"...serves you right." The maid gently walked over and scooped up Huang’Er in a princess carry, frowning, "You’re all sweaty, go wash up properly later."
"It hurts from the whipping earlier." Huang’Er took the opportunity to wrap her arms around the maid’s neck, resting on her shoulder, then... whispered, "Sister, you’re really good at being a maid, right?"
"...?" The maid carried Huang’Er out the door, puzzled, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
If she wasn’t good at being a maid, then who was?
"As for the rules of being a maid, Ms. Qing doesn’t understand... Sister, you co from a wealthy family, if you have so ti, could you teach her so manners?"
"..."
The maid wasn’t jealous of Ah Qing at first.
However, at that mont, looking at this girl leaning on her but having her mind full of Ah Qing, she suddenly felt a pang of jealousy in her heart.
She now wanted to throw this girl straight into the river.
"Why does Ah Qing need to learn the ways of a maid?" The maid was very curious, Ah Qing was once a lady of the Demon Sect... even if she had turned over a new leaf, there was no reason for her to serve as a maid, right?
"Who knows what she’s thinking, such a lack of ambition." Huang’Er pouted, "Anyway, if sister has ti... just teach her."
"Got it." The maid nodded and headed towards the banquet hall.
——
On the banquet hall’s high platform.
The discussion between Yun Qian, Miss Lu, and Wen Li about ’appearance’ was also nearing its end.
"So... a person’s future appearance is determined from birth." Miss Lu sighed, no wonder Ms. Zhu has a poor figure, her soul is originally like that.
After listening to Wen Li’s explanation about appearance, Miss Lu shook her head, "I... don’t really like this feeling of destiny."
It’s like...
It’s like the girls of Flower Moon Building are destined to end up in a brothel, born to experience suffering, how can she like that?
But thinking about this, Miss Lu suddenly paused, "If appearance is predetermined, then... how co the young master has changed so much?"
"The change in Junior Brother?" Wen Li pondered for a mont.
"In the past, Young Master Xu..." Miss Lu glanced at Yun Qian before continuing, "Previously, the young master was handso, but far less so than now."
Previously, Xu Chang’an was but a gentle young man, decent and unremarkable.
But later... he beca soone whose appearance is almost blinding.
"Oh, the junior sisters also said after his transformation, it was as if he beca a different person." Wen Li nodded, thinking that Xu Chang’an’s change further proved the existence of the ’Heavenly Dao’ and ’destiny.’
Transformation.
What is transformation?
It is the pursuit of the door to one’s essence. After reaching this realm, Xu Chang’an underwent a tamorphosis, which is actually easy to understand.
"The appearance of Junior Brother now is his transford, intrinsic appearance after cultivation." Wen Li gently explained to this future junior sister.
The past appearance of Xu Chang’an can be said to be affected by the hardships he faced in his childhood, living by the sea, with sun and wind altering his postnatal appearance.
Simply speaking, he was supposed to be handso, but because of hardships, his looks declined.
However, once transford, he returned to the best appearance arranged by his soul and the Heavenly Dao.
Miss Lu’s understanding was partial after hearing this.
"Does that an if I cultivate, I can also beco more beautiful?" Miss Lu’s eyes brightened, then she shook her head, "No, if the soul is beautiful, one can beco prettier... but if the soul isn’t, won’t one beco uglier?"
She twitched her mouth.
She was quite satisfied with her current figure and appearance.
"Postnatal changes are very important, not everyone can verify their soul’s form when transforming like Junior Brother." Wen Li shook her head.
If everyone could synchronize soul and body upon transformation, the Human Race wouldn’t need barriers for protection, they would’ve conquered ages ago.
Xu Chang’an is a special case, his Sea of Consciousness is filled with secrets, and being able to embody his soul’s look postnatal is Heaven’s Favor.
"I roughly understand, thank you, Fairy Wen, for clarifying." Miss Lu stood up and gave Wen Li a maid’s salute.
Wen Li wanted to avoid this gesture.
After all, in her eyes, Miss Lu was in the position of a junior sister, and she was Senior Zhu’s daughter... their relationship was more intimate like siblings.
But she accepted the salute anyway.
Miss Lu sighed, "I always feel that when even trivial things like appearance are dictated by the Heavenly Dao’s destiny... it makes one lose motivation."
Efforts and no efforts leading to the sa end, why exert effort?
"Miss Yun, what do you think?" she asked Yun Qian, pulling her into the conversation.
"?" Yun Qian thought for a mont, then softly said, "Daoists often say ’a sip or a peck, all predetermined,’ the Buddhist Sect uses it to illustrate causality and karma... perhaps one’s destiny is indeed predetermined by Heaven."
"...?"
"..."
Listening to Yun Qian’s leisurely words, Wen Li and Miss Lu fell into silence simultaneously.
This didn’t sound like sothing Yun Qian would say.
So they quickly realized, who would say such a disinterested thing when alone with Yun Qian?
"The young master said that to you, right?" Miss Lu asked.
"Yes." Yun Qian nodded.
Indeed.
Miss Lu smiled.
The fact that Miss Yun would rember every word from the young master is very endearing, which she also liked.
After a good al.
If Wen Li wasn’t around, she would’ve directly called out ’Madam Yun, Madam Yun’ to please Yun Qian, but for now, she could only address her as Miss.
"A sip or a peck? What does it an, Fairy... do you understand?" Miss Lu asked.
"Yes." Wen Li nodded, "It ans Daoists believe that even the amount of grains of rice a person eats in their lifeti is predetermined."
Even though she had eaten a lot of Xu Chang’an’s als, it was all arranged by Heaven.
"Even Daoists think so... is there really sothing called destiny?" Miss Lu sighed.
Yun Qian continued, "Breaking down destiny... ’destiny’ refers to the innate nature given at birth, ’luck’ refers to the ups and downs at different phases in life. Thus, destiny is lifelong, luck is montary."
"Miss Yun." Miss Lu’s eyes faintly twitched, looking at this knowledge seeker.
"Hmm?" Yun Qian looked at her.
"Nothing much, you mimicking the young master’s tone is really cute."
"...Hmm."
Being called cute didn’t make Yun Qian happy, but saying she resembles Xu Chang’an made her very happy.
Therefore, Miss Lu really knew how to please her.
Unlike Miss Lu who indulged in beauty, Wen Li’s brow slightly knitted, looking thoughtful.
Destiny is lifelong, luck is montary...
She had never seen a similar explanation in books.
The insights of Junior Brother always opened her eyes.
"Junior Sister Yun, regarding destiny, did Junior Brother Xu have any other insights that you rember?" Wen Li inquired.
"Yes." Yun Qian nodded lightly, "However, he said he didn’t fully understand himself, just rembered it."
"Let’s hear it."
"Destiny is the manifestation of the uniqueness and irreversibility of ti." Yun Qian earnestly mimicked Xu Chang’an’s tone, which seed amusing.
However, what Yun Qian said baffled everyone.
"The ’ti’ in ’ti and fate,’ refers to luck. The movent of one’s birth characters in the river of ti is defined as luck, so the power of destiny floats secretly in this ti river, with destiny being rely a part of this river."
"...What is this?" Miss Lu was perplexed; she understood every word, but together none made sense.
"I don’t understand it either." Yun Qian nodded along with Miss Lu, "Sotis, he just says things I can’t comprehend."
Yun Qian genuinely didn’t understand.
What even is the river of ti? It’s not as lovely as the stream she reads beside on idle days, let alone capable of dictating Yun Qian’s destiny.
Wen Li, however, was deep in thought and after a while exhaled a clear breath.
Indeed.
"Junior Brother is right." Wen Li murmured, "No wonder destiny can be altered so easily."
"Yes, he is right." Yun Qian nodded along.
"???"
Three question marks appeared over Miss Lu’s head.
What did the young master say, which made it right?
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