How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

In Hong Li's "stereotype," Xing Yun should say something like "Men only affect my speed of drawing my sword" without hesitation, which would be more in line with her ascetic-like personality.

She didn't expect that Xingyun would actually give it a serious consideration.

"How could I not be shy!"

Xingyun said, embarrassed and annoyed, "Since even Sister Hongli gets shy, isn't it normal for me to be shy too?"

"And it's not just shyness, it's also a little scary..."

Xingyun paused, hugged Gaga tightly, and said seriously, "Aunt Hongling told me that love is full of hypocrisy, lies, deception, betrayal, bloodshed, filth, cruelty, and darkness..."

"What kind of knowledge does Aunt Hongling secretly share with you?!"

Hong Li's lips twitched slightly as she muttered, "Just listen to her dating advice, don't take it all seriously. If it were really useful, she wouldn't still be a loser now, cough cough..."

"But doesn't this just prove that Aunt Hongling is right?"

Xingyun frowned slightly and said, "Even someone as powerful as Aunt Hongling fell here, doesn't that prove how terrifying it is?"

Compared to the practice of fighting anyone who disagrees, emotions are far too difficult to understand!

"Hiss, that makes sense..."

Hongli gasped, surprised that Xiaoyun was unusually cautious when it came to matters of the heart!

However, although my aunt is a loser, she always manages to escape unscathed.

It's also possible that he never participated in the competition at all (?).

Regardless, after listening to her teachings, Xiaoyun was indeed able to greatly reduce the possibility of encountering bad guys.

"Not everyone can meet a guy like Brother Heiyang like you, Sister Hongli!"

Xingyun added with a helpless expression.

"Ahaha, that's true..."

Hongli snuggled closer to Heiyang, chuckling smugly, "That's how childhood sweethearts are, there's nothing we can do about it."

"No, no, it's not just because we're childhood sweethearts!"

Xingyun shook her head repeatedly, correcting her earnestly, "Some childhood sweethearts who grew up together remain friends even after growing up, and some even drift apart!"

Even among childhood sweethearts, it's rare to see Hei Yang and Hong Li with such a good relationship!

"Does that mean you and Sister Hongli started dating when you were little?"

Xingyun guessed, "So, it was only natural that they got together more than ten years later?"

"Pfft, wait a minute, Xiaoyun, you can't just say things like that!"

Hei Yang was calmly patting Hong Li's head when he suddenly heard Xing Yun say something shocking, as if she wanted to send him to prison. He was so frightened that he quickly retorted.

"Even now, Xiao Li is considered petite among girls. Do you know how young she looked when she was even younger?"

Hei Yang, his face full of black lines, said: "She's the kind of girl who's too young to be raised as a younger sister!"

Back then, we practically raised her like a daughter, let alone had any improper thoughts about her…

Besides, Hei Yang had just arrived in this world at that time and was still in a confused, timid, and melancholic state, so he didn't have the mind to think too much.

However, there's no need to tell Xingyun this reason.

Although Hei Yang has been fully accepted by this world and can call himself a native "local", only Hong Li knows about his past.

Oh, right, there's also Grandma Meng Po, who's probably retired somewhere, so she must know something about it too.

However, they are not from the realm of wandering beings; they are former officials of the underworld, so it's normal for them to know.

As for his parents, Hei Yang felt that they didn't need to know about those messy things.

To be honest, Hei Yang believed that even if he told his parents, it wouldn't affect their love for him, nor would they think much of it.

Even if there is only a one in a billion chance that would bother them, Hei Yang wants to completely eliminate that possibility!

This is Hei Yang's selfish desire; he wants to completely monopolize his parents' love!

Let's just consider it a little whim of our son. I'm sure his parents won't mind if he has a few little secrets of his own, okay!

Of course, if they suddenly ask him one day, Hei Yang will not hide anything from his parents. He will tell them everything and he has a clear conscience.

However, if Mom and Dad want to know the specifics, they'll have to exchange it for their love stories from when they were young, hehe!

Every time Heiyang asked about it, his parents would wave him away, saying, "Go away, why are you asking about this, you little brat! You have no manners!"

Damn it, I'm so curious about what happened to my parents back then!

Or how about we sneak a peek upstream in the River of Time?

Hmm, never mind, I'll just wait for my parents to tell me themselves!

"Who's your daughter?!"

Hong Li rolled her eyes at Hei Yang, expressing her disdain for his childish behavior of trying to gain an advantage by talking about seniority.

"Although I also feel that this guy started plotting to seduce the innocent and kind little girl the moment he first saw me..."

Hongli muttered a complaint, then paused before deciding to speak up for her husband: "But Heiyang is right."

As a child, he was impeccable in his behavior; he was quite a gentleman.

Hei Yang, who considered himself her older brother at the time, had been teaching her since childhood to be mindful of boundaries when interacting with others, saying things like girls should respect and love themselves, shouldn't peek at boys, and shouldn't let boys see them, blah blah blah...

"Make sure you're dressed properly, and don't lift up your skirt like that!"

"why?"

"For no reason other than Xiao Li listening to Brother Hei Yang!"

"Not even in front of girls?"

"better not!"

"But we can't let Brother Heiyang see that either?"

"No, Xiao Li, you may not understand some things now, but as your older brother, I can't be ignorant of them, understand?"

"Hmm, I don't understand. Brother Heiyang is suddenly so fierce. Humph, at worst, Xiaoli will just stop wearing skirts from now on!"

"Oh, that's not what Brother Heiyang meant! Anyway, listen to your brother, okay?"

"Okay, fine—"

"..."

Recalling those times, Hongli couldn't help but complain, "Back then, other little kids were running around in open-crotch pants, and they hardly had any sense of shame..."

"Education must begin from childhood!"

Hei Yang said seriously, "Anyway, I don't think I said anything wrong back then..."

"Yes, yes, you're the best."

Hongli pouted: "After all that talk, you still managed to get your way in the end. You can look at me however you want now..."

"Ahem, that's because the feelings changed later, and we're all adults now..."

Hei Yang chuckled awkwardly, "At least I definitely didn't have any ulterior motives back then, hmm!"

"That's it..."

Xingyun asked curiously, "So how did you get together later? When did you realize your feelings for each other?"

"Hmm, the past two years? No, puberty? I'm not sure..."

Hongli paused, unable to answer the question for a moment: "Anyway, it must have been after realizing the differences between the sexes, but I really can't say for sure..."

"Anyway, the more I watch my own daughter grow up, the less I want to give her to someone else..."

Hei Yang sighed, “The idea was fully formed around the day she was going to the Five Elements Sect.”

At that time, I only had one thought in my mind: I didn't want her to leave. I think that's when I fully realized my feelings.

"Indeed, in a sense, without the turning point of the Five Elements Sect, we might have continued to maintain that state of being more than friends but less than lovers for many more years."

Hongli sighed and looked at Heiyang with a disappointed expression: "This guy really only confessed when he got to the Yellow River."

If he had confessed his feelings a few years earlier, we would have been together long ago!

"Don't pretend to be innocent after getting the benefit."

Hei Yang stared at Hong Li with dead fish eyes: "I've already taken the initiative, what more do you want? Why don't you confess to me first?"

"Ah, I understand, I understand!"

Xingyun interjected, "Sister Hongli, is this the legendary tsundere?"

"I didn't!"

Hong Li firmly denied this: "Many of those arrogant people are just stubbornly saving face even though they already know how they feel, and in the end they end up as losers."

“I’m different. At first, I was just unsure of Hei Yang’s attitude towards me.”

I was afraid that if I pounced on him, he'd say something like, "I only see you as a little sister," which is why I didn't dare to make the first move, okay?

Hong Li's voice softened slightly, and she said somewhat shyly, "After realizing that we both had feelings for each other, I was still quite proactive, wasn't I?"

"I admit that."