"You don't want me anymore? What are you saying! Le Yu, don't you think it's strange that you're thinking like that? You haven't picked up the behavior of that concubine in the Marquis of Pingjin's mansion, have you?"
"You... this is ridiculous." Le Yu was stunned for a moment before she understood what Si Qi meant, and her face turned red with annoyance.
"Am I being unreasonable? Isn't it you? I just went out with a friend once, and you're already turning against me. You're even more terrifying than a jealous wife who gets sour and jealous when she sees her husband finding someone else."
"Jealous woman? Terrible?" Le Yu stared blankly at Si Qi.
She never imagined that the friendship she valued, laid bare in the sunlight, would terrify Siqi, especially the look of disgust on her face, which deeply wounded her.
"You're overthinking it." Le Yu composed herself, building a high wall around her heart.
This time, she turned away without looking back.
Siqi, behind her, kicked the grass on the ground, scolded her a few times, and then turned around and faced another direction.
Fang Ruotang and her group were actually quite obvious, but the two girls, who were in the middle of an argument, clearly had poor eyesight and neither of them glanced at them.
Li Mingyu immediately perked up when she recalled Fang Ruotang saying that she was jealous a few days ago.
"See! It's not just romantic love that has possessiveness; other emotions are the same! Like friendship, family love..."
"Those are them. What does it have to do with you? Your relationship with Yan Yan has always been ambiguous. No matter what, it can never be friendship or family. Don't even think about it."
Fang Ruotang ruthlessly shattered Li Mingyu's beautiful dream.
"But is this level of possessiveness in friendship really that strong?"
Fang Ruotang thought about it for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.
She felt that Li Mingyu was her best friend, but she didn't seem to have such a strong possessive desire for Li Mingyu.
After all, there are too many people surrounding her; she doesn't only have Li Mingyu.
From the moment she met Li Mingyu, she knew that there was definitely someone more important than her in Li Mingyu's life, and that was Yan Yan. So sometimes when Li Mingyu couldn't chat with her because of Yan Yan's affairs, or had to break her promise and leave early, she didn't have much of an emotional fluctuation and was quite understanding.
[Did the girl named Le Yu really only have feelings for the girl named Si Qi?]
Fang Ruotang, refusing to believe in superstition, decided to seek answers from the little mirror.
The little mirror will definitely answer.
[Just good friends.]
Oh, I see!
Fang Ruotang suddenly stared at Li Mingyu.
"Am I not treating you like my best friend? Why haven't I treated you like that? Last time we had tea and chatted together, you heard that Yan Yan had some problems with his cultivation, so you immediately ran over and left me behind, and I wasn't upset at all."
Li Mingyu had no idea that Fang Ruotang considered her her best friend. She was initially overjoyed, but after hearing the rest, she was left speechless with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
“Our situation was different back then. Problems in cultivation are a big deal. Although the other junior sisters heard the noise and misunderstood, it was still different from their situation.”
Not only her, but Fang Ruotang also went to check on the situation.
Fang Ruotang couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment, and couldn't come up with a reason, so she put the matter out of her mind, and the group went hunting in high spirits.
As they ran deeper into the forest, Fang Ruotang and her group bumped right into a bear hunting its prey.
Fang Ruotang came out mainly to get some fine fox and mink pelts to give to Fang Shengtang as a congratulatory gift for her wedding, but she didn't expect to encounter a bear first.
The entire Prime Minister's residence was busy preparing for Fang Shengtang's wedding in a few days, so no one accompanied them.
Officials in the imperial court were even more unable to extricate themselves from the situation.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, heavy snow was falling in some areas, blocking the roads. The imperial court was busy with disaster relief efforts, so the Crown Prince canceled this year's winter hunt and only allowed disciples of the Tianyi Sect to accompany Fang Ruotang on her trip.
"Everyone step back, I'll handle this!"
Fang Ruotang shouted in a clear, crisp voice.
She had a feeling that she could easily handle this bear in front of her.
He nocked an arrow, his eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his finger, the sharp arrow pierced the air, shooting straight at the bear that, for some unknown reason, had intended to attack them but suddenly stopped and turned to run away.
"puff!"
The sound of an arrow piercing the body was heard, but a bizarre scene occurred at the same time.
The bear's body suddenly spread out like starlight in the snow, creating a scene that was even somewhat beautiful.
“This…” Li Mingyu tilted the horse’s head slightly, looking nervously at Fang Ruotang.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Those who followed Fang Ruotang knew of her power from her inner thoughts, but they also knew that her soul was unstable and she could not use the power within her soul.
"No, I don't know!"
Fang Ruotang was a little dazed. Just a moment ago, she had only one thought: she wanted the bear to die.
【W-What happened?】
[What else could it be? It's just what you saw! You used your power, and I'm not trying to be mean, but sir, take it easy! Is this just an ordinary bear worth using your power for?]
I don't even know how to use this power, how did I use it at all!
Fang Ruotang felt a little speechless.
She genuinely didn't know how to mobilize the power within her body.
Then he pointed the arrow at a large tree not far away, concentrated his mind, and tried to find the feeling from before to shoot the arrow. But this time, not only did the arrow not produce a starlight effect like before, it didn't even hit the target.
Why is it not working again?
[It's better this way! I just saw that another crack has appeared in your soul. Don't you feel uncomfortable anywhere?]
No, there isn't!
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