Chapter 147: Donkey Lips, Horse Mouth, and Chicken-Duck Debates

Long Qi returned to the Xianyun Abode with the Cizhu Sword, but he remained restless all day long; even Maidong, who was gesturing and lecturing on the side, noticed his difference.

This blockhead was usually dull and slow-witted, so could he actually be someone with things on his mind?

And Xin Yi was even stranger; although he was usually silent, he had never been as heavy-hearted as he was now.

What was wrong with these two? Even the affairs of the Kunwu Sect shouldn't be enough to make them so heartbroken; could it be...

Could it be that these two were like this because of her?

Although she was enamored with Xin Yi and looked down on Long Qi a little, if it were truly like this, it would be quite...

It would be quite heart-stirring!

Never would she have thought that a scenario from a storybook would happen to her; how could this not make one excited!?

But even so, she was, after all, a devoted woman; even if she were agitated in her heart, she could not show it. She absolutely had to be like the refined young ladies in the storybooks and maintain a maiden's reserve!

However, since it was ultimately because of her that these two brothers had become like this, even if she didn't like Long Qi, she still had to clarify things. If these two were to turn against each other in the future, wouldn't she be a femme fatale?

Sigh~ Who told her to be so peerlessly beautiful? Since she had stirred up this romantic resentment, she naturally had the responsibility to avoid disaster!

Thinking this, Maidong walked toward the two people sitting in the courtyard, lost in their thoughts.

"Ahem!" She cleared her throat. "This... Long Qi, although I know your feelings, matters of the heart can never be forced. As the old saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet. If you insist on being this way, you might not even be able to be friends in the future. It would be better to let go and fulfill others; wouldn't that be the act of a gentleman?"

Hearing what Maidong said, Long Qi was instantly startled. Even this two-hundred-and-fifty Maidong could see his thoughts, so why was Lingxiang still so obscure and unclear? No matter how you looked at it, she was much smarter than the one before him...

However...

What did "fulfill others" mean?

Fulfill Lingxiang and Rendong? Or her and Xiaobai?

"I don't like hearing you say that. Who says a melon must be sweet? There are plenty of melons that aren't sweet—what about wild melons, bitter melons, or white melons? Which one of them is sweet? Don't people eat them all the same? If you don't strive for some things, how would you know what the result will be? Besides, I was never a gentleman to begin with. If I like someone, I naturally have to fight for it!"

Maidong gasped upon hearing this. She usually saw Long Qi as foolish and slow, but she hadn't expected him to be able to spout such nonsense. However, it really wasn't his fault; her own deadly charm must have made him lose his head...

"Sigh, actually, there are fragrant grasses everywhere in the world. If you are so fixated on one person, what if it causes her trouble? To love someone, you naturally shouldn't make her feel caught in a dilemma, right? Isn't letting go also a kind of love?"

What was said in the storybooks—now she finally had the chance to say it herself, and it really was...

Satisfying!

"How is she caught in a dilemma? I'm not some mountain bandit doing things to force others. Besides, whether I like her or not is my business. Since I like her, how could there be any reason to let go?"

This Maidong was truly strange. The ancients often said, "Better to tear down a temple than destroy a marriage." Although he and Lingxiang hadn't married yet, she had indeed accepted his jade pendant; no matter how you looked at it, that counted as a token of their love.

That's right, since she accepted it, it meant she must have him in her heart.

So, was the Green Wind Jade Flute given to him or not?

Maidong felt a splitting headache upon hearing this. She had been trying to persuade him so earnestly because she didn't want to hurt Long Qi's heart, but she hadn't expected this blockhead to be so infatuated. Yet, the person she admired was Xin Yi on the side!

Sigh~ In these matters, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain; a quick cut is the best way to avoid future resentment. If it really reached that point, it would be too late.

Thinking this, Maidong made up her mind: "Sigh, I know it's hard for you to accept when I say this, but some things must make you give up. Although I am naturally beautiful and have a lovely face, after all, I... I have someone I admire. You should let go of these thoughts sooner; perhaps you will meet someone more compatible with you in the future, right?"

This...

What kind of bullshit logic was this? What did her having someone she admired have to do with him? This crazy girl ran after Xin Yi all day long; even a fool would know that, but what did that have to do with him liking Lingxiang?

Long Qi was about to speak, but suddenly felt a heat in his bosom. He hurriedly reached in to probe and actually pulled out a Substitute Spirit Talisman.

"It is time to close the net."

Xuanhuai True Person looked at the chessboard upon hearing this; the white stones that were about to be surrounded and killed actually had a chance at life again.

"Hey~" Xuanhuai True Person hurriedly pointed at Lingxiang and said, "A true gentleman does not speak while watching a game of chess. With two more moves, this old man could have won this game, but you just had to intervene, leading the white stones to come back to life."

Lingxiang sat on the couch with a smile: "I am just telling you two a principle. The saying goes, 'The players are lost, but the bystanders see clearly.' Look at my Senior Brother, who is playing the game; he is trapped deep in the chess array you set, thinking only of how to break the array, but never thinking of how to seek a path to survival. Naturally, it would be a dead end."

Xuanhuai True Person raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Listening to what you mean, could it be that I guessed wrong?"

Lingxiang smiled and crossed her legs: "Naturally, you were wrong. The Kunwu Sect indeed has members of the Demon Race mixed in, but it is not your eldest disciple. And since the disciple of Daoist Xuantan could enter our Yuanqing Sect's Mountain Guarding Array, he is certainly not of the Demon Race. The true Demon Race members are someone else."

Xuanhuai True Person was startled. Looking at everyone in the sect, only those two juniors had been very abnormal lately. If it wasn't them, who could it be?

Just as he was thinking, he saw Lingxiang sit in meditation: "Naturally, it is someone else, but I imagine those two must have been affected by the Demon Race as well. Now I can expose one of them. I hope the True Person will not be greedy for the joy of the chessboard and will keep your heart focused on protecting me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lingxiang pinched a hand seal and muttered something. A moment later, she became motionless.

Xuanhuai True Person did not understand and looked at Fuyin Zhenren to ask for the reason, but Fuyin Zhenren also did not know what she was talking about and just shook his head blankly.

"My Junior Sister is very eccentric. Even if there is something going on, she won't tell us seniors. But the True Person can rest assured; although she looks a bit tricky, she is very reliable."

Although he said that, she was still a child after all. No matter how much she had experienced, how much could it be? How could she be more powerful than those Demon Race members?

Xuanhuai True Person's face was full of worry. However, if he knew what Lingxiang had encountered since she was young, he probably wouldn't think that way.

Maidong saw a purple light flash on the Substitute Spirit Talisman in Long Qi's hand and was shocked—this Talisman was glowing with purple light, which meant it was a Blood Talisman. Long Qi naturally wouldn't use Talismans, so this meant the spell was cast by Lingxiang.

What on earth was happening that required a Blood Talisman? And for a mere Substitute Spirit Talisman at that?