While Shen Qingmang was silently thinking about countermeasures, Gu Suihan couldn't help but guess everything.
"Si Rong? No, she can't hide anything. It's impossible for her to show nothing at all. Hao Xin? But he's still so stupid. Who else could it be? Master Shi... Jinyan?"
"No, actually, I am just..."
Just a slip of the tongue.
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly covered her head in pain, feeling severe pain.
Gu Suihan's face turned pale in an instant. "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Qingmang fainted in front of him.
"Hiss... It hurts, Shutong?" Shen Qingmang opened his eyes again and found that he had actually entered the spiritual palace, and Li Shutong was squatting in front of him with a half-smile on his face.
She leaned on the stone table beside her and sat up. "What's going on? How did I fall in here suddenly?"
"Teacher Shen, it's not a good idea to give me away." Li Shutong stood up and sat opposite her.
"I didn't mean to give you away. I just let it slip." Shen Qingmang was a little annoyed. "I was too relaxed in front of Sui Han. I always said whatever came to my mind."
Li Shutong smiled. "Relax... You're almost getting together with him, Shen Qingmang. You really disappoint me."
"What do you mean?" Shen Qingmang frowned. "There's something wrong with you today."
She always felt that there was something different about Li Shutong in front of her. In the past, she always treated her as a lively little sister, but today she gave her a feeling of unknown and danger.
Li Shutong didn't say anything, so Shen Qingmang continued, "Does Sui Han's rebirth have anything to do with you? Is it because his rebirth changed the plot that you appeared here?"
Li Shutong raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying. "My character got out of control, and I'm disappointed."
"Out of control? You really want the plot to unfold as it was?" Shen Qingmang was puzzled. "What good would it do to you to throw the Taichu Sect into chaos? Isn't this plot just a reason for the hero and heroine to change? Now that Ah Xin and Ah Rong have become more mature than before, isn't that good? It's not only suffering that makes people grow. And growing up overnight is a very cruel thing. I don't want my disciples to go through that."
Li Shutong rolled his eyes slowly. "Teacher Shen, have you ever thought that you might also be a character in my work?"
Shen Qingmang's breathing stagnated, and he stood up suddenly. "What did you say?"
She got goosebumps all over her body, and Li Shutong smiled with his eyes curved, leaning closer to her. She subconsciously stepped back.
"Shen Qingmang, after going through so much, how dare you trust others so easily? You make me unable to bear to hurt you." As she said, she gently touched Shen Qingmang's cheek, and the latter felt creepy.
"Li Shutong..."
"You, Gu Suihan, even that girl from before... Do you think your fate is in your own hands? How ridiculous," Li Shutong said in a light voice. "Who gave you the courage to rebel? Even ants think they can defy God's will?"
Shen Qingmang raised his hand and grasped her wrist. "You're lying to me. You were able to control my mind just now, but were you also deliberately creating the backlash when you revealed the spoiler? It's not that you can't say it, but that you don't want to say it!"
"Oh my, Teacher Shen, you're really quick to react. But isn't it a little too late?" Li Shutong's smile widened. "Thank you so much for your hospitality over the past ten years, especially for giving me half of your authority. You're such a kind person. I don't have much to give you before you leave, so I'll give you a fireworks display. There's always been a sealed space in your memory. I know you never want to reminisce, but how can you do that, Teacher Shen? You've never been one to back down."
Shen Qingmang's pupils dilated, and before she could say anything, she felt another sharp pain in her head. It was as if she heard a "bang" and fireworks exploded, blowing open the floodgates in her heart.
She fainted again.
Under the dim light, a group of children gathered around a girl with twin ponytails, listening to her softly telling stories.
"Today we are going to listen to the story of 'The Farmer and the Snake'. Once upon a time there was a farmer..."
Yawns continued to sound, and as the last word of the story fell, the children went to bed contentedly, with only one little boy still snuggling beside her.
"Sister Qingmang, I want to hear another story. This one is not good."
The girl touched the boy's head. "Be good, then I'll tell you about The Little Match Girl, okay?"
"Uh-huh!"
The scene changed, and it was still the same group of children. They were hiding outside the door, putting their ears against the door to listen to the sounds inside.
"Why are there only girls? Your orphanage doesn't accept boys?"
"No, no, it's just that you know girls are always more likely to be abandoned. But girls are not inferior to boys. This girl, Shen Qingmang, is seven years old this year and has just started first grade. She always gets 100 points on every test. She is smart and sensible. I dare to guarantee that she will be better than many boys in the future."
The girl with twin ponytails pursed her lips and smiled. The children around her shook her excitedly, "Sister Qingmang, are you going to have a family soon? These two uncles and aunts look like city people. You'll have a big house to live in in the future, right?"
"Shh..." the girl gestured. "It's not certain yet. Everyone has a chance."
The couple came to the welfare home several times and even called the girl out to talk to her alone. The man seemed very satisfied with her, but the woman frowned and was picky.
"She's not pretty enough, and a little silly. And she's already this old, is it possible to tame her?"
The girl forced a smile. "I will be a good son to my uncle and aunt."
A boy suddenly rushed out and hugged the woman's thighs. "Mom! Dad! Can you please pick me up?"
The girl was stunned, but the woman smiled. "Isn't there a healthy boy? We found him."
The dean next to him said, "Xiao Zhi is also a good boy, but I still think Qing Mang is more suitable for your needs..."
The boy retorted, "Sister Qingmang is not as good as the dean said. She copied her homework from other brothers and sisters. I've seen it!"
The girl and the dean both had ugly expressions. The dean said, "Xiaozhi, what nonsense are you talking about?"
The girl shook her head. "I didn't."
The woman looked at this and that and said, "Dean, do you want to keep the boys to make money? Do you think we are not rich enough?"
"How can you say that? There's no fee for adopting a child, and I won't accept anyone who comes."
"Then you deliberately promoted this girl and hid this boy. Besides, this girl is not as good as you said. Is it possible that children can lie?"
The couple finally adopted the boy. Before leaving, the boy found the girl and cried, "Sister Qingmang, please forgive me. I... I just want to have a family. You have many people who like you. You can live well even without a father and a mother. But no one likes me. Aunt Dean doesn't like me either. Only you are good to me. Can you give me another chance?"
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