"Why?"
"Both the Love Trial Platform and the Love Severance Gate are places where a cultivator's inner emotions are heightened. On ordinary days, we sometimes focus on cultivation, sometimes enjoy visiting friends, and sometimes yearn for love. But in the Love Trial Platform and the Love Severance Gate, the joys and sorrows of love unfold, and the part of a person's heart that is devoted to love overwhelms everything else. The Love Trial Platform evokes a cultivator's yearning for love, allowing them to savor its sweetness. The Love Severance Gate, on the other hand, stirs up a cultivator's darker thoughts about love, allowing them to experience its hardships."
"Miao Ran also mentioned these things, but what does this have to do with going to the Love Test Stage before going to the Love Test?"
Qi Yao smiled and said, "You are usually so smart, why can't you figure it out now? Let me give you an example. If the love between men and women in our hearts is as strong as a fist..."
"Senior Sister." Shen Qingmang couldn't help but interrupt her: "A human heart is only the size of a fist."
"Oh, let's put it another way. Imagine your heart is a dam, and love between a man and a woman is a gap this big." Qi Yao said, gesturing with his hands. "The Love Trial Platform will help you build and widen it to this size. And the Love Elimination Gate will flush this gap with a flood. If your gap has expanded into a wide waterway, it can accommodate the flood. But if the gap in your heart is still this small, the flood will break the entire dam. Do you understand now?"
Shen Qingmang nodded. "So that's how it is. I understand. Indeed, if you've experienced sweet love, you'll be more able to bear the pain of love. If you're hurt by love right from the start, it'll be hard to fall in love again."
"So if you really want your apprentice to know the bitterness of love, you have to give him some sweetness first."
"Okay... I'll think about it. Looks like I don't need to ask Miao Ran for now. You know a lot."
"Of course. I've lived in Chaohua Palace the longest. This is my second home."
"Senior Sister, I have another question..." Shen Qingmang looked conflicted, not knowing whether he should speak.
"Varied……"
"Sister! Sister, are you okay?"
A young man in pink suddenly rushed in, interrupting their conversation. By the time Shen Qingmang saw the young man's face clearly, he had already thrown himself into Qi Yao's arms.
"What can happen to me? You shouldn't come to see me. We should meet tomorrow. Good boy Luan, go back first." Qi Yao gently patted the boy's back.
"I heard that my brother is looking for trouble with you..."
"He didn't, he just talked to me." Qi Yao's voice was as soft as a cloud. "Don't worry, everything will go smoothly."
The young man nodded, then noticed Shen Qingmang and shyly greeted him. "Is this Master Qiongju? I'm Cheng Luan."
Shen Qingmang said awkwardly to the little face with a rosy complexion, "Friendly Taoist Cheng Luan."
Should she avoid it?
"Main and sister still have something to talk about? Well, then I'll go first. Sister, you must tell me if there is any danger!"
"Yeah, go ahead. If someone finds out you're here, our wedding will be postponed."
Cheng Luan said he wanted to leave, but his body was still clinging to Qi Yao's arms and he refused to leave. After hearing this, he immediately let go and quickly ran out of the yard.
Qi Yao watched him go away, then turned to look at Shen Qingmang. "Excuse me, Ah Luan is just like that, a bunch of childishness."
Fortunately, Sui Han is not that kind of child. Shen Qingmang breathed a sigh of relief.
"What did you want to say just now?"
"Ah, I..." Her eyes flickered, and after a moment's hesitation, she moved closer to Qi Yao. "Senior Sister, do you think my personality is likable now?"
"Of course, who wouldn't like you? You have the most supporters in the Taichu Sect. Even though I haven't lived in Wuya Peak for a long time, I've only heard good things about you."
"Then...how about the comparison with the past? Which one is more likable, the me now or the me before the retreat?"
"You wouldn't ask this kind of question before you went into seclusion."
Shen Qingmang's heart tightened.
Qi Yao narrowed his eyes and recalled, "Back then, you only cared about yourself. You didn't care what others thought of you. I tried to persuade you, but you laughed at me. I thought my junior sister was hopeless and didn't bother to talk to you anymore. Fortunately, you have matured a lot since your retreat."
"Really..." Shen Qingmang smiled. "Thank you, Senior Sister."
"You don't believe it?" Qi Yao observed her expression. "If you don't believe me, you can ask the eldest and second brothers, as well as Master. They are all very happy to see the changes you have made."
"Senior Sister..." Shen Qingmang held his chin up and looked at her. "Then what do you think, if someone loves another person's past, does their love have any meaning to her now?"
"Who are you talking about..." Qi Yao picked her ear. The unsightly gesture seemed unrestrained and free-spirited. "Is it An Yanxiang? Senior Sister, I have to say something unpleasant. I don't think he really likes you."
"Why?" Shen Qingmang asked.
"I've heard a little about what he did, mainly from my brother." Qi Yao betrayed Qi Xiao without any emotional burden. "He said that after you came out of seclusion, Yan Xiang has been a little crazy and nagging. He always felt that there was something else behind your change in personality, and that there was something wrong with your disciple. Later, when you were in seclusion again, he bothered Sui Han again..."
"What?" Shen Qingmang stood up suddenly. "When did it happen? Sui Han didn't tell me what happened?"
Qi Yao held her shoulders. "Calm down, calm down. My brother and senior brother rushed over later, and Sui Han was only slightly injured, but nothing serious. Oh... but it seems like he got injured pretty close to the competition, so I don't know if he's recovered enough to compete."
"Anyan Township..." Shen Qingmang gritted his teeth and recited his name.
"He's always been a little paranoid. Maybe it's inherited from the family? But I think... how should I put it? When you were a child, you were only focused on cultivation. You didn't even look at anyone else, but you treated him differently because he could take your moves. He might want you to be the same as before, caring only about him. But if you truly like someone, you want her to become better and better, not just fix her to the way you like her best."
"So you all accepted my changes easily..." Shen Qingmang murmured.
"Yes." Qi Yao touched her face. "You are more cheerful now, and your life is more colorful. We are all very happy. Of course, even if you are still the same as before, we will not stop loving you. Anyway, no matter what happens to you, if you get better, we are happy for you. If you get worse, we will help you out of the predicament. It's that simple."
"Senior Sister..." Shen Qingmang's nose felt a little sour, and he felt touched and guilty.
It turned out that their acceptance of her was due to their love for Qiongju. She couldn't return Qiongju to them, so she could only make up for it by treating them better.
"Oh, don't look at me like that. I take back what I said. If you were the same as before, they would still care about you, and I might continue to stay away from you. But when you are like this now, I am more willing to talk to you. Okay, don't be too touched, you are making me feel numb."
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