Chapter 0
66. Run, Run!
“Pretentious?” Tang Simin’s eyes went blank as she spoke numbly.
“Nonsense, it’s full of holes, so contrived it’s unbearable, I wanted to vomit!” Qin Gou shot Tang Simin a disgusted look.
Ahhh!
Tang Simin immediately crouched on the ground, covering her face with her hands, overcome with shame and frustration. That was clearly the most moving posture she could imagine, yet in Qin Gou’s eyes, it was so unbearable.
Originally, Tang Simin never dreamed that one day her heart would be ruthlessly torn apart, discarded like a shoe, and trampled upon by a man… But Master Qin was indeed extraordinary; he did it!
It had nothing to do with love, only with embarrassment!
At this moment, a large hand gently landed on Tang Simin’s head. It was Qin Gou, watching her with a look of great concern.
Master Qin, are you planning to comfort me?
The next second, Tang Simin’s smooth long hair was messed up into a bird’s nest by Qin Gou.
“Look, like this hair, it’s too perfectly transformed! Sometimes, you need to consider the actual situation of the target person. Occasionally revealing some so-called flaws can earn more trust. So, in the art of shape-shifting, you are still too green.” Qin Gou began to teach earnestly.
Tang Simin suddenly felt like punching herself twice for harboring a sliver of unrealistic fantasy just moments ago.
He had completely identified her as a imposter and was now demonstrating it with practical instruction!
“Also, why are you so unwilling to accept Chan Master Miaoyin? Don’t drag this Master down with you when you’re acting crazy. Isn’t this just messing around?” Qin Gou chuckled helplessly. “Why not just go and explain things clearly to Chan Master Miaoyin face to face? Like you, dragging it on, and then bad-mouthing her behind her back, what kind of behavior is that?”
After speaking, Qin Gou grabbed Tang Simin’s right hand and led her toward Zhao Xinting’s cave dwelling.
“Where are you taking me?” Tang Simin asked hurriedly.
“To find Miaoyin and explain.”
Tang Simin was on the verge of tears. “I am Miaoyin!”
“Then who was it that Master spanked last night?”
Tang Simin’s throat seemed to be choked, her pretty face flushed red with shame, and she immediately shut up.
…
As Zhao Xinting opened the door to the cave, the first thing she saw was Qin Gou and Tang Simin, her hair in disarray and her face looking lost.
The most crucial thing was that Tang Simin had now returned to her original appearance and was almost exactly the same as Zhao Xinting, who had disguised herself.
“This is Little Zhao,” Qin Gou said, pointing at Tang Simin, who was now with her hands behind her back and looking timid.
Tang Simin nodded blankly.
“What?” Zhao Xinting looked at Tang Simin with astonishment and disbelief.
“We’ve come with this brat this time because we want to sincerely apologize to you, Miaoyin,” Qin Gou said with a chuckle. “I’m afraid this Seat will have to go back on the promise made to Miaoyin before.”
“What happened?” Zhao Xinting was completely bewildered.
“Regarding the specific situation, even as a superior and master, I am not qualified to speak on his behalf. However, any grievances Chan Master Miaoyin has from now on can be placed upon me, Qin Gou.”
Qin Gou turned around and gently patted Tang Simin’s shoulder.
“This brat is scum, but this Master can’t abandon him.”
With that, Qin Gou walked out of the cave. As he closed the door, he added, “Master will wait for you outside the cave. Remember to explain things clearly to Chan Master Miaoyin. Concealment is bondage, and deception is betrayal.”
“Master, those words you just said were all directed at me! You were just temporarily mistaking Saint Aunt for me!” Zhao Xinting said, her eyes shining brightly, as soon as Qin Gou left.
“This nun isn’t fighting with you for it!”
Tang Simin was almost furious. So, she had to take all the blame and then be fed a mouthful of dog food?
“Tell me, what exactly happened? Seeing Saint Aunt looking so distracted, your previous plan might have ended in failure?” Zhao Xinting asked, chuckling helplessly.
Tang Simin said helplessly, “This nun has wanted to tell Cult Master Zhao the truth from the start, but you probably wouldn’t believe it.”
“How do you know if you don’t try? Besides, this Seat can’t keep pretending anymore.” A hint of reverence flashed in Zhao Xinting’s eyes, and she thoughtfully glanced at a seemingly ordinary teacup on the table not far away.
Tang Simin nodded forcefully. She felt the same way. After all the pretense, she was neither fish nor fowl, and she wasn’t even herself anymore!
“Actually, everything this nun has done is for a very simple purpose. If Cult Master Zhao is willing to cooperate, that would be ideal. It’s to make Cult Master Zhao and Master Qin…”
Tang Simin paused for a moment, then said solemnly, “Mouth to mouth, dispelling strange techniques.”
“What the hell?”
For some reason, upon hearing this, Zhao Xinting felt a chill instantly seep into her spine, making her heart tremble as if it were a warning.
“Saint Aunt, what joke is this?!”
Tang Simin quickly explained, “Cult Master Zhao, don’t get agitated. Listen to me. Do you remember that this nun asked for a few drops of your spirit blood before?”
“Of course.”
“At that time, using your spirit blood and my Fusheng Nunnery’s unique secret technique ‘Blood Refining to Find Soul,’ I discovered that both you and Master Qin had been planted with a fate-altering…”
Tang Simin only spoke halfway when she suddenly noticed Zhao Xinting’s gaze inexplicably sweep past her to somewhere else. She couldn’t help but follow his line of sight.
She saw that on a square desk behind them, a moon-white teacup suddenly emitted a faint light, instantly transforming into a strange flower resembling a human ear.
Immediately after, there was a violent knocking at the door.
Zhao Xinting unhesitatingly used her spiritual power to open the cave dwelling door, only to see Qin Gou say in horror, “Xinting, don’t be instigated by her. Master knows that many young girls in this world like to see two grown men being intimate, but I never expected Chan Master Miaoyin to be one of them!”
“What!?”
Zhao Xinting looked at Tang Simin in astonishment.
“What are you still愣ing for?”
Qin Gou quickly beckoned to Zhao Xinting. “Run, run!”
“Okay, okay!”
Without a second word, Zhao Xinting rushed towards Old Qin. The master and disciple fled together as if escaping a devil’s den, their movements surprisingly synchronized.
Running in this gentle sunlight, the back of her master in front of her, it felt as if she had instantly returned to the days of mortal transformation, recalling every moment between the Great Liar and the Sissy. Zhao Xinting let out a long-lost hearty laugh.
“Brother Liar!”
“Sissy, you’re so rude. Why are you still shouting like this?”
“Then why can you call me that, but I can’t call you?”
“Master is a scoundrel!”
“Xinting is scum!”
Only Tang Simin was left utterly devastated. She took a few steps to catch up, watching the two of them laughing heartily, unable to interject at all. She suddenly felt like an unwelcome third wheel…
“Who would believe it if this got out? A Realm Lord of the Human God Realm, and a Celestial Master from Arc-Moon Mountain, are they three-year-old children!?”
