“Why wouldn’t I feel wronged?” Luo Yueguan was taken aback.
She tried to find any hint of lying in Luo Qingyu’s eyes, thinking perhaps Luo Qingyu was just saying that to ease her worries. But Luo Qingyu’s eyes were genuinely innocent, not acting at all.
“Because Jiang Huai Gege has liked Aunt Chu since he was very young,” Luo Qingyu gently massaged Luo Yueguan’s shoulders. “When we got engaged, Jiang Huai Gege didn’t treat me as his Dao Companion, only as a sister. That’s why I always call him Jiang Huai Gege… Qingyu knows all of this.”
“Jiang Huai Gege is not like Mother thinks. If Jiang Huai Gege really wanted to, he knows that no matter what he said he wanted to do to Qingyu, Qingyu would obediently agree… But Jiang Huai Gege never says it. Because Jiang Huai Gege only liked Aunt Chu before, and only treated Qingyu as a sister, so he never did anything to me. Even if he occasionally had some small desires, his eyes always showed restraint.”
“But recently, Jiang Huai Gege has gradually started to like Qingyu. Qingyu can feel it, which is why Jiang Huai Gege agreed that once Mother taught Qingyu to dance, he could kiss me. That’s also why Jiang Huai Gege was lured into my trap last night and bullied me. Because Jiang Huai Gege is gradually letting go of Aunt Chu, it just needs some time.”
“Jiang Huai Gege is not an irresponsible man. The fact that he is willing to kiss me and accompany me in doing bad things… means that Jiang Huai Gege has gradually accepted me and has started to like me, while also gradually letting go of Aunt Chu. Jiang Huai Gege promised me last night that after we get married, he will like me more, not Aunt Chu.”
“You are his future lawfully wedded wife, why be so humble? Foolish daughter.”
“But he stayed by Aunt Chu’s side for over ten years, and Qingyu and Jiang Huai Gege have only known each other for four years. It’s not something that can be let go of overnight. So Qingyu never wanted to force Jiang Huai Gege. As long as I’m obedient by his side, Jiang Huai Gege will gradually like Qingyu. Qingyu really likes the process of Jiang Huai Gege liking me more and more…”
“But last night, Qingyu still couldn’t help but be a little impatient. I wanted to use the excuse of Jiang Huai Gege kissing Junior Sister Wanwan to force Jiang Huai Gege to Dual Cultivate with me… Then Jiang Huai Gege got angry… But even when he was angry, it wasn’t at Qingyu, but at himself. Jiang Huai Gege was also very sad. He liked Aunt Chu for so many years, but she was always indifferent to him, and even wanted to finalize his marriage earlier. He never wanted this marriage from the start, but now he has made a promise to Qingyu.”
“Jiang Huai Gege has already promised Qingyu that we will get married on her twentieth birthday. This time it’s not Aunt Chu’s idea, it’s Jiang Huai Gege’s own promise to me. Jiang Huai Gege is the kind of person who keeps his promises.” Luo Qingyu’s eyes were unusually bright. Luo Yueguan couldn’t help but look back, suddenly realizing she didn’t seem to understand Luo Qingyu that well.
“You knew all along?”
“Qingyu knows everything.” Luo Qingyu blinked innocently.
“Then…”
“Mother doesn’t need to worry about these things for Qingyu.” Luo Qingyu picked up a towel and gently wiped Luo Yueguan’s snow-white back. “Qingyu will snatch Jiang Huai Gege’s heart away from Aunt Chu bit by bit.” As she said this, a hint of darkness emerged in Luo Qingyu’s voice.
“That Wanwan you mentioned…” Luo Yueguan couldn’t help but ask.
“A concubine is a concubine after all, just another toy for Jiang Huai Gege in the future,” Luo Qingyu said indifferently.
Luo Yueguan suddenly felt like crying and laughing at the same time. She turned to look at Luo Qingyu in front of her, reached out, and gently pinched her little face. “You… Mother doesn’t understand you, always worrying that you’ve been wronged… Did it hurt last night after all that fuss?”
Luo Qingyu’s small face flushed again. “It hurt a little at first, but Qingyu isn’t afraid of pain. And, and then… then it didn’t hurt at all… it was very comfortable… Qingyu’s body went soft…”
“How long did that go on for?”
“Six or seven times. Jiang Huai Gege was panting on top of me afterwards, completely out of strength…” Luo Qingyu’s cheeks were burning, but her eyes seemed to hold a hint of intoxication. “Qingyu really liked Jiang Huai Gege’s gaze then, as if… he wanted to melt me into his body…”
“It really, really didn’t hurt… Qingyu… liked it so much…”
***
Qingxuan Sect, Purple Garden Mountain.
Jiang Huai accompanied Bai Li to the mountain top and sat by the cliff to admire the scenery. The sun was shining brightly, and the white flowers by the cliff were swaying in the wind.
“Why do you look so listless?” Bai Li looked at Jiang Huai beside her innocently. Jiang Huai scratched his head, “Maybe I’ve been drained.”
“So… you Dual Cultivated with Luo Qingyu in her room last night?”
“Yes and no.” Jiang Huai quickly glossed over the topic and turned to look at Bai Li’s profile.
The Immortal Spirit Secret Realm would open in two or three days. Luo Qingyu would enter together with Bai Li. The Immortal Spirit Secret Realm was expected to be open for about a month. With Bai Li by Luo Qingyu’s side then, Jiang Huai would feel more at ease.
“I have a very serious question to ask you,” Jiang Huai said suddenly.
“Hmm? Ask away,” Bai Li looked at him innocently.
“Do I look like a bastard?” Jiang Huai pointed to his face.
Bai Li tilted her head, thought for about five or six seconds, and then nodded, “Yes.”
Jiang Huai felt like crying. “Why do even you think I look like one?”
“Since you asked, I can only answer ‘yes’.” Bai Li pouted her lips slightly.
“How so?” Jiang Huai was really about to cry.
“Mmm, in every way.”
Jiang Huai looked at her deeply. Bai Li stared at him seriously for a few seconds, then burst out laughing, reaching out and pinching his face. “So why do you suddenly ask this?”
“No, I just feel like I’ve done something very bastard-like again…” Jiang Huai sighed heavily. “Do you want to hear a story?”
“I can listen.” Bai Li moved closer, resting her head on his lap, leaning against the soft grass, and closed her eyes. “You tell it, I’ll listen as a bedtime story.”
Jiang Huai looked at her deeply and began to tell the story of Little Huai. “The story begins when I was six years old and my Master brought me up the mountain…”
Jiang Huai’s story was not complicated. He simply told about Chu Xianning in the story and his affection for her, as well as the marriage arranged for him by Chu Xianning when he was fifteen, how he met Luo Qingyu, and what had happened up to the present… After finishing the story, he felt much better. He let out a long sigh and was about to ask Bai Li for her opinion when he realized Bai Li had already fallen asleep.
“Hey, hey, are you really asleep? So heartless!”
Bai Li had indeed closed her eyes for a while, pretending to be asleep, before opening them to look at Jiang Huai’s resentful expression and giggled. “No, I finished the story.”
“So do you think I’m a bastard?”
“There’s a strange point of doubt in your story.”
“Hmm? A doubt?”
“For example, how your Master Chu Xianning truly viewed you, you haven’t explained clearly.”
“I think she liked me a little, but maybe only a little.”
“Do you mean now, or when you were fifteen?”
“Now, I guess. When I was fifteen, she probably didn’t like me?”
“That’s very strange,” Bai Li replied thoughtfully. “Then, if she didn’t like you back then, why arrange a marriage for you and threaten to expel you from the sect if you didn’t agree?”
“To make me agree? To make me give up?”
“But if she really expelled you, you wouldn’t be Master and disciple anymore. If you weren’t Master and disciple, then getting together wouldn’t be improper, would it?”
Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment.
“I still lean towards her simply wanting me to give up. Back then, she… probably didn’t like me? After all, I was only fifteen. Perhaps she didn’t even see me as a man.”
“That’s true,” Bai Li thought seriously. “So are you currently struggling, whether to choose Luo Qingyu or Chu Xianning?”
“It’s not really a struggle anymore. I promised to marry Luo Qingyu when I turn twenty. It’s my own promise, unrelated to the engagement arranged by Chu Xianning.”
“Then it’s settled, isn’t it? What are you still struggling about?”
“To be honest, I’m still a little unwilling.”
“So it’s like wanting to eat what’s in your bowl while eyeing what’s in someone else’s?” Bai Li rolled her eyes. Jiang Huai could only nod. “It is.”
“That’s why you Humans are so troublesome. If it were us Monster Clan, as long as you are powerful enough, you can do whatever you want. If you want to sleep with your Master, sleep with your Master. If you want to marry someone, marry them. If one isn’t enough, marry two or three. If you’re powerful enough, marrying ten or a hundred people, no one would dare to object. They’d only envy you.”
“Actually, humans are pretty much the same…” Jiang Huai sighed. “I realize my bones are quite cheap. Every time I think I shouldn’t have any more thoughts about Chu Xianning, but as soon as I see her face, I can’t help but feel restless. I always want to hold Chu Xianning in my arms one day and kiss her until she can’t breathe.”
“Isn’t that just lusting after her body?”
“It can’t be said entirely like that,” Jiang Huai still wanted to argue, but the next second Bai Li glanced at him disdainfully. “Then if I turned into a big Bai Li and paraded naked in front of you, would you want to sleep with me?”
“Not necessarily.”
“Then if I said we wouldn’t Dual Cultivate, you could play however you want, wear the dress skirts you like, yikes, you seem to really like stockings… would you?”
“Possibly.”
“Come on, you were moaning with purple hues in the cave that day.”
“…” Jiang Huai reached out and covered Bai Li’s lips. “How can such lewd words come out of your delicate pink lips.”
“Heh heh, meaning what you fed me is pure?” Bai Li glanced at him disdainfully.
“It was a last resort,” Jiang Huai scratched his head awkwardly. “We’re brothers, don’t mind these things!”
“Then you kiss me too and taste mine? Then we’ll be even.”
“No, I refuse.” Jiang Huai activated his thick-skinned mode and began to try to change the subject. “So, how can I completely let go of Chu Xianning?”
“Changing the subject again? Heh heh, you scoundrel.”
Bai Li had known Jiang Huai for more than a day or two.
***
ps: I’ve seen the comments. How to say it, I still hope you can watch a continuous plot before making evaluations. The plot from 108 to 113 was written by me all at once. Yesterday, 108 and 109 were posted together, but 109 was taken down in three hours and couldn’t be seen afterwards… Originally, the last sentence of 108 ended with “It’s late, let’s go to sleep.” But then I thought, with Little Huai’s personality, seeing Luo Qingyu cry would make him feel distressed, so he would still want to comfort her first. Therefore, the words were changed to “It’s late, let’s go to bed.” This does not mean that Little Huai wanted to take Luo Qingyu to bed to do anything, but rather followed Luo Qingyu’s intention, telling her that he was still by her side and that the promise to sleep with her tonight was still valid.
