When Wang Qi pushed Mao Zimiao away, he found the girl's face was a little red, almost crying with joy.
Wang Qi scratched his head. At this mont, he didn't know what to say, so he just said, "Um, Azimiao, why did you co over?"
"I... I... I heard from Senior Sister Ai... ow," Mao Zimiao's nose twitched slightly, looking very excited, "You finally... you finally ca back, ow."
Wang Qi scratched his head and then sighed softly, "Actually, I planned to greet you when I got back, but I thought it was too late at night, so I decided to go tomorrow morning... Anyway, co in and sit for a while?"
This was indeed the truth. When Wang Qi returned, it was already dusk. After finding the warehouse and such, by the ti he finished, the sun was about to set. Moreover, he wanted to rest a bit first, so he didn't tell Mao Zimiao right away.
Looking back now, I still feel that I'm not... good enough.
Mao Zimiao nodded, "I know... Xiao Qi, you've always been like this. But I'm glad to know you ca back safe, ow."
Wang Qi stepped back, "Coming in?"
Mao Zimiao seed tempted but quickly shook her head, "Going into your house now doesn't look right."
Wang Qi seed relieved. For so reason, his expression was sowhat unnatural, "Well... well then..."
Mao Zimiao blushed and cursed softly in her heart, "Idiot, ow!"
— Actually, as long as you have feelings... if you ask a few more tis... I could say yes...
Mao Zimiao's ears kept twitching as she stood at Wang Qi's door, looking down. Wang Qi looked down at the girl, feeling sowhat at a loss.
The atmosphere began to grow tender, but as ti passed, it slowly turned oppressive.
Mao Zimiao never got to hear what she wanted.
The girl, disappointed, drooped her ears and turned around, "Then... I'll be going now."
Wang Qi closed his eyes, seemingly pondering, "Let walk you ho."
Mao Zimiao's ho wasn't far; she was a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator, capable of reaching ho with a few jumps. Wang Qi, being a Golden Core Cultivator, could cover the distance from his place to hers in a single step.
But surprisingly, neither ntioned this. They walked the streets of Langde City together, as if they were mortals.
Cultivators don't need to follow mortal biological clocks, so the center of Langde City was still brightly lit. Though not as exaggerated as Earth's tropolises, it had reached what Earth calls "light pollution." Red, white, and golden Spirit Light intertwined there, seemingly the "worldly dust" from legends.
But, if you looked from a distance in a quiet place, the light of that "worldly dust" had a certain charm.
Under an unnoticeable starry sky, the two of them moved slowly, step by step.
At first, Mao Zimiao thought Wang Qi would say sothing. But as they walked, he remained silent, and eventually, she began to feel a little agitated.
— This guy, idiot, ow!
Eventually, she decided to be a bit more proactive.
Mao Zimiao lightly opened her mouth, "Xiao Qi... I have sothing to say to you, ow..."
Wang Qi smiled bitterly, "Ah, perfect, perfect... Actually, I have sothing to say to you too."
"I... ow, Xiao Qi, I... actually, I, towards you... and you..." For a mont, Mao Zimiao seed to suffer from the sa speechlessness as Chen Youjia.
Wang Qi nodded, "You and I will always be best friends."
Mao Zimiao's body stiffened, only her ears moved slightly, "Friends?"
"Yes, friends."
As the words slipped out, Wang Qi suddenly felt a little heavy. He regretted it a bit, but soon, this regret was overshadowed by stronger emotions.
— I'm... very sorry...
Mao Zimiao quickly took two steps forward, putting so distance between her and Wang Qi, then lowered her head, speaking in a choked voice, "Friends?"
"Yes, friends." The second ti he said this, Wang Qi's voice regained so of his usual playful, careless tone.
Even while watching Mao Zimiao's back.
"Sotis, I think I'm really... hmm, quite a jerk..."
Mao Zimiao shook her head, "You don't need to say that to . You haven't done anything wrong..."
"No, I never felt I did anything wrong," Wang Qi's voice was clear, as if her mind was as clear as a bright mirror, "At least since growing up, I haven't felt like I've done anything wrong. At the very least, judging everything based on the 'ti point' when I did it, nothing was wrong."
Mao Zimiao laughed with a tinge of sob, her voice slightly trembling, "Xiao Qi, you... can still say that looking at like this, ow."
Wang Qi looked up at the sky, "I'm actually not very good at 'controlling myself.' This kind of 'controlling myself' doesn't an controlling stray thoughts or concentrating, nor does it refer to controlling my emotions—that's very easy for . I cannot control my subjective thinking, sotis I'm too unrestrained. I can't contain my thoughts."
"Doing as you wish without crossing the line, that is indeed the highest realm of cultivating the heart," Mao Zimiao sniffed and finally returned to her usual tone, "Xiao Qi, you don't have to be too... about this matter..."
"Sotis, I clearly know I'm not lonely, but still can't help feeling lonely. I guess that's how it is. But I'm a bit more serious," Wang Qi chuckled bitterly, "I know what is 'right' and 'wrong,' but I don't strictly follow it—of course, I certainly won't deliberately violate it either. Sotis, if I find sothing interesting, I'll definitely go do it."
"Does this have anything to do with... our topic?"
Wang Qi shrugged, "Actually, in the beginning... at first, when we t, I didn't see myself as human. I just felt that everyone in this world was on a different path from . So I didn't care how others viewed at that ti, didn't care what consequences an action might have, as long as it was fun, I'd do it. To , as long as I achieved so final goal, it was enough."
"Final goal?"
"I was chaotic back then," Wang Qi shrugged, "At first, what occupied my mind was nothing more than 'interest' and 'revenge'.
"Really, I couldn't tell," Mao Zimiao said, "You always seed carefree and without a proper shape every day."
"And then, it was at Xinyue that I started to feel a bit more human," Wang Qi said, "Aside from my deceased parents and grandfather, you were the first person who made feel that this world was cute."
Mao Zimiao really wanted to joke, "Just because there are girls with cat ears in this world?" but the joke stuck in her throat, unable to co out.
"I once thought this world was distorted and crazy, devoid of reason. But it was Senior Brother Su, by that campfire, who taught us about the 'Joy of Seeking Dao' and the aning of 'True Self, True Heart Difficult,' and I realized—the earth beneath my feet, the starry sky above my head, all had their own beauty. He taught to understand this heaven and earth, so since then, I respected Senior Brother Su like a brother," Wang Qi's voice was calm, "Then, you were the first, followed by many others including Shiqin, who taught how to understand this mortal world, made feel that this small mortal life is truly cute. Even things I used to disdain have their own brilliance. And then, I learned how to love others."
Mao Zimiao said softly, "Is that so...?"
"Haven't you ever noticed? I'm inherently a very indifferent person. At first, I used to deliberately amuse myself—of course, I don't need that now, but so words and actions have beco a habit for , and I can't be bothered to change them," Wang Qi continued, "I used to think, long ago, that in my life, I would be unlikely to seek out the opposite sex for reasons outside of 'physiological needs' or 'seeking excitent.'
"Is that so?"
"That's how it is," Wang Qi said, "You are my first pure friend, untainted by any other factors, who taught 'love.' Then... I fell in love with soone else."
"Is that so?" Mao Zimiao asked the sa question a third ti, now calm. She turned her head to face Wang Qi, her mouth only forming a bitter smile, "Then, I can only congratulate you, ow."
"Azimiao..."
"Don't feel too guilty, ow," Mao Zimiao said, "Actually, things like destined relationship but no fate, aren't so significant. It's just a pity, that's all."
"I'm sorry."
"Hey, Xiao Qi," Mao Zimiao asked, "Can you tell the na of the girl you like?"
Wang Qi scratched his head, "You might know her. Her na is Chen Youjia."
"Senior Sister Chen, huh..." Mao Zimiao mused, "No wonder when I ntioned you to her a few days ago, she was very... strange, ow. But speaking of it, with Senior Sister Chen's personality, sotis she must be driven crazy by you, right?"
A rare smile appeared on Wang Qi's face, "Ah, yeah. Despite her icy deanor, she's actually quite cute, likes to be difficult, but at critical monts... um... sorry."
"It's okay," Mao Zimiao took a deep breath, then waved her hand, "You really don't need to care. I'm a very silly person, ow. This kind of little thing will be forgotten in at most a month, ow. Since there's Senior Sister Chen, don't let her be sad anymore. I have to go now, ow."
"Goodbye," Wang Qi nodded and then left.
Mao Zimiao also turned her head, and then the smile on her face disappeared.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps...
A tear fell. Mao Zimiao wiped away the tear with so regret, then said, "I lost, ow."
"That... really... sorry." A pleasant voice reached Mao Zimiao's ears. Chen Youjia didn't show herself, hiding in the shadows, "Although I don't think I did anything wrong, for this... I can only say I'm sorry."
When Chen Youjia was with Wang Qi, Wang Qi never made solemn oaths with any girl. Chen Youjia also didn't know about Mao Zimiao. Logically, no one did anything wrong. Emotionally, she couldn't possibly dump Wang Qi because of Mao Zimiao.
But, Chen Youjia didn't want Mao Zimiao to be sad.
She suddenly thought, if Mao Zimiao were really just a "cheater," how nice would that be.
"It's really okay!" Mao Zimiao had already dried her tears, "I can live just fine without Xiao Qi, ow!" Unable to find where Chen Youjia was due to Chen Youjia's significantly superior abilities, Mao Zimiao simply waved at a random dark corner, "Senior Sister Chen, well, see you tomorrow, then." (To be continued. If you like this work, please co to QiDian (qidian) to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.)
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