Chapter 5: Shooting Ten Thousand Tiles Of Glazed Color, Light And Shallow
Qin Du pondered for a moment and sincerely suggested, “Marriage is no trivial matter. Why don’t you, Shuang’er, consider it for a while longer?”
Ming Zhaoshuang was considering whether directly refusing would offend the Qin family and cause the Male Protagonist to hold a grudge when she heard Qin Du speak again:
“Uncle has been preparing for a long time to await your arrival, Shuang’er. Why don’t you stay and explore Ao Tian Sect for a few days? After you’ve enjoyed yourself, we can discuss breaking off the engagement?”
He genuinely liked this child, Ming Zhaoshuang.
Ming Zhaoshuang glanced at Shen Liqian behind Qin Feilong and replied, “Alright.”
Shen Liqian noticed that Ming Zhaoshuang suddenly clasped her hands together and made a heart shape towards her.
This reminded her of the day not long ago when she shot an arrow at Ming Zhaoshuang. Therefore, when Qin Du asked Qin Feilong to lead Ming Zhaoshuang to the guest room, Shen Liqian followed along.
Ming Zhaoshuang followed behind Qin Feilong, and Shen Liqian also followed behind Qin Feilong. The two of them unknowingly drew very close.
Shen Liqian asked in a low voice, “How did you guess that it was me on that day?”
Since joining Ao Tian Sect, she had always kept a low profile. Apart from constantly following Qin Feilong, she had never caused any trouble. It was not even certain that people in Ao Tian Sect knew her name.
Yet Ming Zhaoshuang knew it was her who shot the arrow inside her carriage that day, which made Shen Liqian suspicious.
Ming Zhaoshuang feigned ignorance, “Ah? Which day?”
Seeing her bewildered look, Shen Liqian couldn’t help but doubt, “Are you sure you don’t know? Then why were you talking nonsense earlier for no reason?”
Could it be that this person considered recklessness a custom?
Ming Zhaoshuang smiled and said, “I just felt a sense of familiarity when I saw you, Older Sister, so I wanted to express my affection for you.”
The System was stunned by Ming Zhaoshuang’s action and reminded her, “What’s the difference between this and those sleazy uncles who hit on people on the street?”
Shen Liqian extended her hand towards Ming Zhaoshuang, “Shouldn’t expressing affection be this gesture?”
Ming Zhaoshuang lowered her eyes to look. Shen Liqian’s fair hand gently curved, with only her index finger and thumb extended and overlapping, forming a small heart shape, directed at her.
Ming Zhaoshuang understood immediately, extended both her hands, made a big heart shape at Shen Liqian, and smiled at her, “This is also expressing affection, baby!”
Realizing that Ming Zhaoshuang was playing with her, Shen Liqian’s face turned red, and she said, “Don’t tease me.”
Ming Zhaoshuang’s lips curved, “I’m not teasing, I genuinely like you. After I break off my engagement with Ao Tian Sect, I will immediately propose to you, Older Sister.”
Shen Liqian knew she was saying this deliberately and said helplessly, “Don’t you already know my name? Shen Liqian, ‘Li’ from glazed glass, and ‘Qian’ from deep and shallow.”
“My goodness, Host, your method of saving the Male Protagonist’s harem is to snatch them all away? No…” This entire operation left the System dumbfounded, and it clicked its tongue repeatedly.
I must say, this guy Ming Zhaoshuang really knows how to play the game. With just two or three sentences, he had the original Female Protagonist so charmed.
“What do you know? Ugly people are sleazy uncles; good-looking people are just being charming.”
If Ming Zhaoshuang couldn’t see the System’s physical form, she would have rolled her eyes at it. With her appearance, how could she be compared to a sleazy uncle?
Doesn’t she understand the value of “appearance is justice”?
Ming Zhaoshuang said earnestly to Shen Liqian, “If I remember correctly, your courtesy name is Shen Liqian, right? ‘Shaking the jade-green shade of the four walls, shooting the shallow colors of ten thousand glazed tiles.’ A gentle and grand name, Qianqian, what a beautiful name.”
Hearing this poem, Shen Liqian smiled at Ming Zhaoshuang, her dimples reappearing on her cheeks, perhaps due to a recollection.
She said solemnly to Ming Zhaoshuang:
“I offended you yesterday, I apologize.”
“How can things done by cultivators be called offensive? Qianqian was clearly expressing her affection for me.”
Ming Zhaoshuang said playfully, “Qianqian, you might not know, but besides the matchmaker, there’s also a god of love in the cultivation world called Cupid. He wields a bow and arrow, and whoever he shoots will inevitably become Dao Companions, regardless of gender. When Qianqian shot that arrow just now, I thought it was the god of love descending.”
The System’s mouth twitched, “Are you sure Cupid is from the cultivation world?”
Isn’t that from Western mythology? Our cultivation world has an Eastern mythology background, after all!
Don’t you understand the rule against being out of character!
Unexpectedly, Shen Liqian’s eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, and she asked, “Is there really such a magical thing?”
Ming Zhaoshuang replied, “More than that. Do you know who Cupid’s mother is? She’s Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. It’s said she has hair like seaweed, skin like ice and snow, and a face like the full moon. Even her body proportions are a perfect 0.618! From the moment she first descended to the human world…”
Shen Liqian listened intently, seemingly very interested in such divine tales.
By the time Ming Zhaoshuang finished speaking about Cupid and moved on to Ares, the god of war, Qin Feilong finally reacted.
He looked back and saw that Shen Liqian, who usually followed him closely, had unknowingly drifted far away from him. He looked back again and saw Shen Liqian and Ming Zhaoshuang extremely close, chatting and laughing happily.
He was sure Ming Zhaoshuang was going to corrupt his junior sister!
He quickly walked in front of Shen Liqian, grabbed her wrist, and started to pull her, saying, “Liqian, walk faster!”
He applied some force, and Shen Liqian felt a slight pain. She also found Qin Feilong’s actions inexplicable and couldn’t help but say:
“Senior Brother Feilong, be gentler, you’re hurting me.”
Ming Zhaoshuang immediately slapped Qin Feilong’s hand away and blew on Shen Liqian’s reddened wrist, “Why is Senior Brother Qin bullying Older Sister like this? Unlike me, I only dote on Qianqian.”
Ming Zhaoshuang continued, “Qianqian, do you know why I’m breaking off my engagement with Senior Brother Qin? It’s mainly because he’s ugly, useless, and not a good match for me. I simply don’t care for him!”
Qin Feilong glared at Ming Zhaoshuang, feeling that this person was utterly incomprehensible. He cleared his throat and said:
“Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, Liqian is naive. Do not misunderstand my intentions in front of her. We have reached the guest room. Liqian has a music theory class later, and if she’s late, she might get scolded by Martial Uncle.”
Only then did Ming Zhaoshuang remember that Shen Liqian was a Music Cultivator with little offensive power, skilled at playing the Konghou.
Shen Liqian frowned, however, “Le Tian Peak is not far from Ding Tian Peak. It only takes fifteen minutes to get there. There’s still more than half an hour left, why is Senior Brother Feilong in such a hurry?”
Halfway through her sentence, Shen Liqian suddenly realized that while Le Tian Peak wasn’t far from Ding Tian Peak, she could reach it within fifteen minutes even if she were moving slower.
However, Qin Feilong usually escorted her back, and he was only at the Qi Condensation stage. He couldn’t ride a sword or speed up his movements, which significantly slowed down her return. With only half an hour left, according to their usual speed, they would indeed be slow.
Shen Liqian suddenly realized that Qin Feilong seemed to be holding her back.
Qin Feilong clearly also realized this problem. His lips trembled, and in the end, he only said:
“In that case, I will return now. Liqian, pay attention to the time, don’t be late.”
“Senior Brother Feilong, don’t…”
Seeing Qin Feilong’s crestfallen expression, Shen Liqian subconsciously said, “Let’s hurry to Le Tian Peak, we’re running out of time.”
Qin Feilong said, “Liqian, we’re not going the same way. You don’t need to inconvenience yourself for me.”
Saying this, he went straight down the mountain, while Shen Liqian rushed to follow him.
“Liqian, we’re not going the same way. You don’t need to inconvenience yourself for me.”
Ming Zhaoshuang was watching the two chase each other when she heard the System’s sarcastic voice in her mind:
“So you finally realized you’re holding up my darling Female Protagonist. A useless piece of trash still has the nerve to act high and mighty. I really don’t know what the Female Protagonist sees in him.”
Ming Zhaoshuang said, “His Male Protagonist halo is so bright it’s blinding. If the Female Protagonist weren’t blind, she wouldn’t see it.”
The System’s mouth twitched and it said, “Host, I never realized you were so humorous before. I thought you were going for the aloof persona, ignoring me no matter how I called you. But your ‘tea’ today almost drove the Male Protagonist away.”
After all, Ming Zhaoshuang was born with an ethereal beauty and an air of unapproachability.
Ming Zhaoshuang replied, “I’ve never been aloof. I’ve always been lively.”
She felt she was quite lively, just not very talkative.
