Twin Lotus Flowers (Part 4)
Chapter Twenty-Four
Tao Su had no idea what was going on. She only saw that as her brother Cang Yue was talking, her sister A Yuan suddenly pulled the handsome brother away.
She still doesn't understand the relationship between Sister A-Yuan and the handsome brother.
Under Cangyue's guidance, she can now read and write with some difficulty.
Just like how the handsome older brother often calls Sister A-Yuan "Master".
Tao Su didn't quite understand what her master meant at first. She racked her brains and drew a picture of A Yuan and the handsome brother in her eyes to show to Brother Cang Yue. But after a lot of effort, she still couldn't make him understand, so she had to give up until a chance encounter.
Cang Yue took her to the market and bought two storybooks. She read them to her and taught her to recognize characters at the same time.
The book tells the story of a young man in the martial arts world. Tao Su didn't quite understand what the martial arts world meant, but she was deeply impressed by the word "master". So whenever Cang Yue read those two words, she would immediately take out the painting she had drawn and point out the two little figures holding hands in the painting to Cang Yue, and then go "ah ah ah ah ah" for a long time.
Finally, Cang Yue half-guessed and half-understood the question she asked. He was glad that he hadn't wasted his time with her. He secretly admired himself for having such an ability now.
Let alone himself, probably no one except the parties involved could understand the true nature of the relationship between the boss and the young lady.
He had never seen his boss so attentive to a woman. He had been in Buzhichun for so long and had never heard of him having a sweetheart. It was not like his boss was at all to suddenly recognize a woman younger than him as his master.
Cang Yue thought either he had gone mad or the boss had been possessed...
However, he really couldn't understand who would be so reckless as to try to possess the boss's body.
Those bugs, tsk tsk, just thinking about them is terrifying.
Cang Yue shook her head, speaking in a profound and enigmatic manner.
"You'll understand when you grow up."
Peach Crisp:.........
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"Ah Ling, do you even know what you're doing?"
Xie Yuan had never been so angry before.
She prided herself on being an emotionally stable person, but ever since her rebirth, Song Ling's actions have repeatedly crossed her bottom line.
It made her very angry.
Especially this matter.
In her previous life, the Blood Array technique, along with Song Ling's natal Gu, was sealed by her using the Blood Array. Logically speaking, it would be impossible for it to be passed down to the world if the seal was not broken.
In this world, cultivators are divided into seven realms: Returning to Origin, Knowing the Earth, Mysterious Secrets, Dawn of Heaven, Pursuing Splendor, Breaking Through the Void, and Divine Abyss. Each realm also has seven levels.
When she sealed that thing, her cultivation level had reached the peak of the seventh stage of the Void Breaking Realm, just one step away from entering the Divine Abyss.
Even for her, the seal still caused her internal energy to be greatly depleted, and her cultivation level inevitably dropped to the Zhuhua stage.
This technique shouldn't exist in the world, but it's protected by the rules here, so she can't destroy it and has no choice but to resort to this drastic measure.
In the original text, Song Ling also practiced this blood array technique. That's right, others used it, but he practiced it.
A terrifying being who can activate a blood array single-handedly without diminishing his own lifespan; a born monster.
An angelic face, yet a heart of a venomous devil.
This is how he is often described in the book.
They shouldn't have been on the same path.
However, she didn't want to see him continue down the path of his inevitable death.
"Master, you're worried about me."
In my memory, my master has always been a carefree person. She seems to be indifferent to everything and dares to think and do things, which is also because she has the strength and resources to do so. Moreover, she is a very strange person. I remember that when he killed someone, she saw him and did not call him a beast or monster like those hypocritical righteous people he had met before.
But the look in his eyes carried a heartache and guilt that he had never understood at the time...
She said, "You did the right thing. If anyone tries to kill you, kill them back."
Later he understood.
Everything was so obvious before.
She and he were from completely different worlds.
Everyone in this world wants to kill him, but she is the exception; she wants to protect him.
He always knew what his master's bottom line was.
But the master forgot.
Those ants were absolutely right; he was a born bad person.
Whether he knows the truth or not, his choice will not change.
This fact actually predetermined that he would go against his master's wishes.
It's just that he can pretend to be the way she likes in front of her.
The phrase "spirited and vigorous" is completely at odds with his dark and obsessive true nature.
The frustrating thing is that his master actually prefers him the way he is now.
He walks in the sunlight.
After closing the door, Xie Yuan went straight to the table, silently pouring herself water while still angry, getting angrier the more she thought about it.
She carefully considered Song Ling's disheveled appearance, coughing up blood the other day, and concluded that it was very likely the result of a backlash.
It seems that his natal Gu has inevitably returned to his hands.
But it shouldn't be that serious. This technique was tailor-made for him, so there must be other things she hadn't thought of.
Xie Yuan gripped the porcelain cup tightly in her hand, her fingertips turning slightly white from the force.
She had never doubted that Song Ling was an absolute little madwoman, and it was no surprise that she grew up to be a big madwoman.
In particular, she didn't spend much time with him.
In the past, he was willing to pretend to be gentle and kind in front of her, so that he wouldn't go crazy in the open.
But that's not necessarily the case now.
Song Ling sat down beside her without her noticing, his long, slender, pale fingers gently covering her hand. He was still smiling, as beautiful as spring in March, captivating her heart. But his words, which failed to express his true feelings, made her feel inexplicably uneasy.
"What do you mean?"
He took the porcelain cup and placed it on the other side. Xie Yuan pursed her lips and asked in a cold voice.
"Naturally, it means what Master understands."
His words were pointed, and Xie Yuan's expression grew even colder.
"Ah Ling," Xie Yuan took a deep breath. She hadn't expected that after ten years of not seeing him and no one caring about him, she wouldn't have known he had gone mad like this. Well, in terms of pretending, no one could rival him.
"Did you really have to go to this lengths to force me to comply?"
Xie Yuan maintained the composure that a master should have on the surface, but in reality she was out of options. She tried to gently pull her hand away, and although it looked like he was just holding her hand loosely without using much force, she just couldn't break free.
“Master, there may have been a moment when I wanted to be a good person.”
"Because you are by my side."
But you still disappeared.
“I really want to believe in Master, but Master, there are many opportunities that only come once. If you don’t seize them, you can never come back. This is what you once told me.”
"But the rope that saved my life had already broken back then."
Song Ling spoke casually, and the atmosphere between the two of them quietly froze.
Xie Yuan hesitated, wanting to say something, but found herself unable to explain it.
What's the point of explaining now that it's already happened?
He has always been a results-oriented person.
Along the way, Xie Yuan had actually noticed that something was not quite right, but she had no evidence. It wasn't until Cang Yue's words today gave her some inspiration that she began to have a vague idea.
This was clearly a scheme tailor-made for her by Song Ling.
He probably didn't want her to get involved, but for some reason he had to bring her along.
The story begins with an encounter at the northern border, followed by Wuli Town, and finally, Jingzhou.
He didn't mention anything about the specific tasks, and her investigation remained stagnant, yielding no results, while he was always by her side.
To put it bluntly, her existence is more like an indispensable accessory...
I'm speechless. She only realized it now.
Faced with Xie Yuan's silence and the rare look of frustration and annoyance on her face, Song Ling's smile deepened.
Hmm, as expected of my master.
Unfortunately, it's not the correct answer yet.
Xie Yuan could guess some of what Song Ling really wanted, but she still had obvious resistance and disbelief towards the answer.
He clearly didn't believe her, yet he insisted on making her prove time and time again that she cared about him.
This whole thing is very strange.
She was always puzzled, while he seemed to enjoy it.
Although I don't know why he gets so excited every time he gets the answer he wants.
In her opinion, Xie Yuan felt that she had made it very clear, regardless of the reason.
Song Ling was a different person to her.
But he clearly didn't understand.
Xie Yuan had no choice but to try her best to keep up with his thought process.
Sure enough, after all these years, she still couldn't understand her apprentice's logical thinking.
“Ah Ling”.
If I suggested we separate for a while, would you be willing?
What does Master think?
Song Ling avoided answering, instead throwing the question back at her with a half-smile.
As she asked that question, she could feel that chilling sense of oppression appear briefly and then quickly subside.
"Master doesn't want me to come along, is it because you want to see your old friends?"
He slightly elongated the words "old friend" in his voice, making the ending sound slightly higher, giving it a clean and clear quality that sounded youthful and was clearly very pleasant to hear.
What's with this overwhelming jealousy and murderous aura?
Xie Yuan: .........
Uh, she shouldn't have asked.
"No, I was just asking, don't overthink it."
Xie Yuan sighed helplessly, "That blood array..."
"Master, am I just overthinking things? Then why won't you tell me?"
Song Ling's aggressive stance suggests that she is determined to get something out of him today.
Xie Yuan: ?
What I'm telling you is that she just wanted to test his patience, and obviously, it wasn't very good.
He's acting like this just because he wants to be apart for a while.
If she were to tell him in detail about her past "romantic and carefree" affairs with her friends...
He might go completely insane.
It seems that her decision to rarely mention Song Ling's past in order to balance things out was the right one.
"Or is it that Master still can't forget that old flame?" Song Ling's cool voice came softly from beside her.
"Pfft, cough cough cough cough" Xie Yuan was caught off guard by the words "ex-lover" and couldn't help but choke on her own saliva. She looked at him in shock and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have an ex-lover."
"Wait, you're not talking about Jiang Mu, are you?"
Xie Yuan belatedly remembered that time in Wuli Town when he suddenly appeared and scared her half to death.
"Master, you lied to me again."
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