112 Chapter 112
On the other side, the girls followed Xiaoying to sleep in the room. When they woke up, the hardworking Song Yunting had already cleaned up everything. So Xiaoying, who had nothing to do, started her recent daily pastime - planting flowers.
The flower seeds were found by Xiaoying from the corners of her Qiankun bag. They were just ordinary flowers, which she carefully scattered on the loosened soil. So far, not a single seedling has emerged from the soil.
"Strange... The air and soil here are obviously the same as those outside. I use magic to irrigate and illuminate them every day, so why won't they sprout..." Xiaoying muttered to herself in distress as she looked at the bare "flower garden".
"It's hard for people to survive in this environment, let alone flowers..." Ning Shu dusted himself off and stood up. Looking at the poisonous thorns and locust trees around him, he suggested, "Why don't you try transplanting some local crops? I think they'll grow quickly and well."
"Young Sect Master, those things are too ugly and poisonous. How can we transplant them into the yard?" Zi Qiu objected while filming. "I think it's more meaningful to leave it like this. Who knows, maybe one day we'll be able to grow them?"
"No, I just feel like this day after day..." Ning Shu sighed and swallowed the rest of the sentence. Without saying anything else, he continued to squat down and help Xiaoying start digging the soil.
Instead, Xiaoying took over. "I know. You're trying to say, what's the point of trapping yourself here day after day, planting flowers that are destined to never take root and sprout, right?"
Ning Shu silently agreed. In her opinion, true love may be precious, but it is really not worth sacrificing one's life for.
The atmosphere in the courtyard, which was full of joy just now, became awkward, and Zi Qiu, who was holding the Spirit Shadow Stone, looked a little at a loss.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend you. It's just...will you really never get tired of each other? Is it still love that keeps you together now? Could it be something else? Like...responsibility, habit...or family ties?"
Ning Shu seemed to feel that her question was a bit too sharp. She lowered her head guiltily, mentally preparing herself for the chance to be kicked out. "After all, this is the main theme of our documentary. I'm sorry if I hurt you."
However, the expected rage and breakdown of defense after being hit in a sore spot did not come, and Xiaoying's face did not show any hurt expression. She observed Ning Shu's face for a long time with a searching gaze, and only spoke when Ning Shu wanted to run away:
"It's strange. You believe that responsibility, habit, or family affection can keep us together for a thousand years, but you don't believe that love can do that. Why? Do you have any prejudice against love?"
"Ah?" Ning Shu didn't expect Xiaoying to ask this question, and had never thought about this question before. For a moment, he was asked and didn't know how to answer.
Ning Shu just stood there with her mouth open and a blank expression for a long time. She had to admit that Xiaoying was right. She just felt that love was not possible.
The experiences of her past life deeply affected her. When she was a child, her parents' endless quarrels made her see only the pain of marriage. The innocent affection she had in school was cut off before it even sprouted. After she grew up, the elders' urging to get married made her feel suffocated. No one had ever talked about love with her, but she had had enough of the pain.
"If it weren't for you! If it weren't for you, I would have divorced you long ago!"
"Students should study hard! Talking about useless things will only make you regret it sooner or later!"
"You're so old, why are you still so picky? Just find someone who's comparable and marry her!"
Like a child lost in a maze, she was pushed forward in "love" until she was bruised and battered, and then she came to the conclusion through her own exploration:
Love is a fast-moving consumer product dominated by novelty. The initial sweetness is the bait to lure people into the trap, while the subsequent quarrels and resentment between each other are the main themes. Any sacrifice made for love is not right because the protagonist is destined to be let down and then regret it.
So love should be between two people of equal conditions without any delay. We should endure the pain and quarrels and get along with each other for a few years. If we are lucky, when love "degenerates" into family affection, we can live a good life.
She believes that friendship can last forever and family affection can last forever, but she does not believe that love can last forever. If it does, there must be other reasons, such as high sunk costs, family upbringing responsibilities, or it has degenerated into family affection.
Isn't that right? Am I the one who's abnormal? Ning Shu looked at Xiaoying, who looked as if it was all right, and felt a huge sense of absurdity.
"Ning Shu, why are you crying?" Xiaoying took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of Ning Shu's eyes a few times, her tone still sympathetic and distressed: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask that, don't be sad..."
She gently hugged Ning Shu and patted her back to comfort her. She looked through Ning Shu's shoulder and looked inquiringly at Zi Qiu who was filming and recording on the side.
"Has your young master ever been betrayed and hurt in love?" Her eyes revealed this question.
Ziqiu:......
That's impossible, right? Who would dare?
Although she found it unbelievable, Zi Qiu had only been with the young master for a year, and now Zi Xiao was not around, so she could not deny this possibility 100%. So she could only look away awkwardly, tacitly agreeing to this guess.
By the time Song Yunting came back, Ning Shu had calmed down. She had just reflected on her thoughts and actions in the room. She felt that her previous attitude of predetermining the results without any demonstration was too arrogant, and it was not in line with the professional quality of documentary objectivity and truth-seeking. So she decided to start recording and filming the couple again, and try to explore what true love is.
The three of them went out neatly and tidy, and when they came back, they were all ragged and looked like refugees fleeing famine. All the girls in the yard were surprised. Zi Qiu looked at Ji Chuanbai's embarrassed look and couldn't help laughing: "How did you do that?"
"For...for you..." Song Yunting took out a bouquet of red flowers from behind and handed it to Xiaoying.
"Ah! There are flowers here? Where did you find them?" Xiaoying was overjoyed. She took the bouquet carefully. The roots of these flowers were also preserved very intact. It was obvious that they were very suitable for transplanting. Xiaoying carefully soaked the bunch of red flowers in water, preparing to transplant them into the flower bed in the yard.
Xiaoying only started to try to plant flowers after Song Yunting left every day, but Song Yunting could still see what Xiaoying wanted and tried his best to surprise her. Ning Shu looked at the loving appearance of the two of them and understood for the first time the sentence she had seen on the Internet before:
How can life be the same no matter who you are living?
Some people just have the magic power that allows you to live with them for a hundred years or a thousand years without getting tired of them!
Zi Qiu hadn't expected that there could be flowers in such a dark place. Seeing Ji Chuanbai in such a mess, she felt a little distressed: "Where did you pick these flowers? It must have been dangerous along the way."
Ji Chuanbai shook his head: "It's okay, after all, it was Senior Brother Song and Master who fought all the monsters, I was just responsible for filming. And I also picked a few flowers, look!"
He took out the flowers that he had been hiding in his sleeves. Unlike the ones Song Yunting had for planting, these flowers were very neatly arranged. Ji Chuanbai raised his hand and carefully inserted the flowers into Ziqiu's hair. He lowered his voice and leaned close to Ziqiu's ear:
"Senior Brother Song is so overbearing. He picked all the flowers in one go. I picked these flowers secretly while hiding behind Master, because Master was suspected by Senior Brother Song all the way..."
Zi Qiu's face was also dyed red by the flowers, and the smile on the corner of her mouth could not be suppressed. The two figures gradually moved closer to each other.
Xu Hengzi, who was drowned in pink bubbles: ...
I really hate couples!
In the next few days, Ning Shu, who had been filming and recording at close range, finally realized what a normal (?) loving couple was like, and finally figured out what it meant to be in love and not in love.
Although they have lived together for almost a thousand years, Song Yunting and Xiaoying are still willing to stay together. Sometimes they chat or play together. Song Yunting only says a few words and Xiaoying naturally continues with the next sentence. So even with Song Yunting's worrying ability to express himself, the two of them can still talk and laugh. Sometimes they both concentrate on doing their own things, and the atmosphere is happy and peaceful.
"When I first met Song Lang, he was still a disciple of Tianyan Sect. Although he looked innocent, he was actually full of evil intentions..." Xiaoying looked nostalgic when she mentioned the past during the interview. She lowered her head and rummaged through her Qiankun bag for a while, and actually found a small yellowed portrait.
"Look, this is what I drew back then. What do you think? It's beautiful, right?" She proudly showed it to the others. "I have very high standards. He was so handsome back then!"
The others came over curiously and took a look:
All I can say is that the object in the painting barely has a human shape.
"He used to be a demon cultivator?" Xu Hengzi couldn't help but wonder, "I remember that the Tianyan Sect only accepted humans?"
"No, no! Song Lang used to be so handsome! Many female cultivators liked him!" Xiaoying couldn't help but jump up and retort: "It's obviously your aesthetic taste that's wrong!"
"Um... I think it might be a problem with Sister Xiaoying's painting skills..." In the end, Zi Qiu pointed out the crux of the matter: "Has Senior Brother Song seen this painting? Does he have any objections?"
"He likes it very much..." Xiaoying pouted a little aggrievedly: "Obviously, my painting is very artistic..."
"Um...how about this, I'll give this to you, it's a new spiritual weapon that's popular in the outside world." Ning Shu took out a piece of spiritual shadow stone and handed it over: "You can take pictures to commemorate it later!"
Xiaoying really liked it. She took the Spirit Shadow Stone and took a lot of photos of Song Yunting, who was concentrating on studying the formation. Then she admired the screen for a long time before smacking her lips with a sense of satisfaction: "Although the current appearance of Hanba is unique, it's a pity that you can't see his human form..."
"Actually, you can adjust it. I've recently developed a beauty software that's still in the beta stage." Ning Shu came over to teach Xiaoying how to adjust the filter and skin tone:
"Doesn't it make the skin look more rosy and tender like this? There's also a face-slimming function here. Here are some special effects and stickers. For example, this will give you cat ears on your face..."
Xiaoying found it very novel and clicked on the special effects one by one with her hand. Suddenly, her happy expression froze for a moment and the movement of her hands froze.
"What's wrong..." Ning Shu moved closer curiously and found that it was a sticker of a wedding dress. The cartoon groom's suit and translucent red veil, coupled with a big head special effect, looked a bit funny.
"You..." Ning Shu hesitated to speak.
"Nothing, I just suddenly felt a little emotional." Xiaoying came back to her senses and put down the Spirit Shadow Stone. "We went through a lot of hardships in order to be together. After we finally settled down, Song Lang was about to die. We didn't want to be separated from each other, so we came here again. Although we have worshipped heaven and earth on our own, we have never worn wedding clothes..."
"Xiaoying..." Ning Shu felt a pang of sadness when she heard this.
"It's okay. We're lucky to be together this long!" Xiaoying cheered herself up. She handed the Spirit Shadow Stone to Ning Shu and ran to stand next to Song Yunting. "Besides, it's not too late now. Ning Shu, let's take a picture with that sticker!"
“Crack!”
As a sound effect sounded, the person in the picture, wearing cartoon wedding clothes and a red veil, clasped his hands tightly and showed a happy and shy smile to the outside of the screen.
At this moment, Ning Shu's heart suddenly softened. She remembered the oath she had heard so many times in her previous life:
Whether you are rich or poor, whether you are healthy or sick, whether you are successful or failed, I will love you until the end of my life.
【Author’s words】
Ning Shu: Weird, why do I suddenly feel like falling in love? My head is itchy, as if I'm going to have a love brain [lop-eared rabbit head]
If one person gives, it's love-brained; if both people give, it's true love! I still want to believe that there is true love in this world... At least the couple I support must be true love! [狗头]
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