Mu Xingzhi gazed with amusement at the plainly, even crudely dressed girl sitting across from him. Suddenly, he smiled and sighed, "Qingluan does have the ambition to benefit the world."
Su Qingluan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "How could I have that ability? And I didn't think that much, it's just..."
"only?"
"It's just that 'no eggs are left unbroken when the nest is overturned'. If possible, I naturally hope that the world will be peaceful and prosperous." After saying this, she sighed heavily.
Mu Xingzhi was amused by Su Qingluan's reaction and teased, "I thought you were going to pray to the gods, but I didn't expect you to sigh like this."
Su Qingluan couldn't help but roll her eyes. "What's the point of praying to the gods? Even if praying to the gods and Buddhas really worked, there are so many devout believers going to the temple every day that even the Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, and the Taishang Laojun are too busy to handle it. Even if you queue up, it will take forever. And even if there's a number for me, it will definitely be a long time before it comes to me."
"Oh? Why do you think so?"
Su Qingluan thought that if praying to gods and Buddhas really worked, she wouldn't have to suffer from illness for so long in her previous life, and she wouldn't have died young.
But she definitely couldn't say this out loud, so she half-truthed, "If praying to the gods and Buddhas really worked, then my parents wouldn't have to live in poverty for the first half of their lives, but would have enjoyed endless wealth and glory. And I wouldn't have to struggle to make a living, I could just sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor."
Mu Xingzhi nodded: "That makes a lot of sense."
Su Qingluan took a sip of her favorite Phoenix Dancong tea. "But then maybe I wouldn't run into interesting people and things like I would when I was running around. So from that perspective, my life now is pretty good."
She has already lived an extra life, so even if she doesn't have air conditioning, internet, or convenient living facilities in this life, and has to start all over again from scratch, she won't feel too depressed - anyway, compared to the last few years of her previous life when she had to suffer in bed, Su Qingluan is already very satisfied.
Su Qingluan was lost in the nostalgia of her past life, and unknowingly lost her focus. So she didn't notice that at this moment, Mu Xingzhi on the other side noticed her distracted thoughts, but did not interrupt her. Instead, he looked at her thoughtfully.
——It’s this expression again, Mu Xingzhi thought.
Su Qingluan sometimes had this distant, nostalgic look in her eyes, as if she were wandering in another world, not part of this mortal world. Once or twice, Mu Xingzhi thought it might be an illusion, but now, he was absolutely certain that the strange unsolved mysteries surrounding Su Qingluan, the things she had concealed and didn't want to talk about, were related to what she was thinking now.
But he also knew that Su Qingluan might not be too cunning, but she kept her "secrets" secret.
For example, right now——
"What are you thinking about?" Mu Xingzhi's voice was very soft and gentle, with a little bit of nonchalance.
Even though the tone was not enough to disturb the other party, Su Qingluan still quickly pulled herself out of her memory, her eyes regaining clarity: "Oh, I was thinking about the past, nothing big."
"Didn't you say that you had a fever and couldn't remember what happened before?" Mu Xingzhi used a reason Su Qingluan made up to shut her up.
"Oh, it's not that I can't remember anything at all," Su Qingluan said seriously. "If I really can't remember anything, then wouldn't I be like a newborn baby, unable to speak or distinguish up, down, left, right, red, green, black, or white? What's the difference between that and a fool?"
Mu Xingzhi nodded, not knowing whether he believed her or what she meant. However, Su Qingluan was very nervous, afraid that he would continue to ask questions.
In fact, Su Qingluan has already revealed many flaws under Mu Xingzhi's repeated tests, and Su Qingluan herself understands this, so she is now a bit like a broken jar - as long as Mu Xingzhi has no intention of asking the questions to the end, she is happy to play dumb.
Anyway, she absolutely couldn't tell anyone about such supernatural things, otherwise what if she was saved by some enlightened monk? Although Su Qingluan was skeptical about such things, when it came to her own safety, she would rather believe it and be cautious.
Unexpectedly, Mu Xingzhi didn't seem to intend to press the issue any further. Instead, he said, "Since you remember everything you need to remember, when will you be able to repay me for the 'thank you banquet' you owe me?"
"..." Su Qingluan's originally somewhat nervous face wrinkled into a bitter chrysanthemum. "Oh my God, I just worked so hard to teach you a student?"
"I remember paying the 'reward'." The ordinary "hiring" price for those forces that secretly protect the Su family is not cheap.
"I've been a little busy lately..." Su Qingluan tried to avoid the question.
"It's only natural to pay back your debts." Although Mu Xingzhi still had that comfortable smile on his face, Su Qingluan thought at this moment that he was simply an evil ghost collecting debts.
...Well, it was indeed she who promised it first, so she couldn't blame anyone else, Su Qingluan thought.
"In that case, how about four days later?" Mu Xingzhi asked.
"Four days later?" Su Qingluan was stunned. "I have to come to teach every ten days anyway. Can't it be during the next class?"
"I'm afraid it's inconvenient. I probably have something to do after that." Mu Xingzhi said.
Su Qingluan would not ask what the man was going to do - she probably wouldn't get any results by asking, and she herself was not that interested in this seemingly dangerous topic.
After all, curiosity kills the cat is an eternal truth.
It was almost time to go back, so Su Qingluan said goodbye to Mu Xingzhi, then pushed the door open and walked out, just in time to meet Song Bo who was walking towards the door.
"Madam Su, are you leaving?"
Su Qingluan nodded: "I'll come back in four days."
"Four days later?" Song Bo seemed a little surprised and asked hesitantly, "But I remember that the painting course was changed to once every ten days, wasn't it?"
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "Didn't I promise your boss a long time ago to prepare a 'thank you banquet'? Debts must be repaid sooner or later, and I'll be free sooner."
"Is this... what our boss meant?" Song Bo's tone still contained a hint of surprise, but Su Qingluan didn't dwell on it. She just thought he was a little surprised that Mu Xingzhi, a grown man, would actually take the initiative to ask a little girl for food, so she smiled and nodded, "That's right."
"Then..." Song Bo came back to his senses, "See you in four days."
"See you in four days." Su Qingluan said and left.
But after Song Bo entered, he couldn't help but ask, "Master, isn't it four days from now...?"
Mu Xingzhi just smiled and picked up a book without saying a word.
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