Chapter 33: The Way to Resolve the Conflict

Silence filled the hall!

Only Mei Ruoxue's cold voice continued: "Since Senior Sister Wei said it was our first meeting, why make an unreasonable request? Isn't that forcing someone into difficulty? If I don't agree, does that mean I'm timid? Senior Sister, you're being too self-centered!"

I didn't expect that! Shi Ran widened her eyes, thinking Mei Ruoxue was aloof and disliked quarrels over love, but she didn't expect her to be sharp-tongued, to meet strength with strength, and to refuse to suffer any loss!

Now it's spear against spear—let's see how Yu Sheng handles it!

Shi Ran gloated, shrugging her shoulders, and with one chopstick snatched the charcoal-grilled venison that Luo Changfeng had been eyeing for a long time, making Luo Changfeng angrily slam down his chopsticks.

"Shi Ran, I've endured you long enough!" Luo Changfeng gritted his teeth: "Haven't you eaten? Why do you grab everything? Like a greedy wolf descending the mountain!"

Shi Ran chewed the venison while replying: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for the praise!"

"Was I praising you?! I was…"

He didn't finish, because Xiao Muyu handed him a piece of fragrant venison: "Senior Brother, this is freshly grilled, for you!" Please stop arguing, you two—it's embarrassing!

Luo Changfeng looked back and forth, then finally patted Xiao Muyu: "Junior Brother, I didn't expect you to snatch food from the tiger's mouth—Senior Brother truly underestimated you!" Having said that, without hesitation, he shoved the venison into his own mouth.

Xiao Muyu's mouth twitched; being naturally a peacemaker, he couldn't stand people arguing endlessly. Having settled this side, he wanted to mediate between Mei Ruoxue and Wei Yuzhu, but Qiu Chengshuang pressed him down with one hand, saying concisely: "Sit down, watch the show!"

Xiao Muyu had no choice but to sit down. Looking up, oh ho—no wonder Second Senior Brother didn't let him join; opposite, the two beauties exchanged blows, neither yielding, even dragging Yu Sheng into it.

Wei Yuzhu lowered her brows slightly, as if lightly troubled, gently set down her teacup, and said to Yu Sheng: "Yu Junior Brother, I… I only wanted to ask you for a small favor, didn't expect to have caused your senior sister's misunderstanding!"

She was originally beautiful, but this meek, subdued posture didn't suit her—yet who let men fall for this? Moreover, when she lowered her head, that section of her fair neck, elegant and slender, was most alluring.

She was confident!

Sure enough, Yu Sheng shifted his gaze: "My senior sister… didn't mean it that way… Senior Sister Wei, what favor do you want us to help with? Feel free to say!"

Hooked! Wei Yuzhu smiled charmingly: "Nothing much—when we came, several elders specifically instructed us not to lose propriety, we must first pay respects to the Revered Ones of Lingxiao, but… we don't know if it's convenient? Yu Junior Brother, can you come with us?"

This isn't difficult at all! Naturally so—Yu Sheng could only nod: "That's only proper! Senior Sister, don't be so polite!"

Ah! Men! Shi Ran, having listened throughout, shook her head helplessly: Just watch—earlier she was all tsundere, now she's been led away with just a few words—what a pity for the senior sister!

Mei Ruoxue lifted her eyes toward Yu Sheng, saw him chatting happily with Wei Yuzhu, yet hadn't noticed the leftover food before her; she put down her chopsticks, rose, and left her seat.

"Ah… Senior Sister, have you eaten enough?" Yu Sheng hurriedly asked.

Mei Ruoxue coldly snorted: "Naturally, I'm full!"

Usually sensitive, Yu Sheng had long sensed something off, but he still had the worldly-wise Wei Yuzhu by his side, so that was another matter: "Then Junior Sister, rest early; tomorrow morning we'll set out for Jiaohu Village! And you, Yu Sheng!"

Wei Yuzhu glanced at Mei Ruoxue without a trace: "I heard you single-handedly captured the Bi Fang bird—truly impressive, how did you do it…"

In just a cup of tea, she'd already called him Yu Sheng? Mei Ruoxue's heart instantly turned to ash, she turned and left!

Shi Ran was still competing with the Jin Tang fatty beef, thought it over, then gave up, and considerately patted Luo Changfeng, still biting his chopsticks: "Senior Brother, I've finished eating; there are two more hard dishes later—you need to keep going!"

Having said that, she also followed Mei Ruoxue out of the seating area.

"Senior Sister, Senior Sister, wait for me!" Shi Ran caught up to Mei Ruoxue: "Senior Sister, why are you walking so fast? You haven't even eaten much!"

Turning ahead, she finally saw Mei Ruoxue's eye sockets slightly red, angrily wiping away tears.

"Since you're angry, why did you just run out like this? I say, you should have given her two hard slaps! Look at her fox-like charm, as if afraid others wouldn't know her intentions!"

Mei Ruoxue shook her head: "You don't understand!"

What's there not to understand! Isn't it just that Yu Sheng won't refuse? She just didn't believe it—everyone could see it, yet Yu Sheng himself didn't get it—isn't it just men's common flaw, wanting both?

Moreover, Mei Ruoxue now has physical intimacy with Yu Sheng but no dao partner title; she hopes Yu Sheng will take responsibility and resolve it himself. Yu Sheng, however, does nothing, letting her grievance have no outlet!

Ah! This terrifying male-female relationship—still, being single is better!

Shi Ran fumed with righteous indignation: "Senior Sister, let's dump him! There are so many male cultivators—next one will be better, next one will be more obedient!"

As Shi Ran's words fell, suddenly heavenly thunder rolled overhead, dark clouds gathered, a booming roar sounded—like a warning to someone!

Mei Ruoxue exclaimed: "This… this is someone breaking through? Ah! Could it be the Master?"

"But the Master isn't here!" Mei Ruoxue momentarily forgot her sorrow, looked at Shi Ran, only to see Shi Ran shrinking her neck, forehead beaded with sweat, as if terrified: "What's wrong with you? Is it… are you going to break through?"

Breaking through a hair! Mei Ruoxue said the words she herself believed? This is clearly a warning! Warning her to stay within bounds, not to reverse the male and female lead's emotional line!

Blame her momentary loquacity—Shi Ran dared not speak further, grabbed Mei Ruoxue and hurried away: "Come on, Senior Sister, it's not me—probably we found the wrong person!"

"Ah?" Mei Ruoxue dubiously eyed the dark clouds—could this still be a mistaken person?

"By the way, what did you just say?"

"Nothing!" Shi Ran hurriedly shook her head: "I was saying Senior Sister is so beautiful, more pleasing to the eye than Wei Yuzhu, Yu Sheng is just accompanying them to visit the Master—no need to worry!"

As Shi Ran finished speaking, she saw the overhead clouds slowly dispersing—indeed, this thunder was specifically warning her.

But with so many fellow disciples, Wei Yuzhu happened to pick Yu Sheng, and Yu Sheng happened to agree without realizing it!

Mei Ruoxue felt a bit wronged inside; originally wanting to say more, but seeing Shi Ran unwilling to continue, she could only hastily conclude: "Also, let him go!"

"That's right!" Shi Ran's eyes rolled—though she couldn't directly kick Yu Sheng, she could still indirectly let the philandering Yu Sheng taste some bitterness, right?

"Senior Sister, there's a saying: what's rushed isn't trade; in male-female relations, it's not east wind overpowering west wind, nor west wind overpowering east wind—if you want to be long-term with Yu Sheng, you must find a way to handle him, neither always yielding to him nor constantly being sour and jealous—you must grasp this balance! Let him feel gains and losses with you—that's the top strategy!"

Mei Ruoxue blinked her eyes, unsure how much she'd absorbed, then after a long while said: "So… the Master was just handled by you like this?"