"Get some rest. I'll come see you every day." He Tianjun said these words indifferently. Zhu Wen touched her forehead, got up, and left.

He could no longer be as lazy as before and had to personally handle a large amount of military affairs.

When Zhu Wen was immersed in his daily affairs, he found himself feeling much better, perhaps because it showed that he had changed.

Tian Jun's clinginess in relationships is something she can't change.

Another ten days passed, and as soon as she was able to get out of bed and walk, she pestered Zhu Wen to go on dates with her. Tian Jun wanted to vent all the frustration she had been feeling lately; even though she was with Zhu Wen, they didn't spend much time together.

After a few sips of light wine, Tian Junxing's eyes became hazy, and she took the initiative to cover her lips with her rose-colored ones.

Zhu Wen, however, was not very enthusiastic and his response was not warm at all.

Tian Jun felt unsatisfied.

She released her lips and suddenly rolled up Zhu Wen's sleeve.

Upon seeing some familiar shapes, Tian Jun's mind was filled with doubt.

After experiencing the pleasure of kissing, the two played the game of leaving hickeys on each other's skin several times.

"What is this?" Tian Jun suddenly pointed at Zhu Wen's arm and shouted angrily.

Zhu Wen looked over in confusion and saw a bunch of teeth marks, which were from when he fed blood to Duan Hongyan and she bit him.

Because it's a bite wound, it takes longer to heal than a hickey.

Some of them do indeed resemble hickeys in shape.

Zhu Wen briefly recounted what happened in the cave: "If I don't feed her blood, she will die."

Tian Jun raised her spirited eyebrows: "That's not the point! I mean, if it wasn't intentional, why would it be this shape?"

"What are you thinking?" Zhu Wen asked impatiently. "You're saying Junior Sister Duan did it on purpose?"
"Isn't that right? She's provoking me!" Tian Jun gritted her teeth in anger.

“When we were together, Junior Sister sincerely gave me her blessings.” Zhu Wen’s tone grew increasingly cold.

He didn't want to argue about this, so he explained, "I'm not so self-pitying that I think every pretty girl should be interested in me."

This explanation did not convince Tian Jun.

"That's why she's hypocritical! She says one thing to your face and another behind your back!" Tian Jun said angrily, "She even calls me 'four-legged snake' behind my back, I know that!"

Normally, Tian Jun would have tolerated it. If her lover had patiently explained, she wouldn't have been so angry, but Zhu Wen's explanation was so perfunctory that it infuriated her.

It's a woman's instinct to be calculating; it turns out Tian Jun was just pretending to be oblivious all along.

But Zhu Wen still felt that even if Duan Hongyan had some feelings for him, she wouldn't have such scheming intentions at such a critical moment.

Moreover, she was not in her right mind at the time and even revealed the secret that her father had murdered her mother. Was that also intentional?

Tian Jun was still rambling on: "I heard you carried her back that day!"

She put her hands on her hips and said, "Your great-aunt is very unhappy."

Tian Jun suddenly became quite resistant to Duan Hongyan, a stark contrast to her attitude towards Lan Suting.

At this point, Zhu Wen would only find it troublesome.

He knew he would have to deal with all sorts of troubles, but he didn't take into account the woman's temper and jealousy.

"Nonsense!" Zhu Wen stood up abruptly.

"Where have I been unreasonable? Aren't you just pretending to be ignorant and siding with her?" Tian Jun became increasingly angry, and veins bulged on her forehead.

The two disagreed and started arguing loudly.

Zhu Wen felt that this woman was unreasonable, so he simply remained silent.

She thought to herself: "She was such a cute girl before, how come she turned into a shrew today? Did she eat gunpowder?"
Duan Hongyan's gentleness and thoughtfulness were quite comforting. Therefore, Zhu Wen never wanted to dwell on any suspicious aspects of Duan Hongyan.

I think this whole thing was just Tian Jun being jealous.

But in reality, the seeds of this conflict had already been sown when Tian Jun and Duan Hongyan seemed to have a good relationship.

Not long after Zhu Wen and Tian Jun went public with their relationship, Duan Hongyan teased them about it, and once, when she was slightly drunk, she reached out and hooked her arm around Zhu Wen's shoulder in public.

At that time, Tian Jun suspected that Duan Hongyan was being hypocritical and that her blessings were not sincere, and she also expressed her dissatisfaction when she was being coquettish with Zhu Wen.

Zhu Wen thought that Duan Hongyan was used to doing things carelessly, so there was nothing strange about it, and he brushed it off.

Because he was deeply in love with Tian Jun, Zhu Wen didn't notice that Tian Jun and Duan Hongyan's seemingly good relationship had quietly cooled down.

Tian Jun felt increasingly that Zhu Wen was in the wrong, and relentlessly pursued his attack.

Zhu Wen simply pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Unable to bear it any longer, Tian Jun stood up, stomped her foot, and slammed the door shut as she left.

Zhu Wen spread his hands, thinking that for a while, he would finally be free from the trivialities of romantic relationships.

(End of this chapter)