Qingyun's words were resounding and echoed in the empty Sichen Hall, leaving the three people present stunned for a long time.
The first to react was Xin Hui: "You never liked me? How is that possible?"
"That's right. Over the years, everyone in Heaven has seen your feelings for Xin Hui. You can't deny the facts just because you've fallen for someone else. That's immoral."
Si Ming came to his senses and immediately began to subtly sow discord between Yun Qing and others.
In the past few days, he has fully realized his own feelings. Since everyone is a rival in love, he must not let go of any opportunity to attack.
Qingyun didn't notice Siming's little scheme. He just looked at Yunqing and saw that she didn't have the joy he had imagined in her eyes, and felt a little disappointed.
"Xinhui, I know what I'm saying is hard to believe, but I really have never liked you. Do you remember what happened when we were little?"
"When you were little?" Xin Hui asked, puzzled. She thought for a moment and said, "After your parents passed away, your father took you to the Dragon Palace, where you grew up with us brothers and sisters."
“That’s right.” Qingyun nodded. “Do you remember how I treated you when I first arrived at the Dragon Palace?”
Xin Hui paused for a moment, and memories buried deep within slowly surfaced.
When she first met Qingyun, she was very fond of this gentle and refined young man. Because he had lost his parents, he carried a melancholy that was not found in his peers. This melancholy, coupled with his handsome appearance, attracted many dragon girls, including the beloved Princess Xinhui.
However, Qingyun had no affection for this willful little princess. Immersed in grief over the loss of her parents, she didn't want to talk to anyone.
To everyone's surprise, Xin Hui became even more determined after each setback, determined to chase after him.
Upon returning, Qingyun overheard the Dragon King and Queen discussing arranging a marriage between him and Xinhui.
At that moment, Qingyun felt like killing Xinhui. The Dragon King had been kind to him, and if he insisted on bringing the two together, he would find it hard to refuse.
Then, Qingyun changed his attitude towards Xinhui and stopped resisting her approach.
As the two gradually became more familiar with each other, he figured out why Xin Hui liked him.
It turns out that dragons are inherently base; she simply enjoys Qingyun's aloofness and indifference towards her.
Upon learning this, Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't indispensable.
From then on, Qingyun seemed to be truly moved by Xinhui's feelings, putting her first in everything and even doing many irrational things.
As for Xin Hui, she naturally gained a great sense of accomplishment from it. This act of gradually bringing down the unattainable beauty from her pedestal made her quite proud.
Later, Qingyun took the initiative to express his desire to marry her, but Xinhui refused.
In her opinion, Qingyun, who had fallen for her, was no longer worth her time and effort.
Qingyun was overjoyed to have successfully escaped her clutches.
Later, he intensified his cultivation, ascended to godhood, and naturally left the Dragon Palace.
However, even though Xin Hui had lost interest in him, Qing Yun still dared not relax and diligently maintained his image as a deeply affectionate person.
I'm afraid that one day he'll slip up and I'll get entangled with him again.
Until that day, at the once-in-a-century Peach Banquet, Xin Hui fell in love with Ling Hua at first sight.
Qingyun suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and secretly vowed that no matter the cost, he would make sure Linghua and Xinhui were together.
Only in this way can he be considered truly free.
"That's how it is. Now you should believe me. I really never liked you."
After Qingyun finished telling his story, the vast Sichen Hall fell into a deathly silence.
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful! Si Ming was utterly amazed. He had initially thought it was unfair to compete with Ling Hua for Yun Qing.
Little did anyone expect that Qingyun was the truly ruthless one, having begun his scheme long ago, determined to push his friend into the fire. He truly embodied the saying, "Better to sacrifice a friend than myself."
Yun Qing was also shocked. No wonder she had felt something was wrong; it turned out that the uncertain factor was Qing Yun.
In the original mortal story, she was the obstacle between Linghua and Xinhui, constantly creating trouble for them.
Xu Qingyun acts as a matchmaker, silently watching over Xin Hui, seeing through Yun Qing's schemes, and bringing the two together.
However, if Qingyun truly had deep feelings for Xinhui, he shouldn't have chosen the identity of her cousin in the first place.
Some celestial beings have calculated that almost none of the immortals who undergo love tribulations in the mortal realm fall in love with their childhood sweethearts; those who truly move their hearts are those who descend from heaven.
In this way, everything makes sense; Qingyun's initial goal was to help Xinhui.
Later, he even developed pity for Yun Qing in the story and eventually got together with her.
Yun Qing had heard the system mention that this was called "balancing literature," but now it seemed that it wasn't. Perhaps Qing Yun had this in mind from the very beginning.
[What a sly fool! My god, he even fooled a system as brilliant and powerful as mine.]
It found the side stories of this fantasy novel in its space, several of which were about the married life of Qingyun Shenjun and Xiaolianhua.
It says that the Azure Cloud God Lord had long noticed that a lotus flower in the Jade Pool had awakened its sentience. So, in his spare time, he would often confide his troubles to it.
Centuries later, Little Lotus finally took human form. Qingyun, who was secretly watching her from a distance, couldn't help but blush.
Then came their story of descending to earth.
Listening to the system's retelling of the text, Yun Qing asked in confusion, "When did Qing Yun confide in me about her troubles? How come I didn't know?"
[It was probably when we were huddled together in the space, snacking and watching dramas. Didn't you complain that cultivation was boring and make me withdraw my consciousness?]
Yun Qing: This, this... she was utterly speechless.
If Yun Qing and Si Ming were only slightly shocked while watching the drama unfold, Xin Hui was truly devastated.
"You mean, all these years, you've been lying to me from beginning to end?"
Her voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly, a fact that was hard for her to accept.
Qingyun, however, seemed oblivious to her pain, and replied decisively, "Yes!"
You bastard!
*Slap!* Xin Hui slapped him hard across the face, and tears she had been holding back for so long finally streamed down her face.
"Fairy Xin Hui!" Yun Qing saw her run out and got up to chase after her.
Although she didn't have much in common with this kind of love-obsessed person, Xin Hui did contribute to her path to godhood.
One thing at a time, Yun Qing decided to comfort her and give her some of the rare and precious materials she had obtained during this period, so that the cause and effect between the two could be considered to be evened out.
After all, she hadn't yet taken revenge on Xin Hui for harming her in the mortal realm.
Following the sound of crying, Yun Qing discovered that Xin Hui had stopped at Lingxiao Palace.
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