Chapter 73: Questions to Ask
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The path along the small river leading to the seaside was overgrown with weeds. When Yan Zixia came with her great-grandmother, they always flew through the air. Ever since grandmother entrusted Yue Qianchou to her care, she had never come this way again. She understood her great-grandmother’s intentions.
A man and a woman walked quietly by the riverside. Although it wasn’t as fast as flying, Yan Zixia was happy to walk slowly like this. The riverbank, which originally had no path, now had a faint trail worn by their footsteps. Yue Qianchou always stayed half a step behind her, maintaining a very respectful attitude.
Walking ahead, Yan Zixia bit her lip. During all this time they had spent together, they had hardly spoken any personal words about anything else. As she walked slowly, she wanted to speak up several times. The topics she had thought of in her mind would disappear the moment she opened her mouth slightly, and she ultimately couldn’t say anything.
She wanted to take the initiative to be friendly, but due to her long-standing high status, she couldn’t actively lower her posture – she wasn’t used to doing such things. Should she take the initiative or not? This question kept tangling in her mind.
Actually, Yue Qianchou’s mind was also spinning non-stop. He was thinking about how to approach Yan Zixia – he had always been her assistant, and didn’t know if she would agree to let him personally refine pills.
‘Damn it! I’ve already done something as shameless as kneeling, so why should I be afraid to ask this?’ Yue Qianchou cleared his throat and said with a sheepish laugh, “Martial Uncle Yan! This disciple wants to ask you for something.”
Yan Zixia increasingly disliked this form of address, which artificially created such a large generational gap between two people of similar age. She stopped walking, her dark eyebrows furrowing, and said in a somewhat stiff tone, “What is it?” After speaking, she regretted it – why couldn’t she ever change her tone of voice?
“This disciple greatly admires Martial Uncle’s pill refining. This… you see, I’ve been with you for so long, and even if I haven’t achieved merit, I’ve at least worked hard. This disciple also wants to taste what pill refining is like. Martial Uncle, could you let me have a try too?” Yue Qianchou pleaded.
“Just this matter?” Yan Zixia’s tone carried a hint of disappointment.
Yue Qianchou was really afraid she wouldn’t agree, so he asked tentatively, “Martial Uncle, is it possible?”
Yan Zixia was about to speak when she suddenly realized – wasn’t this exactly an opportunity? After pausing slightly, she couldn’t help but smile charmingly.
That beautiful smile bloomed like a flower, leaving Yue Qianchou stunned. He thought to himself, ‘This girl is really stunning. If she wasn’t following that terrifying old lady Ma Jiugu, I’d definitely find a way to have a taste.’
Seeing Yue Qianchou looking at her as if he was about to drool, Yan Zixia felt delighted. If it were anyone else looking at her like this, she would probably get angry. She had always been proud of her appearance, but during this period, Yue Qianchou had almost made her lose confidence. She had no idea that what Yue Qianchou was wary of was Ma Jiugu.
A man like Yue Qianchou definitely couldn’t be considered a good person, and he absolutely had no immunity to beautiful women. As long as he considered someone beautiful, he would have the urge to pursue her. Whether he would actually pursue her depended entirely on his self-proclaimed moral bottom line.
He conducted himself and his affairs in the same way – there was no real distinction between good and bad. Whether something should be done depended entirely on the moral standards he set for himself, which could be modified at any time. As a person, he could barely be considered a capricious gentleman. It wasn’t that he had no morals, but most of the time, his instinct for seeking benefit and avoiding harm probably dominated.
This could be seen from what happened in Mulberry Grass Garden. To obtain spiritual herb seeds, he had once considered targeting Yan Zixia, but unfortunately, conditions didn’t allow it. When bored, he thought about pursuing the beauties in Mulberry Grass Garden, but unfortunately, conditions didn’t allow that either. He had also considered targeting Elder Lan Bingxue, the beautiful mature woman of Mulberry Grass Garden, but sometimes people had to face reality – in the face of absolute power, it was better to honestly hide one’s little schemes.
Although kneeling before Ma Jiugu was mainly due to Qu Ping’er’s influence, it was also because there was no other choice. If there had been even the slightest alternative, he wouldn’t have knelt. Besides, sometimes face couldn’t compare to practical benefits in reality. Using a phrase he learned during his military service in his previous life: flexible and adaptable strategic tactics are the magic weapon for defeating enemies. At least after the fact, this was how he comforted himself, feeling that kneeling was smart!
So why could someone like him allow Qu Ping’er to occupy a place in his heart? Was it because of Qu Ping’er’s beauty? No. Beautiful women – he could pursue them, play with them, and in his view, it wasn’t a big deal.
The reason was both simple and complex. Every man’s heart contained a highland that would eventually be occupied by a woman. The more chaotic experiences a man had, the better protected this highland became. Sometimes even he himself didn’t know about it, and others found it difficult to touch.
Qu Ping’er happened to succeed. For this kind of woman, men were often crazy. Some men could give up anything for such a woman – money, beauties, power – all these things that men loved most could be abandoned. Some would even refuse to be emperor and give up their kingdoms.
Given this, would Yue Qianchou love only Qu Ping’er for his entire life, or would he never cheat and remain physically faithful to her alone for life? Well… who knows? Judge for yourself. However, emotional faithfulness could be guaranteed.
Seeing that the man she secretly admired was attracted by her appearance, Yan Zixia’s confidence returned, and her thoughts became clearer.
“You just want to personally refine pills? Fine, I agree.”
Yue Qianchou happily bowed and said, “Thank you, Martial Uncle Yan! Thank you, Martial Uncle Yan!”
“Don’t thank me yet. I still have some questions for you. Thank me after you’ve answered them to my satisfaction,” Yan Zixia said with a charming laugh. Her full bosom unconsciously thrust forward – this was one of her most prideful features and one of the ways she thought she could attract men. However, it was unprecedented for her to make such a gesture toward a man.
Unfortunately, Yue Qianchou also unprecedentedly failed to notice her alluring gesture. He was secretly muttering to himself, ‘Birds of a feather flock together – this saying is absolutely right. This grandmother-granddaughter pair both have the same nature when agreeing to things.’
There was no choice – he was the one asking for a favor, so he had to suppress any complaints. He said respectfully, “Please ask, Martial Uncle.”
After making the chest-thrusting gesture, Yan Zixia’s face turned red first. Fortunately, the other party hadn’t noticed. Feeling both annoyed and disappointed, she took a breath, calmed her emotions, and said slowly, “I know you are that Yue Qianchou from Qingguang Sect. Don’t deny it, and don’t rush to refute it. Listen to me finish first. I’m not saying this for any other purpose, and I won’t tell anyone about your affairs. You can rest assured.”
‘Damn it! How can I be at ease when you’re holding my weakness in your hands!’ Yue Qianchou’s face twitched as he said, “Just ask whatever you want to ask quickly!” Since his background had been exposed, there was no need to continue politely calling her Martial Uncle.
