Yingyue's expression flickered slightly. She released her, placed her hands on Yingyue's shoulders, bent down, and looked into her eyes.
"It's fake!"
"It's a lie to say I was never tempted!"
Qingling stared straight at him. His serious expression was just like that day in the forest, and those conversations floated into her mind. But hearing his answer now, she couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.
But... what can she do? She and he were never meant to be from the same world, and he deserved someone better.
"Shadowmoon, I don't need your belated answer."
"The smugness in your eyes doesn't escape my notice," Yingyue said in a deep voice.
Qingling's heart skipped a beat, but her eyes involuntarily looked elsewhere.
"You've misunderstood. I've already told you, I've fallen for someone else, and I no longer love Lady Shadowmoon!"
Yingyue was about to say something when Qingling interrupted her. He was too shrewd; it seemed like nothing could be hidden from him. She was afraid that if she continued to argue with him, he would see through everything and tell her everything.
"That's enough. I don't want to explain anymore, and I don't want to see you again."
Qingling suppressed her emotions and shook off the hand on her shoulder.
A hint of disappointment flashed in Yingyue's eyes. "Okay, you should go to sleep early."
With that, he disappeared from the room.
Seeing him leave, Qingling couldn't wait to go to the bronze mirror. Although she was mentally prepared, when she saw the hideous scar on her cheek, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears, lying on the table.
Why did God treat her like that! Why was He so unfair to her!
She cried until she was exhausted and fell asleep on the table.
A dark figure appeared beside her, tenderly stroking her face. Was she so indifferent to him because of the scars on her face?
Does Yingyue seem like such a superficial person?
Yingyue sighed softly, gently carried her to the bed, covered her with a blanket, and stood by the bed quietly watching her, her gaze fixed on her burn scars.
The scars from the Red Lotus Karmic Fire cannot be removed, but they can be covered up. It seems he still has to go back to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace to find Zi Yu.
——
Zi Yu looked at the person who suddenly appeared without any surprise.
"Shadowmoon, I knew you would come back."
Yingyue didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "Ziyu, I've come here to ask you for a favor."
"I know."
Zi Yu smiled.
Just as Yingyue was about to say something, two phoenix feathers appeared in Ziyu's hand.
"for you."
A hint of surprise flashed in Yingyue's eyes. How did she know he would come to ask her for help in obtaining Fairy Xinyao's phoenix feathers?
The feathers on the belly of the phoenix can heal some wounds and cover up scars, without compromising its beauty. She would probably like that!
"What are you waiting for? Take it," Zi Yu said.
"Thank you, Ziyu."
Yingyue took the phoenix feather and then disappeared in a flash.
As dawn broke, Qingling sat up. How did she end up back in bed? She clearly remembered lying on the table.
Could it be him?
A hint of unease flashed in Qingling's eyes. She stopped in her tracks as she passed the bronze mirror, took two steps back, and froze in front of it.
He gently stroked the feathers on his face, his expression flickering slightly. "What is this?"
The two feathers perfectly concealed the scars on her face, yet still maintained her beauty, like decorative items.
A thought struck her, and her heart sank. Had he seen her scars and felt disgusted, which was why he found the feathers to cover them...?
His hands were clenched tightly; did he despise her?
That's true, even she finds such an unsightly scar disgusting, so how can she expect others to have the same problem with it!
But why did she feel so sad? Her nose tingled, and the tears she had been holding back immediately fell.
"Your eyes are all swollen from crying."
A familiar voice came from behind her. Qingling froze and quickly wiped away her tears.
Why are you still here? Didn't I tell you I didn't want to see you again?
"Since you think I'm ugly, why are you even here!"
Looking at her reddened eyes, Yingyue felt a pang of sadness. "I don't despise you."
"Then why is that?"
She lightly plucked the feathers from her face.
"I was afraid you'd be sad to see this scar, so I..."
"Yingyue, don't be so arrogant. Just because you've protected me for a while, you think you know me very well. You don't know anything about what I want or don't want!"
"You want me."
Yingyue's cold remark left Qingling speechless. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“You like me, but you’re afraid I’ll be disgusted by the scar on your face, so you said you like other people but not me. I’ve investigated, and you haven’t been in contact with any other woman during this time, except for your spirit beast.”
Qingling was taken aback and didn't know what to say.
"I'm not, don't try to guess what I'm thinking."
Yingyue didn't speak, but stared straight at her, making Qingling feel a little uncomfortable.
After a while.
"Okay, then let me ask you, if one day I lose my hand or foot, will you despise me?"
Qingling frowned slightly and blurted out without thinking, "Of course not."
After saying that, she felt something was amiss and looked up to meet Yingyue's eyes.
"I...I...I didn't mean that, don't overthink it."
With a swift movement, Yingyue caught Qingling off guard and she landed in a firm embrace, her breath catching in her throat and her body stiffening.
"Don't bother explaining, I know everything."
"Even Qingling doesn't despise me, so how could I despise Qingling? I love you, no matter what you become."
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