Chapter 43: Senior Brother Qin, Are You Love-brained?
After all, they couldn’t get anything even if they entered the secret realm, so it would be better to directly use the quotas to make money.
It took the Fei family a hundred years to produce a top-grade Wind Spirit Root like him, so they naturally cherished him. After smoothing over many connections, they got him into the Ao Tian Sect.
Originally, the Fei family had also approached the Lingxiao Sect and Bixia Sect, but both sects felt they would be cultivating talent for other families, so they refused him. It was only later that Qin Du, seeing his exceptional talent and not wanting to see a genius buried, took him in.
He even had the Peak Master of Hua Tian Peak personally guide him.
Such kindness, how could Fei Changxiu not deeply appreciate it?
Therefore, ever since Fei Changxiu joined the Ao Tian Sect, he has diligently cultivated without any slackening. He has also promptly offered help to his fellow disciples, which is why he has established such great prestige among them.
The Fei family has also prioritized the Ao Tian Sect in all matters, effectively becoming an affiliated family of the Ao Tian Sect.
Thus, if the Ao Tian Sect wants them, it is only right to give these two quotas to the Ao Tian Sect.
Unexpectedly, Xu Muran and Wang Dayi were unwilling to spend Spirit Stones to buy these quotas.
Xu Muran said, “The Talisman Saint’s Secret Realm has very little use for Sword Cultivators like us. We only decided to participate earlier for the sect’s pride. Unfortunately, my skills are insufficient. Even with all my efforts, I couldn’t secure a quota for the sect, so how could I dare to compete for quotas with the fellow disciples of Hua Tian Peak?”
Wang Dayi chuckled honestly, “It’s the same for me. I’d rather stay in the sect and cultivate properly during the time I’d spend in the Talisman Saint’s Secret Realm.”
In the end, the two quotas from the Fei family were bought by two disciples of Hua Tian Peak.
One of them was Duan Hua, who lent the Talisman Brush to Ming Zhaoshuang, and the other was the Senior Sister of Hua Tian Peak, Qin Yunxi.
Shen Liqian was originally going to the Upper Cultivation World after the sect competition ceremony, but for some reason, she chose to stay this time. Ming Zhaoshuang guessed that she probably decided to postpone her departure until after the Talisman Saint’s Secret Realm ended.
So, for these days, Ming Zhaoshuang stayed with Shen Liqian all day. She would still play music while Shen Liqian cultivated, without saying a word. Occasionally, if she was in the mood, they would go for a stroll near the Ao Tian Sect, but she never bothered the Bald Eagle again.
Ming Zhaoshuang originally thought that these days would pass peacefully like this.
But who knew that Qin Feilong, as soon as he recovered from his injuries, was eager to see her.
Ming Zhaoshuang immediately thought this was a perfect opportunity to sow discord and, without hesitation, dragged Shen Liqian, who had already visited Qin Feilong, to Qin Feilong’s room.
However, the words Qin Feilong spoke next made her feel extremely strange.
“Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, I was wrong before. My words were harsh and my attitude was poor.”
Qin Feilong clutched his chest and spoke affectionately to Ming Zhaoshuang:
“I never knew you felt so deeply for me. You even fought in place of the Ao Tian Sect for my sake, and in doing so, lost two Talisman Saint Talismans. You even offended the Lingxiao Sect and beat Ling Yangping half to death just to vent my anger. Please believe me, I will never betray such affection.”
A question slowly rose in Ming Zhaoshuang’s heart: “Huh?”
No, how could this guy make so many connections?
Just as Ming Zhaoshuang was about to speak, she saw Qin Feilong holding the treasure left by the Peak Master of Hua Tian Peak and gazing at it with deep affection:
“I never expected that you would be thinking of me all the time, knowing that I need resources to break through to the Dragon King Bloodline. So, you managed to keep this treasure for me from Uncle-Master Xiu, even though someone like Fei Changxiu couldn’t snatch it away.”
“Looking at it this way, your staying in the Ao Tian Sect these past few days was also because you wanted to interact more with me, but you were hesitant to speak because of Liqian’s presence.”
A second question slowly rose in Ming Zhaoshuang’s heart: “No?”
Fearing that Qin Feilong would overthink again, she quickly interrupted, “Senior Brother Qin, listen to me…”
“I don’t want to hear it!”
Qin Feilong cut her off and continued to be self-indulgent:
“I know, Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, you’re jealous because I’ve been too close to Liqian all these years, and you deliberately used the broken engagement to threaten me. But Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, you must believe me, from now on, Qin Feilong’s heart will only have you. Liqian and I are merely like sisters, and it will never shake your position in my heart.”
At this point, even Shen Liqian, who had initially been trying to suppress her laughter as she watched Qin Feilong act crazily towards Ming Zhaoshuang, was speechless.
How to describe this feeling?
It’s like a scumbag who pursued you first, then went after your best friend, but your best friend knew about the two of you, so the scumbag made up a story:
“There’s nothing going on between her and me, I only see her as a sister!”
Hearing this scumbag’s line, Ming Zhaoshuang could no longer stand it and said, “Senior Brother Qin, are you love-brained?”
Qin Feilong finally deigned to emerge from his self-created little world and looked at Ming Zhaoshuang’s furious expression with great confusion:
“Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, what does love-brained mean? Why are you so angry?”
Ming Zhaoshuang took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down as much as possible, and said:
“I don’t know where you got these nonsensical words from, whether others told you or you thought them up yourself. First, I want to tell you that I have no feelings for you, I don’t need your pity, and I don’t need your promises.”
Qin Feilong insisted, “Don’t be angry for Liqian’s sake, it’s really just a senior-junior sister relationship between us.”
Shen Liqian: “…”
Ming Zhaoshuang suppressed her anger and said solemnly to Qin Feilong:
“Qianqian is very good, I like her very much, but I don’t like you, Senior Brother Qin. Firstly, the reason I came to break off the engagement is because I have no feelings for you and I detest a fate decided by my family. It has nothing to do with jealousy or a relationship worth half a Spirit Stone. I’ve told Uncle Qin this many times.”
“Secondly, replacing the Ao Tian Sect in the competition under the guise of being your fiancée was twofold. One, the Ao Tian Sect treated me very well during my time here, and I like them very much. Second, I also wanted a quota for the Talisman Saint’s Secret Realm. Like you, I cultivate both Talismans and Swords, but the Ming family has never had such quotas, so I had to fight for it myself.”
“Thirdly, it’s true that I helped you vent your anger, but that was merely a form of camaraderie between fellow disciples. Not to mention you, if Fei Changxiu, Qianqian, or any other Ao Tian Sect disciples were beaten like that, I would still stand up for them. It just so happened to be you this time. Lastly, that resource was simply left to you because neither of us needed it, and that was all.”
Ming Zhaoshuang spoke the last few words almost word by word, afraid that Qin Feilong would overthink.
After her speech, most of the redness faded from Qin Feilong’s face, replaced by a noticeable pallor.
After a long pause, Qin Feilong hesitantly spoke, “But they, they all said…”
They, referring to the other disciples of the Ao Tian Sect.
The story of Ming Zhaoshuang’s impulsive act of loyalty for a man had spread like wildfire throughout the Ao Tian Sect. Some people had even written storybooks about her, Qin Feilong, and Shen Liqian, forcing them together and concocting a convoluted and melodramatic love story.
When Ming Zhaoshuang came to see Qin Feilong, he had already heard these embellished stories from other disciples, which is why his first words had made Ming Zhaoshuang so speechless.
Hearing Qin Feilong’s words, Ming Zhaoshuang felt utterly speechless.
She and Shen Liqian had already heard about these rumors. She had refuted them, and Shen Liqian had also refuted them on her behalf. In the end, no one believed them, so they let them be.
But who knew that even though she didn’t care about the rumors, and Shen Liqian didn’t care, Qin Feilong actually took them seriously and acted like this in front of her, truly leaving her speechless.
Shen Liqian frowned and said gently, “Senior Brother Feilong, do you believe everything they say?”
Ming Zhaoshuang couldn’t be bothered to explain to Qin Feilong anymore. “Anyway, the marriage cancellation letter will be issued in the next two days. You should take care of your injuries.”
Saying that, she turned and left Qin Feilong’s courtyard, sword-riding towards Shen Liqian’s courtyard.
It’s like, can people not be so full of romance and affect their cultivation?
She had no idea what Qin Feilong was thinking. This body was only twelve years old. Liking Shen Liqian could be considered budding love, but liking her would be outright pedophilia. She really couldn’t be bothered to argue.
