Chapter 934

Su Xiao: "??"

Xiao Mai: "No way?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Yes. So in Gu Long's novels, friendship is the most revered, not love."

Su Xiao: "That's weird!"

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Zhang Taixuan: "This is probably tied to Gu Long's personal life experiences."

Hu Yifei: "I also think it's tied to his life experiences. A person's capacity for love often comes from family—if family gives him no sense of love, it's very 【8】 hard for him to learn how to love someone."

It's hard to learn how to love someone.

Zhang Taixuan: "Yes. Gu Long's parents frequently argued and divorced when he was young. People say children are the crystallization of their parents' love; growing up in such a family, how could he 【10】 feel love? How could he believe he was a crystallization of love?"

To love? How could one think oneself the crystallization of love?

Zhang Taixuan: "Someone once said that romantic love is a copy of parent-child bonds—happy childhood, you copy happiness; unhappy childhood, you copy unhappiness. It's very hard to transcend these things."

Su Xiao: "That's true. Love needs soil, needs seeds—if you've never been loved, you naturally won't learn how to love others."

Lin Shiyin: "So that's how it is? Su Xiao, could you give me a copy of all his novels? I'd like to learn more."

Su Xiao: "OK. The complete collection of Gu Long's works might not suit you. Online, people often say his novels are like strong liquor—even many men don't like them, let alone girls."

Hu Yifei: "True. Among the three great wu xia masters, Jin's works are most widely sung, but Gu's fans are the most devoted. Still, Jin's female leads are too fake."

Huang Rong: "Too fake?"

Hu Yifei: "Mm. Whether it's you, Young Lady Huang Rong, or any other female lead, they always feel perfect—as if written by a man in his dreams."

Huang Rong: "I'm too perfect~?"

Hu Yifei: "Mm. Whether it's Miss Huang Rong or any other female lead, they always give the impression of perfection, as if written by a man in his dreams."

Hu Yifei: "Perfection is good, but it's not real. Take you, Xiao Mai—wouldn't you need a few flaws? If you had nothing but strengths and zero flaws, your anime wouldn't be popular. Male and female leads untouched by earthly life feel utterly false."

Huang Rong: "I see."

Zhang Taixuan: "It's normal. Jin came from a scholarly family; his world reflects his own dreams. In his imagination, women are like this—many female leads are projections of his dreams, perfect. But Gu Long endured too much pain as a child, saw too many types of people, and thus held no clichéd views of women. In his eyes, women aren't perfect beings—they're like men, beautiful and ugly, good and evil, full of their own thoughts."

The anime wouldn't be popular either. Male and female leads untouched by the mundane world would feel utterly false."

Lin Shiyin: "After reading them, I can only say Gu Long's books are stamped with his own imprint. Life holds only true friends and wine—he wrote about love, yet never truly believed in it. As everyone says, someone with an unhappy family has nothing to believe love with."

Ye Hei: "Yes. Thinking about it, if I'd grown up in a home of constant quarrels and petty chaos, I'd probably have no longing for love either."

Wang Chao: "True. A child's everything—genes, values—comes from parents. His view of love naturally comes from them too."

Su Xiao: "Alright, this topic's too heavy. Let's talk about something cheerful. Lin Fengjiao, what are you planning to do next?"

Lin Shiyin: "Hmph. I'll build a courtyard on this mountain and cultivate here. When I have free time, I'll travel through the myriad worlds—that'll be plenty joyful."

Lin Shiyin: "Finished reading. All I can say is, Gu Long's books are stamped with his own mark. Life needs only a true friend and wine—he wrote about love, yet never truly believed in it."

Lin Shiyin: "No need. I've learned artifact forging—I can easily craft a manor."

Su Xiao: "Wow, Lin Fengjiao, you're so talented! How long have you been in the group and you've already mastered artifact forging?"

Lin Shiyin: "I've only learned the basics. Compared to the Dao Lord, I'm far behind."

In the scene, Lin Shiyin waved her hand, instantly drawing a small mountain toward her. Under the flame of true qi, it melted into liquid, then shaped into a manor.

Su Xiao: "So beautiful—but it doesn't look like Li Garden."

Lin Shiyin: "Of course it's not Li Garden. This is my childhood home—my Lin family was once wealthy, with its own garden."

Xiao Mai: "No wonder you're a noble lady. I can only live in a tiny room."

Jiegeng: "Isn't that just because you're lazy? If you wanted, you could build a villa yourself."

Xiao Mai: "Nah. Villas and manors are nice, but they scare off too many friends. That way, my life would lose too much joy."

As they spoke, Lin Shiyin landed the manor atop the mountain peak and inscribed array patterns, severing the manor from the mortal world.

Zhang Taixuan: "Looks like Young Lady Lin has truly decided to retire from the world."

Lin Shiyin: "Mm. Dao Lord, may I visit Taixuan Realm often in the future?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Of course. If you could come to Daluo Heaven, that'd be even better."

Su Xiao: "Whoa, Taixuan Brother, you're too direct—you'll scare Lin Fengjiao!"

Lin Shiyin: "No, I won't. I think the Dao Lord's sincerity is wonderful. Unlike me—I hide everything inside, too weak."

Lin Daiyu: "Lin Fengjiao's personality is too soft. If it were me, and my cousin tried to give me away, I'd send him straight to Guixi."

Hu Yifei: "Whoa—if you did that, Dream of the Red Chamber would become Dream of the Red Nightmare. Lin Meimei uproots willows, slaughtering her way through Grand View Garden in one breath."

Ye Hei: "Jia Baoyu trembling!"

Lin Shiyin: "We'll change it slowly. Personality is hard to alter—it's been shaped over years."

Su Xiao: "Wow, Taixuan Brother, you're too direct—you'll scare Lin Fengjiao."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Young Lady Lin, is the deal we made still on?"

Lin Shiyin: "After thinking it over, I'd rather have the Dao Lord send someone to govern. Dao Lord, do you have personnel available?"

Hu Yifei: "Wow, if you really did that, Dream of the Red Chamber would have to be renamed Dream of the Red Nightmare. Lin Meimei uprooting a willow tree and slaughtering her way through the Grand View Garden in one breath."

Zhang Taixuan: "No problem. Taixuan Realm has so many subordinate worlds—just assign any sect."

Lin Shiyin: "We'll change it slowly over time. Personality is hard to alter—it's been shaped over more than a decade!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang: "Miss Lin, is what we agreed upon still valid?"

Lin Shiyin: "After thinking it over, I'd rather have the Dao Jun send someone to govern. Dao Jun, do you have personnel available?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "...... raid"

Zhang Taixuan: "No problem. There are so many subordinate worlds under the Taixuan Realm; just send any sect."

Lin Shiyin: "That's good."

Su Xiao: "Wow, Sister Lin is preparing her dowry for herself."

Nan Qianqiu: "Sister, you're so direct!"

Mianma: "Sister Lin, go for it."

Lin Shiyin: "Thank you all."

Luo Hao: "Aren't ancient people supposed to be reserved? This isn't reserved at all!"

Hu Yifei: "Sister Lin said she wanted to change her personality—she's changed fast!"

Su Xiao: "I really thought Sister Lin had no plans at all—turns out I'm the fool. This is totally planned!"