Wang Mu, accompanied by Ao Qing, arrived at a secluded corner.
This was a forested area within the Qingqiu Mountain estate district, where light pink Spirit Trees grew, their rich fragrance refreshing one’s heart and senses.
"You... you are..." Ao Qing hesitated.
That Dragon’s Scale... It looked like the Reversed Scale Wang Mu originally took from ... Didn’t he take it for Cultivation? How did it end up in this person’s hands? Speaking of Wang Mu... since he left Sealing God Mountain with that Immortal Cloud Kun, there has been no news of him. Moreover, when he left, his Life Span was nearing its end. Now, after so much ti, my Reversed Scale has appeared in the hands of a strange middle-aged man. Could it be that he has already passed away... Ao Qing’s body shook. Or could this person be... him?
"Long story short," Wang Mu transmitted his voice, "Third Princess, please stay away from Saint Dongfang Mu."
"Stay away?" Ao Qing fell silent for a few seconds. "Why? Who told you to say this? Was it him? Did he die?"
"What if he asked to convey this to you?" Wang Mu asked. "Would you leave this Dongfang Mu then?"
Ao Qing was startled. A sense of relief inexplicably filled her heart. He’s alive!
"Why doesn’t he co to himself?"
"What do you think?" Wang Mu glanced at her.
Ao Qing said nothing. She shook her head and said, "I don’t believe it. I won’t go back on a promise I made."
"Besides..."
Ao Qing stretched out her hand to gently catch a light red petal and caressed it between her fingertips.
The petal gradually exuded so moisture. "Dongfang Mu is a Saint. Although he has attracted many won, he has only proposed marriage to . Surely, he is a good match?"
"I am the Third Princess of the Dongling Sea Dragon Palace. Our Dragon Clan has exacting standards for our Bloodline."
Ao Qing’s eyes grew slightly stern. "A Saint’s Bloodline is entirely worthy of our Dragon Clan’s Bloodline... Our clan also possesses Secret Techniques to ensure our lineage continues..."
"Aren’t you afraid that he is using you?" Wang Mu asked.
"Using ?" Ao Qing was taken aback. "If you’re referring to him ’using’ the Dragon Clan’s influence, then the Dragon Palace is also ’using’ his Saintly status and power. Isn’t that mutual benefit? For the Sea Clan, such marriages are perfectly normal."
"Just like the Heavenly Prides among your Human Clan Sects who seek to form Taoist Couples, they all look for partners of comparable status. The Sea Clan is no different. What’s wrong with that?"
Indeed, even I cannot deny that Piao Miaoxu is very powerful, Wang Mu thought. Compared to the protagonist in the ga, she’s even more formidable. And compared to ... she’s even more so. If I were in her place, I might not have been able to pull off such maneuvers in such a short ti. Admitting that soone else is more capable than isn’t an unacceptable notion. This is especially true since Piao Miaoxu is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Demon King Di Chen. Her status, compared to Saint Dongfang Mu, is even more formidable... From this perspective, Ao Qing’s choice is indeed the correct one. No wonder Piao Miaoxu was able to persuade Ao Qing.
"Then don’t you feel that sothing is amiss?" Wang Mu asked. "When he proposed to you, did he say anything else?"
Ao Qing shook her head. "No, he didn’t say anything else. He only ntioned that we were a good match and that he was interested in . He said that if I didn’t mind, we could be together..."
"Moreover, even when I told him I didn’t harbor deep feelings for him, he didn’t refuse. He simply said that feelings can be nurtured over ti..."
Piao Miaoxu is quite sothing, Wang Mu thought. She manipulated Ao Qing. Piao Miaoxu guided her to consider how to sever her feelings for from a completely different angle, rather than just using words to persuade her. Piao Miaoxu obtained my mories. So, she naturally knows about my experiences with Ao Qing. Then, this arch-villain must have analyzed Ao Qing’s feelings and started from there...
"Wang Mu asked you to tell to leave Dongfang Mu..." Ao Qing suddenly asked. "Does he not want to marry Dongfang Mu?"
"And if he doesn’t?" Wang Mu replied.
"Then I *will* marry him." Ao Qing nodded firmly. "Dongfang Mu is not a bad person..."
"So you ca here intending to establish a Romantic destiny with him for the next life?" Wang Mu asked.
"Why else?" Ao Qing retorted. "Tell Wang Mu to treat his own Taoist Couple well and not be so fickle."
"..." Wang Mu.
I think I understand why Piao Miaoxu persuaded Ao Qing to marry ’Dongfang Mu’, Wang Mu thought. It’s not just about status. There’s also this other aspect. From my experiences with her over the years, Ao Qing is undoubtedly a mber of the Dragon Clan with a virtuous character. She is highly principled and even possesses a certain emotional fastidiousness. In her mind, interfering in another’s relationship is a deeply shaful act. Even more so, if it involved her own Master’s relationship, she would likely find it incredibly difficult to face her own True Heart. Whether Dragon Clan or Human Clan, when facing this world, one is ultimately just a Cultivator. And as a Cultivator, one has one’s own True Heart. Having practiced Cultivation with Immortal Bi You for over a hundred years, Ao Qing has long since forged her own True Heart, one that is not easily swayed. Piao Miaoxu must have seen this from my mories as well.
Thinking of this, my mind inadvertently drifted to Gu Yuqing. Also a Disciple of Mu Hongyuan, Gu Yuqing’s True Heart was just as steadfast. She would rather have her Nascent Soul self-destruct, dispersing Piao Miaoxu’s Residual Soul, than harm her own Master. For , Mu Hongyuan and Nanrong Biyou were once female leads to be pursued in a ga. But for disciples like Gu Yuqing and Ao Qing, these won were Masters they had lived with for decades, even hundreds of years. They possessed feelings for their Masters that I could not begin to fathom. These feelings, to so extent, transcended typical romantic emotions.
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