After Zhuque left, Xiaosi sat outside Sisi's bedroom waiting for her, but instead of her, Wenyuan appeared.
Wen Yuan lifted his robe and sat down next to him. "I heard you got into a fight with the Flower Goddess's little apprentice today?"
"Um."
Xiao Si didn't deny it. The fact that he hit Chunyu would spread sooner or later. His master probably already knew and was probably on his way to beat him up.
"Because of Sisi?"
"Um."
Xiao Si looked up. "Why is Senior Brother asking this?"
Wen Yuan smiled faintly, "Just asking. Your master is on his way. Are you sure you don't want to run away?"
"Can I outrun my master?"
Wen Yuan pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Do you really like Sisi that much? You can't tolerate anyone else touching her even a little bit?"
Xiao Si didn't reply, but his firm gaze had already given Wen Yuan the answer, and Wen Yuan's eyes were somewhat dazed.
"Third brother, don't try to take it from me."
Wen Yuan looked up and after a long while said, "You should at least ask Sisi who she likes."
Xiao Si was somewhat disappointed. He didn't answer the question directly, and he also harbored designs on Si Si.
Thinking of this, Xiao Si stopped talking.
Not long after, Taiqing arrived. Because Xiaosi had beaten someone for no reason, Taiqing imprisoned him in Yuefeng Temple. This temple had no daytime, which was very mentally taxing, and there were also many wandering souls who had died while imprisoned there.
The Flower Goddess, having vented her anger and knowing that the Goddess was not there, took Spring Rain directly to Yuqing's residence.
After explaining his purpose, Yu Qing stroked his beard with satisfaction. "It's normal. With my Sisi's looks, you probably can't find another one like her even in tens of thousands of years. It's perfectly normal for someone to like her."
The Flower Goddess had never seen the goddess's face and assumed that Yuqing had a biased view of her disciple. She was angry not only because Xiaosi and Chunyu were fighting, but also because the two men were fighting for the goddess while she didn't even show her face!
"I'm not here to cause trouble. I just wanted to tell you about the red string on their hands. Since the red string has broken, they don't count anymore!"
After saying this, the Flower Goddess was about to leave with Spring Rain.
Chunyu's face turned green. "Master, you can't go back on your word! Sisi said she likes me!"
The Flower Goddess looked at him with exasperation, "Don't you find any of the many fairies in the celestial realm attractive?"
"I only like Sisi."
His stubbornness angered the Flower Goddess, who had him bound and taken back to the Flower Realm, where he was placed under strict guard.
It's good that she can become a goddess, but she clearly pledged her life to him yet turned a blind eye when he was beaten. The Flower Realm doesn't want a fairy like that!
When Sisi came out of the book of phenomena, Wen Yuan was making tea. He glanced at her but did not speak first.
Thinking he had come to check her studies, Sisi said nervously, "Senior brother, you're too early. I haven't even started cultivating yet. Are you cheating?"
"I'm not here to check your homework."
"Then what are you doing here?"
Sisi relaxed, took the tea he had brewed and gulped down several mouthfuls, then frowned and said, "Senior brother's tea is still so awful."
Wen Yuan helplessly handed over a handkerchief, "It's because you don't know how to appreciate it. If you don't like it, then don't drink it."
Sisi shook her head and dodged away, "Senior brother, you still haven't told me why you're here?"
Wen Yuan's hand froze in mid-air, then he withdrew it as if nothing had happened, his expression turning indifferent.
Why did you take away Chunyu's red string?
"Because he gave it to me."
"Don't you know what this red string means?"
Sisi shook her head.
Wen Yuan pinched the bridge of his nose. "This red string represents a vow of lifelong commitment. You will marry Chunyu and live and cultivate with him. Do you understand?"
I thought about it for a while, but I still didn't understand.
"I don't understand. What does 'marrying' mean? What does 'secretly pledging one's life to another' mean? Why do I have to live with my junior brother?"
"..."
She's too naive; no wonder Chunyu coaxed her into accepting the red string with just a few words.
Wen Yuan didn't know how to explain, so he just said, "Only if you like someone, if you love them deeply, can you accept their red string, understand?"
Sisi looked completely innocent. "I really like my junior brother."
"This kind of liking isn't just superficial liking; it's when you think about him all day and night, want to share good things with him, feel happy when he's happy, and feel sad when he's sad. That's what liking is."
Sisi bit her lip and thought for a moment, then shook her head, "Then I don't like my junior brother."
Knowing she understood, Wen Yuan tentatively asked, "Then do you think there's someone like that in your heart?"
"Um…"
"It seems not." She scratched her head. "What if I don't like my junior brother accepting his red string? Will he be very sad?"
Wen Yuan recounted the fight between Chunyu and Xiaosi, and Sisi's eyes widened in disbelief.
Are they both alright?
"He's been put in solitary confinement."
Sisi cupped her face in her hands and muttered, "Why are they fighting for me? They're so strange."
"Sisi, don't you want to go see them?"
Wen Yuan wanted to see which of the two she would look at first.
He deliberately said, "Spring Rain is imprisoned in the Flower Realm, while Little Sacrifice is imprisoned in Moon Peak Temple. There are still other evil spirits imprisoned in Moon Peak Temple. Little Sacrifice is so pitiful."
Wen Yuan took in all her expressions. She showed no emotion towards Chunyu, but when Xiaosi was mentioned, her fingers clenched together nervously.
Perhaps subconsciously, she likes Xiao Si.
Wen Yuan suddenly felt a surge of anger and irritation.
"I want to go see Xiaosi, and then I want to see Chunyu," Sisi said.
Wen Yuan nodded, "Okay, go ahead. Have Zhuque accompany you; she knows the location of Yuefeng Temple."
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