Xiao Qi and the member of the Hunter Owl team seemed poised to start fighting again, but they became noticeably quieter after Chen Yang arrived.
"What happened?" Chen Yang asked once.
“He’s taking advantage of Linglong,” Xiaoqi said, pointing at the member of the Hunter Owl team.
"Coach, I didn't," the Hunter team member quickly said. "I didn't take advantage of her. I just... I just like Linglong and wanted to chat with her."
Chen Yang glanced at the member of the Hunter Owl Team, then gestured to Xiao Qi not to act impulsively, before turning his gaze to the central figure in this conflict, Linglong.
"Linglong, tell me what's going on."
Linglong shrugged helplessly and said, "Don't ask me, he suddenly confessed to me, I was a little confused too."
"You've gone straight again, haven't you?" Chen Yang asked suspiciously.
"What do you mean 'again'? I've always been gay, I just went astray for a while before," Linglong said indignantly.
Chen Yang sighed helplessly, then turned to look at the member of the Hunter Owl team: "Huang Mai, you knew he had a girlfriend, and you still went to confess to him. It seems you can't blame Xiao Qi for getting angry with you."
The member of the Hunter Team named Huang Mai scratched his head and said, "Coach, if I may be so bold, I think a girl like Linglong should have a man to protect her."
"You're talking utter bullshit!" Xiao Qi blurted out a curse, and was about to start a fight again at the slightest provocation.
Chen Yang lifted Xiao Qi up with one hand. Xiao Qi struggled wildly, but it was no use.
"Alright, I'm not going to get involved in this anymore. You can decide how to handle it yourselves," Chen Yang said.
When he said this, everyone was stunned. Why did he just abandon the idea?
"What, does the Realm Lord have to concern himself with the personal feelings of the Realm Citizens? Huang Mai didn't use any excessive methods, so it's only right that Xiao Qi lost his temper and got into a fight. But don't fight now, we're having a gathering. You can fight however you want later," Chen Yang said, then turned around and went back to the campfire to eat roasted meat.
Once he left, it became less interesting for the others to stay, and they gradually left as well. At this point, Xiaoqi, Linglong, and Huang Mai found themselves in an awkward situation.
If we fight now, it feels a bit strange. But if we don't fight, what are we doing just staring at each other here?
In the end, Linglong came to the rescue, taking Xiaoqi's hand and saying, "Alright, let's not stoop to this idiot's level. Let's go eat some meat."
Xiao Qi glanced smugly at Huang Mai before returning to the banquet with Linglong. Huang Mai, on the other hand, looked dejected.
To be honest, he really liked Linglong. Linglong was exactly his dream type: smart, lively, quirky, and most importantly, very beautiful.
If Linglong had a boyfriend, he wouldn't try to take what she wanted. But Linglong doesn't have a boyfriend; instead, she has a girlfriend. This makes him feel like he has a chance. Maybe Linglong just hasn't discovered the charm of men yet.
That's why he confessed his feelings to Linglong, but was unsurprisingly rejected. He wanted to try harder, so he tugged at Linglong's sleeve, which was witnessed by Xiaoqi, leading to the situation just now.
Huang Mai returned to the banquet, feeling a bit awkward, and could only sit quietly to the side, drinking and eating meat. But soon, someone else appeared next to him, and when Huang Mai looked up, he saw it was Hong Gui.
"Hong Gui, are you going to laugh at me too?" Huang Mai said with a wry smile.
Hong Gui shook his head and said, "No, I came to give you some advice. I'm gay too, so my advice might be more helpful."
“Then Li Sen should be sent instead; he’s better at talking,” Huang Mai said with a forced smile.
Hong Gui shook his head again and said, "Li Sen has no experience."
"experience?"
"Li Sen has no experience of being confessed to by someone of the opposite sex. He is more often confessed to by someone of the same sex, or treated as a sister by someone of the opposite sex."
"You have?"
"Yes, after Li Sen asked me to be his model, many women confessed their feelings to me, but I don't know why most of them were older."
Huang Mai glanced at Hong Gui's muscular build and honest face, thinking to himself, "Your type is definitely what married women love, and little girls all like young, handsome men."
"So, how are you going to comfort me?" Huang Mai said.
“It’s not exactly giving you advice; to use Li Sen’s words, I’m here to educate you.” Hong Gui scratched his head and said, “I think you still haven’t realized that same-sex love should also be respected.”
Huang Mai paused, then said, "I didn't mean any disrespect."
"Then let me ask you, if Linglong's boyfriend wasn't Xiaoqi, but a man, whoever it was, even if it was Li Sen, would you still confess to Linglong?"
Huang Mai seemed stumped by the question. In reality, he already had the answer in his heart, but he just didn't want to say it.
"So you still believe that there is no love between people of the same sex, and that this is just a village matter. You are a soldier, and discipline is what you respect the most. You don't approve of same-sex relationships, which is why you confessed to Linglong."
Hong Gui said calmly, "What, you have nothing to say?"
Huang Mai was speechless. He knew that what Hong Gui said was true, but he still wanted to argue a few points, but he couldn't think of anything to say.
“Hong Gui, aren’t you actually a wise man who appears foolish?” Huang Mai suddenly said.
“I’m just an ordinary gay man,” Hong Gui said.
"Think it over carefully yourself. I'm leaving now." Hong Gui said and then left.
Changing someone's mind is difficult; the kind of sudden awakening is rare. Normally, changing someone's mind is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.
Hong Gui actually sees through many things very clearly, but he doesn't think of this as being wise but foolish. He thinks it's just a sign of his stupidity, that he can't think as much as others. He just does what he thinks is what he does, nothing more.
Hong Gui always thought he was stupid, and Li Sen wasn't smart either. There weren't many truly smart people, like Chen Yang, who was genuinely smart.
However, Hong Gui didn't know that being able to see through the most essential and simplest aspects of a matter was the true mark of great wisdom appearing as foolishness.
In today's society, interpersonal relationships are becoming increasingly complex. Being able to directly see the most essential and core meaning of a matter is precisely a manifestation of profound wisdom.
In fact, not only Huang Mai, but most people in the micro-world also discovered that Hong Gui was not actually simple-minded or stupid. Although he seemed to be like that on the surface, what he said and did often hit the nail on the head.
Take the matter of dating Li Sen as an example. He clearly realized that he liked Li Sen, so he decisively went home to resolve everything, even getting his parents to accept it. Then, he was certain that Li Sen liked him, so he found an opportunity and made it a fait accompli.
Hong Gui himself was unaware that he was actually a hidden sage.
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