The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife-Chapter 45: Rumors

Li Xiaoshi originally intended to find a Taoist book related to talisman creation, but before he could, he saw his senior brother rushing towards him with a serious expression.

"D-Da Shixiong, is there something wrong?" Li Xiaoshi was a bit nervous.

Chu Xuan’s brows were knitted into a knot, "What exactly happened? Why did you look at me so strangely just now?"

"Also, when I was coming downstairs, a female disciple saw me and immediately turned around and ran away. Don’t tell me you don’t know the reason."

Speaking of which, Chu Xuan had some impression of that disciple. Years ago, she and Xiao Yue had agreed to come and chat with him, but at the last moment, she chickened out and ran away. She seemed to have a very timid nature.

"Uh, um... the weather is nice." Li Xiaoshi awkwardly tried to change the subject, clearly not wanting to explain.

So Chu Xuan bluntly said, "Then I’ll have to bring up the old stories, about who was it that followed the real people around, eavesdropped on bits and pieces, and then..."

"No, don’t!"

Before Chu Xuan could finish speaking, Li Xiaoshi quickly stopped him, "I’ll tell, I’ll tell."

He looked very helpless, "Da Shixiong, let me just clarify, I heard this from elsewhere, it’s not related to me, alright? After I say it, you can’t hit me."

Chu Xuan nodded.

"Here’s the thing, since yesterday, a small rumor has been spreading in the sect, saying that you originally come from the Hehuan Sect..."

"Those demonesses of the Hehuan Sect, each more stunning than the last. Da Shixiong, being a young man full of vigor, one day just couldn’t hold back anymore and attempted to do something improper with his master, which led to his cultivation being crippled and him being expelled."

Li Xiaoshi said cautiously, even glancing at his senior brother’s expression.

To be honest, Chu Xuan had expected the first sentence, but the ones following it already made his fists clench. Who made up this absurd rumor?!

Unexpectedly, it wasn’t over, Li Xiaoshi’s story became more and more exaggerated: 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"But soon someone corrected it, saying the truth wasn’t like that, as if those demonesses of Hehuan Sect were so chaste and reserved?"

"The truth is: Da Shixiong first used his own looks to climb into the Sect Leader’s bed, enchanting her till she was beside herself."

"Then, being quite ambitious, he secretly seduced several influential elders within the sect, climbing into their beds one by one, causing the beautiful elders to fight over him, even resorting to physical confrontations."

"Eventually, the secret couldn’t be kept, and when the Sect Leader found out, in her rage, she crippled her beloved disciple’s cultivation and expelled him from the sect."

"As for why she didn’t go all out, naturally it’s because of the fleeting love they shared as a couple, leaving a trace of reluctance in her heart..."

His voice grew quieter as Chu Xuan’s expression grew more and more menacing, his eyes practically lethal.

"Who the hell said this!" Chu Xuan was almost ready to curse. His lifetime of reputation!

With such sensational rumors, it was no doubt spread throughout the sect in no time. Originally, in people’s minds, Chu Xuan might have just been considered an oddball.

Now, not just an oddball — a damn male succubus, an unscrupulous person, almost linked with the Demon Concubine Daji who confounded kings.

Li Xiaoshi shook his head trembling, "I don’t know where it started from, but everyone’s talking about it, and they’re speaking with such conviction, with more and more added details..."

Chu Xuan’s brow twitched, obviously, the rumor had been further embellished during its spread, becoming more and more detached from the actual facts.

Although he didn’t know exactly who made up the rumor, he knew where it originally spread from.

Chu Xuan began to regret it. Why did I tell her this? Had I forgotten her nickname?

For the past three years since joining, Xiao Yue, known for her extensive knowledge of gossip and love of sharing all sorts of secrets, was affectionately nicknamed "Little Trumpet" by her sect mates.

Damn you, Little Trumpet, just you wait!

Chu Xuan turned around and angrily stormed off to settle the score with his junior sister, when suddenly someone arrived like the wind.

It was none other than our mischief-loving Jiang Yiyi laozu, who upon hearing the rumors, rushed over first thing to mock:

"Chu Xuan, everyone says you’re a disciple from the Hehuan Sect now, what do you think of that?"

Chu Xuan, in a huff, knocked on Jiang Yiyi’s head while walking forward, "Mind your own business."

Jiang Yiyi immediately hugged her head, exclaiming incredulously, "You hit me? Even my master never hit me."

Chu Xuan couldn’t be bothered with her nonsense and directly went downstairs.

Jiang Yiyi hurriedly followed him with teary eyes, "Chu Xuan, how could you hit your laozu? Apologize to me!"

...

Chu Xuan flew all the way toward Celestial Derivation Peak with sword control, and Jiang Yiyi followed angrily, not letting go. Partly because she was indignant, and partly curious about what he intended to do.

At this moment, little sister Xiao Yue, appearing flustered, was packing her bags, ready to flee for the time being.

Just as she finished packing and was about to leave, she was blocked at the door by her senior brother.

Chu Xuan eyed the package on Xiao Yue’s shoulder, and questioned in an unfriendly tone: "What are you doing? Where are you going?"

Xiao Yue, feeling timid, dared not look up at Chu Xuan, "Going, going home to visit my parents."

"Going home to visit parents at such an odd time? That must be a lie." Jiang Yiyi played the part of a sycophant, looking at the young girl with excitement.

"Xiao Yue, honestly confess, were you the one who spread those rumors in the sect?"

As Chu Xuan stepped inside, Xiao Yue retreated step by step, clutching her package tightly.

"No, it wasn’t me." She shook her head repeatedly, looking as if she were about to cry.

"Then what’s going on?" Chu Xuan’s tone softened a bit.

Xiao Yue bit her lip, eventually spilling the story: "Yesterday after we separated, I went back to Celestial Derivation Peak and happened to overhear some female disciples gossiping about you."

"They were slandering you, claiming you must have committed some heinous crime to have your cultivation crippled and be expelled from the sect."

"At first, I didn’t want to pay attention to them, but seeing how assured they sounded, I couldn’t stand it and went to argue with them.

"But as the argument went on, I couldn’t help but blurt out the truth about how you were forced to join the Hehuan Sect long ago..."

Xiao Yue’s voice grew quieter, evidently guilty.

"After they heard, they were very sympathetic towards you and realized their mistake. They immediately swore never to speak ill of you again."

"The matter should have ended there, but somehow, someone blabbed and spread it."

"The most crucial part is, they wanted to keep your secret, only mentioning that you were originally from the Hehuan Sect, nothing else was said."

"However, after hearing this sensational piece, others, I don’t know what they were thinking, started creating reasons for your expulsion based on that keyword."

"I didn’t know until someone informed me about these ridiculous rumors today."

"Just one day! How did they fabricate such an outrageous story from the mere words ’Hehuan Sect’?"