Chapter 194: You Have Defiled the Goddess

Bai Wei's heart gave a jolt, the tips of her ears burning hot; she had intended to glare at him, but on a whim, she rolled her eyes and changed her mind.

She blinked her eyes deliberately and reached out to point at the stall.

"Husband, this, this... and that jade hairpin, I like them all."

Xiao Moting was stunned for a moment, his handsome face suddenly turning crimson, and his gaze becoming unfocused.

Standing before him, Bai Wei could clearly feel his heartbeat quicken and his body temperature rise.

She chuckled secretly.

She had actually managed to make him shy.

Xiao Moting raised his head and said to the shopkeeper.

"Since my wife likes them, buy them all."

The shopkeeper's mouth stretched wide with joy, and he kept on flattering them.

"Right away. The affection between you and your esteemed wife is truly wonderful!"

"The young master truly dotes on his wife; you two are a perfect match, truly a pair of lovebirds."

Seeing that a big spender had arrived, the surrounding merchants and passersby also crowded over, one after another, to watch.

Xiao Moting had also changed into casual clothes; his black robe embroidered with green bamboo patterns made his figure appear even more slender and his handsomeness more striking.

Seeing the crowd around them growing, he knitted his brows slightly and gave a look to the guards following behind him.

The guards became alert immediately, observing their surroundings to prevent any spies.

Suddenly!

A thin, small man squeezed through the crowd, pretended to trip, snatched the jade hairpin from the stall, and turned to run.

"There's a thief!" Bai Wei blurted out in alarm.

Xiao Moting's expression darkened.

"How dare you steal in my presence!"

He was about to leap in pursuit, but after taking a single step, he stood still.

Xiao Moting tilted his head toward the guards in the crowd, signaling them to chase the thief.

He could not go too far from Bai Wei, and he could not leave her alone here; it would be unsafe.

Although he had already ordered the Northern Frontier Army to search the entire city to prevent assassins.

One could never be too careful.

Qin Zhan immediately led the guards and gave chase at high speed.

Not far away, another commotion arose.

"Oh, there are dough figurines over there." Bai Wei's eyes widened.

On the stall were all kinds of dough figurines: a little monkey holding a longevity peach, a fox bowing, and little cats and dogs... all of them were vivid and lifelike.

A large crowd squeezed in front of the dough figurine stall, vying to watch.

Bai Wei felt an itch of curiosity too!

Seeing her staring fixedly, Xiao Moting asked, "Bai, do you like them?"

Bai Wei nodded.

She had never seen ancient dough figurines before; such craftsmanship was considered intangible cultural heritage in the modern era, and many techniques had already been lost!

Xiao Moting hesitated for a moment.

"I will go buy some for you; you wait here for me and don't go anywhere."

"Don't worry." Bai Wei nodded firmly, "I'll wait for you."

Xiao Moting turned and walked toward the dough figurine stall, squeezing into the crowd.

Bai Wei waited on the spot.

Today she had bought quite a few antiques; taking them back to the modern era to sell would earn her a huge sum of money!

Just then, a faint scent of medicine suddenly drifted on the breeze.

She did not know what herb this scent came from, but it made one feel refreshed upon smelling it.

Bai Wei had also studied traditional Chinese medicine, so she couldn't help but look up and scan the area.

At that moment, a young man's voice suddenly came from behind her.

"... Are you the Goddess who is helping Xiao Moting?"

The voice was as cold as ice water, pleasant and melodious.

"Who?"

Startled, Bai Wei turned her head abruptly.

In an instant!

She froze.

A gentle breeze blew down countless locust flowers.

The man stood quietly behind her, his ink-black hair dancing lightly in the wind, his snow-white robes fluttering.

His face was like jade, his features exquisite... the corners of his peach-blossom eyes were stained with a hint of light red; he was so beautiful that one could not distinguish his gender, and he hardly looked like a living person!

Bai Wei was stunned and blurted out.

"Zhou... Zhou Yuchuan!"

The man in white before her actually looked exactly like Zhou Yuchuan!

"Yuchuan?" The man in white raised his eyebrows slightly and gave a mocking chuckle, "Who is that? The person revered as a Goddess by the people of Beijiang is actually so foolish as to mistake someone for another?"

His melodious voice was filled with extreme mockery.

Bai Wei came to her senses and took a sharp step backward.

No!

It is not Zhou Yuchuan!

Although he looks exactly like Zhou Yuchuan, his temperament is completely different.

The man before her has an extremely arrogant gaze, as if everything around him is nothing but ants; he is simply not Professor Zhou!

"Who are you?"

"The one who will kill you."

Following the casual voice, Bai Wei suddenly felt her throat tighten as the man grabbed her by the neck.

"Urgh..."

Bai Wei's breathing was cut off, and she could not catch her breath.

The man's fingers were as white as jade and as slender as green bamboo, yet his strength was immense, choking her so she could not inhale a single breath of air.

Bai Wei was terrified to the extreme and struggled hard, while her eyes looked toward Xiao Moting.

"Save..."

Just as she squeezed out one word, her body was shoved heavily.

Bang!

Bai Wei's back hit the wall, and the man lowered his head, pressing close to her face; his beautiful peach-blossom eyes radiated deep mockery.

"Want to call Xiao Moting to save you?"

"He is quite vigilant; I had people pretend to be thieves, but I still couldn't lure him away."

"It is fortunate that he went to buy a dough figurine for you, which gave me the chance to kill you."

Bai Wei could not inhale any air, her vision went black, and her face beneath the veil grew paler and paler.

"Wh... why do you want to kill me? I don't even know you..."

"Because you have defiled the Goddess!" The man's eyes suddenly radiated a chilling murderous intent. "There is only one Goddess in this world, and that is the Goddess of our Divine Witch Tribe! You use the title of Goddess to swindle and bluff in Beijiang, and you even dare to accept the worship of the masses; you deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

"What... what Goddess of the Divine Witch Tribe?"

With her neck being choked by him, Bai Wei felt her vision go black and her mind spin with dizziness.

"Speak! Where did those things you sent to Xiao Moting actually come from? Did you steal them from the Treasure Vault?" The man's cold voice rang in her ear. "If you dare to hide even half a word, I will make you taste the feeling of being worse off than dead."

Treasure Vault?

What Treasure Vault?

She had no idea at all!

Bai Wei's vision blurred, and she was gradually losing consciousness.

Suddenly!

A gust of biting wind whistled through the air!

The man in white looked stern, immediately released his hand, and dodged to the side.

Just as he dodged!

A chilling blade light grazed his cheek and slashed down swiftly!

The man dodged the blade light, yet it still severed a strand of his hair, which fell from the air.

At the same time, Xiao Moting's fierce shout, filled with murderous intent, suddenly rang out!

"Zhou Yanli, don't you dare touch her!!"

The restraint on Bai Wei's neck loosened; she collapsed to the ground, clutching her neck and gasping for air.

This man named 'Zhou Yanli' is terrifying!

He almost snapped her neck.

He is simply not Zhou Yuchuan!

Xiao Moting was filled with murderous intent, his eyes bloodshot, and he slashed his Long Blade at Zhou Yanli.

"Get lost!"

The blade wind was biting, carrying fury.

Zhou Yanli curled his lips in mockery and dodged to the side.

"Xiao Moting, do you really think you can kill me?"

"Monster!" Xiao Moting shouted fiercely and slashed horizontally with his blade again. "Stay away from her!"

This slash had a ferocious blade wind.

Zhou Yanli had no choice but to draw his Long Sword to block the Long Blade.

The two of them became locked in a fierce fight.