Hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Baihua Fairy’s heart trembled.
She could tell Ye Qiu was sincere.
In that moment, the deepest string in her heart was gently plucked.
Having grown up, this was the first time a man had said such words to her.
For a moment, she was overwhelmed with emotion.
“Why is this infuriating man so kind to me?”
Unbeknownst to her, Ye Qiu was secretly chuckling to himself.
“Little one, think I can’t handle you? You may be the Palace Master of Baihua Palace, but you’re still a woman, and no woman can resist a man’s sweet talk and charm.”
“Besides, when it comes to dealing with women, I’m experienced, how could you possibly be my match?”
Ye Qiu’s eyes locked onto Baihua Fairy, filled with boundless affection, making her blush with shyness.
Baihua Fairy looked away, deliberately keeping a stern face, and said, “In short, I still think it’s not a good idea for Huzi to stay with you.”
“People may not intend to harm tigers, but tigers have the intent to harm people.”
“I’ve said all I need to, it’s up to you to decide.”
Ye Qiu smiled and said, “I’ve always believed that the most terrifying thing in the world isn’t monsters or demons, but human hearts.”
“Even among demons, there are those with kind hearts.”
“On the contrary, many people are worse than pigs or dogs.”
Baihua Fairy’s beautiful eyes widened, and she pointed at Ye Qiu, saying, “How can you even say such things?”
Ye Qiu replied, “Am I wrong?”
Lüluo said, “I think Young Master Ye is right, our Baihua Tower has always stayed out of worldly conflicts, but in the end, it was destroyed by evil people, some people’s hearts are just too wicked.”
Baihua Fairy took a deep breath and said, “Ye Qiu, you can say such things here, but when you go to the cultivation world, you absolutely must not.”
“In the cultivation world, humans view demons as mortal enemies, your words just now are heretical.”
“If human cultivators hear them, they’ll surely think you’re allied with demons and show you no mercy.”
Ye Qiu shrugged it off, smiling as he asked, “Baihua Fairy, you’re so concerned about my safety, do you fancy me?”
Baihua Fairy said coldly, “I’m just reminding you.”
“Is that really all?” Ye Qiu looked at her with a fiery gaze.
“Hmph,” Baihua Fairy snorted, ignoring him.
At that moment, Lüluo whispered, “Young Master Ye, if one day you had to face the world for me, would you back down?”
Ye Qiu turned to see the girl looking at him eagerly, her expression nervous.
He almost laughed but held it back, nodding, “Of course.”
Lüluo was so happy she nearly cried, saying emotionally, “Young Master Ye, you’re so good to me.”
Seeing Lüluo’s reaction, Baihua Fairy felt a bit angry, inwardly scolding her, “Silly girl, won over by just a few words, where’s your dignity?”
At the same time, she stole a glance at Ye Qiu.
She had to admit, this infuriating man sometimes didn’t seem so bad.
Just then, Xiao Zhan and Huzi returned, bringing burgers, fries, and cola for Ye Qiu and the others.
After eating, the group boarded a plane to Kunlun Mountain.
At four-thirty in the afternoon.
The plane landed, and Ye Qiu led the group on a long trek through the mountains, finally reaching the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
It was snowing heavily.
Ye Qiu looked up, the peaks stretching endlessly, the snow-covered mountains towering unchanged.
“Follow me.”
Having been here before, Ye Qiu led everyone familiarly to the stone house where Ye Wushuang and Qian Jinglan once lived.
From a distance, they heard Longmei Zhenren’s voice coming from inside the stone house:
“Wow, it’s snowing!”
“The sky is all white.”
“The ground is all white.”
“The mountains are all white.”
“The rooftops are all white.”
“The world is all white!”
Ye Qiu’s mouth twitched, this old man could never shake his habit of writing poetry!
Soon, Longmei Zhenren’s voice came again, “Ox-nose, my modern poem’s not bad, right? Simple, plain, and vivid, capturing the grandeur of falling snow in just a few words, worthy of being recorded in history, isn’t it?”
Then, Chongxu Daoren’s mocking laughter rang out, “Recorded in history? You’ve got the nerve to say that, shameless.”
“Ox-nose, don’t think I don’t know, you’re just jealous of me.”
“Jealous of what?”
“You’re jealous that I can write poetry!”
“You dog, I’m not bragging, but with your doggerel, I could write hundreds in a day.”
“Ox-nose, boasting without fear of biting your tongue, you think writing poetry is that easy? Hundreds in a day, you’re making me laugh, haha…”
“You don’t believe me? Fine, I’ll write one now.” Chongxu Daoren recited, “Wow, it’s snowing!”
“The sky is all white.”
“The ground is all white.”
“The mountains are all white.”
“The rooftops are all white.”
“The world is all white.”
“And a dog’s laughing, haha!”
Longmei Zhenren was furious, “Ox-nose, who the hell are you calling a dog?”
“Guess,” Chongxu Daoren laughed.
“You dare curse me, believe me, I’ll beat you up?”
“Come on, who’s afraid of who?”
“Let’s go outside and settle this, today I’ll knock your teeth out!”
Longmei Zhenren and Chongxu Daoren stormed out of the stone house, but before they could fight, they sensed something was off.
They turned their heads.
A group approached through the wind and snow.
“Little brat!”
Seeing Ye Qiu, Longmei Zhenren’s eyes lit up, and he laughed, “Little brat, you’re finally here.”
Ye Qiu ignored Longmei Zhenren, bowing slightly to Chongxu Daoren, saying, “It’s been a while, I didn’t expect Sect Leader Chongxu’s poetry skills to be so impressive, I’m truly in awe.”
Chongxu Daoren smiled, “I’ve made a fool of myself.”
Longmei Zhenren pointed at Chongxu Daoren, cursing, “Ox-nose, for the sake of the little brat, I’ll let you off today, but if you curse me again, I’ll end you.”
Chongxu Daoren smirked, as if saying, “Think I’m scared?”
“Old man, where’s the dragon vein?” Ye Qiu asked.
“No rush, you’ll know at midnight,” Longmei Zhenren said mysteriously.
Ye Qiu asked again, “Sect Leader Chongxu, you said there’d be changes in Kunlun Mountain, but I haven’t noticed anything unusual on the way here?”
Chongxu Daoren’s smile faded, and he said seriously, “You’ll understand at midnight.”
Midnight again?
Ye Qiu glanced at Longmei Zhenren, then at Chongxu Daoren, wondering what these two old men were up to.
“Fine, we’ll wait until midnight.”
Ye Qiu decided that if Chongxu Daoren and the old man were pulling his leg, he’d deal with both of them…
