Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Saint Master, Twelve Talismans Chaotic the Continent

Chapter 71 What is Love?

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"This flower... can it understand human speech?" Dugu Yan asked in confusion.

Yue Guan's eyes twitched slightly. "It shouldn't be. Although immortal herbs have spirits, they cannot understand humans. However, this Acacia Heartbreak Red has already recognized its master. The flower is connected to him, so it can sense his emotions."

"only……"

The legend of the Acacia Heartbreak Red is true!

But! This acacia blossom, the king of immortal herbs, is a symbol of unrequited love and heartbreak!

I've been led astray by Nan Feng!!

The herb possesses a spirit!

The fact that Nanfeng could bring back the crooked immortal herb proves that this guy is truly insane from the bottom of his heart!

Even such a precious creature of nature has been infected!

This thing is truly poisonous!

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After dealing with the matter of the Acacia Heartbreak Red, Nanfeng and Bibi Dong temporarily left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Yueguan Guimei stayed behind to guard the immortal herbs and also explained to Dugu Bopu the purpose of their anti-feudal, anti-landlord, and anti-hegemonic alliance.

Of course, Nan Feng still needs to do the key steps himself.

"You really don't want to give it a try?"

On the way back to Tiandou City, Nan Feng carried the Acacia Heartbreak Red and looked at Bibi Dong.

The Acacia crape myrtle not only recognized its owner, but also awoke from its inescapable spiritual world.

Moreover, it wasn't that simple for Nan Feng to awaken the Acacia Heartbreak Red. He actually first had his soul leave his body and entered the Acacia Heartbreak Red's mental world, where he gave it a good scolding.

This process is actually very long, but the passage of time in the spiritual world is different from that in the real world. So, what are a few seconds in the eyes of Bibi Dong and the others are several days in the eyes of Nan Feng and Xiang Si Duan Chang Hong.

After recognizing its master, the Acacia Heartbreak Red is now quite obedient. Nanfeng asked it to stay on the Black Stone, and it stayed there obediently. However, its blooming appearance cannot be taken back.

However, the Acacia Heartbreak Red can still sense the emotions in the heart of the person before it.

In other words, the current Acacia Heartbreak Red is a natural lie detector!

"You really want to know?" Bibi Dong turned her head, looking somewhat uneasy.

Nan Feng didn't speak, but simply placed the Acacia Heartbreak Red in Bibi Dong's hand, then leaned against Dugu Yan's leg, looking at Bibi Dong expectantly.

"..." Dugu Yan.

What a strange feeling!

If she remembered correctly, Nan Feng and Pope Bibi Dong were a couple, right?

You let Bibi Dong try, but you ended up leaning on me instead?

Do you think this is appropriate?

Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment, turned her back to Nan Feng, remained silent for a long time, and tentatively spat out a mouthful of blood.

Time passed second by second, but the Acacia Heartbreak Red showed no reaction whatsoever.

A gust of wind blew by, and Bibi Dong disappeared from the carriage, leaving only the Acacia Heartbreak Red petals swaying innocently in place.

"Why are you being so serious?" Nan Feng shook his head, sat up, and put away the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

"You don't seem surprised," Dugu Yan said, puzzled.

If the relationship between these two is real, shouldn't they be very disappointed to see this scene?

"What's so surprising about that?" Nan Feng said.

"Don't I know what kind of person she is?"

"Then you..." Dugu Yan looked puzzled.

Knowing the outcome, why still tear off the mask of politeness?

"It's just to see if she dares to face herself," Nan Feng said.

"If she hadn't even dared to try, I might have been really disappointed, but she did try, so in that respect, she's made progress."

"Even a little progress, even just one step, is better than standing still."

"You don't mind?" Dugu Yan asked, puzzled.

If they were a real couple, how could they not have any reaction at all?

"What do you mind?" Nan Feng asked back.

"Do you mind that her intentions aren't pure, that her feelings for me aren't entirely genuine?"

How many people in this world dare to say they have a clear conscience?

"Only innocent and ignorant love can be pure, just like this flower. It confines itself to the small plot of land of love and affection, unable to see any of the outside world. Because it knows nothing beyond love and affection, it is pure."

"Most people's love is lustful love, selfish love, desire disguised as love, selfishness wearing a selfless mask. For example, you have a boyfriend, and you feel that you love him very much. You don't even allow him to look at other women, not even the most ordinary question, for fear that he will be taken away by another woman."

"This is lustful love. You think the other person belongs to you. Your so-called love is nothing more than a kind of hegemony that completely serves your own desires. You don't care whether the other person feels suffocated and in pain by this kind of love, because you only feel that you love him."

"In essence, this kind of love is only about your own desires. Your own feelings far outweigh the other person's feelings. You don't love them; you only love your own desires."

"But many people like to mistake this desire for true love and force their will onto the other person, thus turning love into hate."

"The other extreme of love is romantic love, which is the kind you think you should love someone without reservation, even if it means giving everything. The love that the 'Heartbreak Red' acknowledge is also this kind of love, which is also what you see as infatuation."

Dugu Yan was somewhat bewildered. "Is this kind of love...wrong?"

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"Is that right?" Nan Feng asked back.

"You must love yourself before you can love others. How can you love others if you don't even love yourself? How can you truly love others if you can't even love yourself?"

"If you abandon yourself to love others, what about yourself? When people let down their guard, they are quite vulnerable and very easy to hurt. So-called infatuation is nothing more than immersing yourself in your own world. In the end, it is just a kind of self-satisfaction."

"Most love affairs fluctuate between romantic love and lustful love. Young people are more romantic, but as they grow up, romantic love disappears, leaving only lustful love, with everything based on satisfying their own desires."

"To put it bluntly, it's all about sex, about that little bit of physical pleasure."

Dugu Yan looked puzzled. "What about true love?"

"Love yourself first, then go find someone who is worthy of your love and who loves you back. True love is a two-way street, not a one-sided affair," Nan Feng said.

True love is not about tormenting each other, nor is it about making each other feel inferior.

"Blindly giving, even without receiving the slightest response, and still refusing to give up—that's not love, that's foolishness!"

"If you want to find true love, you have to figure out that you and that person have both commonalities and unique characteristics. These two aspects are contradictory, but they can also promote each other's development. You need to seek unity in opposition."

"True love is about mutual support, not mutual torment; it's about mutually beneficial coexistence, not parasitism."

"..."

"Don't you understand?" Nan Feng asked.

"Hmm." Dugu Yan nodded, somewhat bewildered.

So complicated, so contradictory.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. As long as you're willing to listen and try to understand, there's still hope for you," Nan Feng said.

"If you listen to me and then jump up to object before I've even finished speaking, stubbornly sticking to your own opinion, then you're the hopeless idiot."

"Having an illness is a minor matter. Everyone has minor flaws. No one is born perfect. What's important is knowing your mistakes, being willing to admit them, and being willing to change."

"And what about you?" Dugu Yan couldn't help but ask.

Are you sick?

"Of course, and he's quite ill." Nan Feng closed his eyes and leaned back.

"I don't even know if it can be cured."

"What illness?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

Nan Feng opened his eyes and glanced at Dugu Yan.

"The disease of meddling in other people's business."

(End of this chapter)