The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3142 Love-obsessed people have existed since ancient times

After Chen Mo sat down, the skeleton said without a care, "Sit down and relax. Even if I wanted to harm you now, there's nothing I can do."

Chen Mo said somewhat awkwardly but politely, "It's a habit. I just started to be wary of others, so I developed this habit."

After hearing this, the skeleton didn't say anything more. Instead, it casually placed the silk cloth in its hand on the stone platform and said, "Would you like to hear my story?"

Before Chen Mo could say whether he was willing or not, the skeleton didn't look at him and started talking about things related to him without paying attention to him.

He spoke calmly about what had happened to him, as if it were a retelling or an observation, as if these events had nothing to do with him.

As the skeleton began to recount his experiences, Chen Mo developed an interest in the skeleton—no, in Du Xing. He hadn't expected that this guy, despite his high cultivation level, would have such pitifully low emotional intelligence.

Just like how he was fooled into wiping out the entire Song family, in reality, it was all orchestrated by other people, but Du Xing actually believed it.

This isn't just low emotional intelligence; it's a sign of mental deficiency or something else entirely. Only someone with a serious illness would believe such a lie. If it were him, he would definitely investigate to see if it was really true.

Even if such a thing were true, Chen Mo wouldn't take action. Neither of them are from a cultivator family, and they only have some rudimentary skills. He could simply find a commoner with high martial arts skills and use that person to kill them.
If someone insists on doing it themselves, they must be out of their mind.

The skeleton seemed to realize this as well, so it hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Do you think I'm young, impulsive, and easy to fool?"

Chen Mo chuckled, realizing that the skeleton wasn't so stupid after all, having actually noticed his inner thoughts. He nodded in agreement, saying, "You really are a bit young and impulsive."

"Sigh! Yes." Another long sigh followed, and the two fell silent.

After a long time, the skeleton began to recount what happened next, all the way up to when he met and fell in love with Song Wanxi.

"Wait a minute, after you met this woman named Song Wanxi, didn't you ever ask yourself any questions?" Chen Mo asked.

"What are you asking yourself?" The skeleton, interrupted, didn't get angry or anything, but turned around and asked with some curiosity.

Chen Mo looked at the dark head and the black and white skull on its body. It was too easy to fool. No wonder it looked like this now.

"It's about asking yourself questions and answering them yourself."

"Asking and answering oneself?"

"Yes! First, are you handsome?"

"My appearance is acceptable within the sect. It's not great, but it's not ugly either."

"So that means Song Wanxi and you won't be together just because you're handsome?"

"Yes, no. Song Wanxi is a very quiet woman with a high opinion of herself. She wouldn't fall for someone like me in just a few days," the skeleton recalled, and said with certainty.

"Okay, since the first point doesn't hold true, then the second point is whether your strength far surpasses Song Wanxi's, at least by a significant margin, and whether she would develop feelings for you because of your strength during the mission?"

The skeleton thought for a moment, then shook its head and said, "Song Wanxi's strength isn't much different from mine. Although she cultivates a concealment technique, during the few days we spent together, I could still sense that her strength was at the early Golden Core stage, while I was at the peak of the Golden Core stage at the time. With such a difference in cultivation level, Song Wanxi wouldn't be so attracted to me because of our strength." "Alright, since the second point doesn't hold true either, then the third point: are you very rich? You have so many cultivation resources, more than you can ever have, that you can even casually give away cultivation resources that others can't even dream of?"

"No, my cultivation resources are very scarce. I went on this mission with Song Wanxi to find a spiritual herb. If I had plenty of cultivation resources, I wouldn't be interested in the mission Song Wanxi issued." The skeleton replied without hesitation this time.

After all, you know best whether you have money in your own pocket.

"Okay, since the third point doesn't hold true either, then the fourth point is that you have a very high status?"

“No, although I am a core inner disciple within the sect, I am not the only one. Also, Master wants me to take over his elder position in the future, but that’s a matter for the future,” the skeleton said again.

"Okay, since the fourth point doesn't hold true either, then the fifth point, you have a very powerful backer? Of course, this point is similar to the fourth point."

"no!"

"Okay, the sixth point, yours..."

Chen Mo asked several questions in succession, but Skeleton Du Xing shook his head and denied them all.

Finally, Chen Mo said, "Think back to the question I just asked, and then think back to the scene after you met Song Wanxi."

"How to say?"

"Heh! You're not exactly handsome, you have no money, no cultivation resources, no powerful strength, no strong backing, and no great prospects. You might become an elder in the sect after you advance to the Nascent Soul stage, but back then you were nothing. So tell me, how did Song Wanxi fall for you in just a few days after you met her?"

"This one……"

"Is Song Wanxi pretty?"

“Beautiful! Very beautiful, otherwise…” Du Xing didn’t say it aloud. If she weren’t beautiful, he wouldn’t have been attracted to Song Wanxi.

"So, Song Wanxi is beautiful, so you were attracted to her at first sight, while Song Wanxi didn't have any preconditions for falling in love with you. She was just carrying out a gathering mission, yet you two fell for each other?"

"Yes!"

"That proves one thing: Song Wanxi came for you, and you foolishly fell into her trap and can't extricate yourself," Chen Mo concluded. If this were outside, Du Xing would definitely be love-struck.

"Yes, she came for me." The skeleton was lost in memories again, recalling Song Wanxi's every smile and gesture, his heart filled with sorrow: "Perhaps at the very beginning, she came for me, seeking revenge. But in the end, during the days we spent together, she gradually fell in love with me..."

Du Xing continued his story, recounting the countless moments they shared while searching for the elixir, their companionship, and everything that unfolded between them. From strangers to acquaintances, then to lovers, and finally back at the inn…

As Chen Mo listened, he began to feel that Song Wanxi's motives were impure from the beginning. Would she really fall in love with an enemy later on?

If that's the case, then Song Wanxi's hatred wouldn't be that deep, otherwise she wouldn't have fallen for her enemy.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo is not a woman, so he doesn't understand women. He only views things from a male perspective, which makes his view somewhat narrow.