Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

“Alright.” Na’er didn’t force her, but held her little hand tightly and whispered, “However, you must tell me before you go, otherwise, if your brother loses control and can’t stop, you’ll suffer.”

Chapter 264 My brother can give you anything except being unfaithful!

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Zhu Zhuqing looked completely bewildered. "You...aren't you angry?"

She had always been hesitant to get involved in Xuan Hao's chaotic battles. Besides feeling embarrassed, a large part of the reason was that she didn't want to ruin her friendships with everyone, because she felt that these relationships would inevitably cause problems.

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's innocent yet somewhat conflicted question, Na'er couldn't help but chuckle, her purple eyes sparkling with a wisdom and insight beyond her years.

Whether you get angry or not depends on your perspective.

Na'er held Zhu Zhuqing's hand and said, "We have to admit one fact: Xuan Hao is definitely not the kind of 'good man' defined by the world. In fact, in the eyes of most decent people, he is a complete bastard and a scumbag."

"But, Zhuqing, you can't deny... this bastard has a strong, fatal attraction for you, or rather for all of us, right?"

Na'er tilted her head slightly, looking at Zhu Zhuqing's somewhat evasive gaze, and continued, "I don't deny that my brother is a complete scumbag in relationships. He has many, many flaws that make people grit their teeth. He's extremely greedy; whatever he sets his sights on, he wants it all, wishing he could possess all the good things in the world. But at the same time..."

Na'er's voice softened: "Besides the worldly concept of 'one love for one lifetime,' he can give you anything, even his own life and the highest power on this continent. He can offer them to you without hesitation."

“It’s precisely because of his rare generosity and carefree nature that you can’t really hate him,” Na’er smiled. “On the contrary, his flirtatious and promiscuous nature, always surrounded by various outstanding girls, makes you subconsciously feel that he is extremely important and precious. Because you will have a strong sense of crisis—if you are not careful or take a step back, he will be completely snatched away by someone else.”

At this point, Na'er stopped and looked at Zhu Zhuqing seriously: "Don't you think this logic is strange, even absurd, or has a masochistic tendency?"

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned. She remained silent for a long time before finally nodding honestly.

Yes, she has always had this conflicted feeling.

Xuan Hao is the kind of person who, if you watch him from afar causing trouble and flirting with women, you'll think of him as a "beast" to be avoided at all costs, and instinctively want to stay as far away from him as possible.

But once you get close to him and truly enter his world, you'll find... that he's a jerk you just can't bring yourself to hate.

Even though he behaves so badly, talks nonsense all the time, and has almost all the flaws of a scumbag, you still think he's good, so good that you're willing to put aside all your pride and bottom line.

"This is actually a very typical cognitive paradox."

Na'er took her hand again and explained as they walked: "Because Xuanhao is definitely not a good man in the conventional sense. He is completely unrelated to that word. So, when you stand outside the circle and see him being so promiscuous and shameless in bringing everyone together, you will be influenced by conventional morality and instinctively feel awkward and repulsed."

“But once you’re really tricked and lured into this circle by him, and truly integrated into our group…” Na’er winked mischievously, “you’ll feel that it’s actually quite good this way.”

"Have you ever thought about why? Why is it that even though it's a pit of fire, everyone jumps in so willingly and happily?" Na'er asked softly.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head blankly; this was precisely what had always puzzled her the most.

"Because you won't feel any pressure when you're with him."

Na'er succinctly revealed the secret, her purple eyes sparkling with gentle light: "No matter if the sky falls or you encounter the biggest and most terrifying problem, as long as he is by your side, you will feel an inexplicable yet unwavering sense of security. Surrounded by this sense of security, you will unconsciously relax completely, shedding all pretense and defenses, and purely experience the vibrant joys and sorrows he brings you."

"So even if you rationally think he's a jerk and a scumbag, you just can't hate him emotionally, and as time goes by, you may even feel that your world has gradually become inseparable from him."

Na'er squeezed Zhu Zhuqing's palm. "This sense of security isn't just something you say; it's a special kind of infectious power. My brother has this magical charm. He always has someone to rely on. Even if he seems carefree and unreliable, and sometimes even makes a mess of things, you still trust him without reservation, feeling that as long as he's there, there's always a way."

"Is that so?" Na'er asked with a smile.

Zhu Zhuqing's expression became extremely unnatural, and a blush appeared on her usually cool face, as if her secret had been exposed. She bit her lip and admitted softly, "It seems... that's really the case."

"This is the most crucial and essential point."

Na'er put away her teasing expression and her tone became somewhat sentimental: "At the core of everyone's heart, there is bound to be a vulnerable side. Therefore, whether it is a god high above or a mortal struggling to survive, everyone will instinctively yearn to get close to someone who can give them an absolute sense of security."

"But it's a very strange and discerning feeling. This sense of security doesn't necessarily come from 'strong people' in the conventional sense. In fact, many times, those who hold great power and have immense strength simply cannot give people this feeling. On the contrary, the extremely oppressive power and strength they exude can make you feel a deep sense of unease and fear, like walking on thin ice."

Na'er turned her head and looked at the bustling streets of Tiandou City.

“But your brother is different. Whether he’s lying in a hotel sleeping soundly without a care in the world, or he’s outside transforming into a giant dragon and displaying terrifying power that could destroy the entire continent… you won’t be afraid of him.”

Na'er turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing and smiled mischievously: "Because you know better than anyone else that no matter how powerful he becomes or how high his status becomes, deep down he will always just be that protective, gentle, and lecherous bastard."

Na'er looked at Zhu Zhuqing's thoughtful expression and a clear smile appeared on her lips.

"To put it bluntly, Zhuqing, in your heart, your brother has already trampled his bottom line to pieces. Subconsciously, you also think, 'This is all he can get, how much worse can he be?'"

"At most, he was just a womanizer who picked up two pretty young girls on his way out, and even went so far as to pick up two mature and pretty older women. This is the worst thing he could do."

"But what else? Think about it carefully, you don't need to worry about anything. He won't betray you, he won't scheme against you, he will always treat you well without reservation. He can even drop everything and shamelessly come to make you laugh and make you happy whenever you need him."

"Moreover, you were actually fully prepared for this bastard's womanizing and promiscuity from the very beginning. So, even if he really does show up in front of you with a new girl one day, you'll just give up completely. You won't even bother to be jealous or scold him, or you'll find it too much of a waste of energy, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, wanting to retort that she would never be so indulgent towards him, but the words stuck in her throat and she swallowed them back.

Because she discovered in despair that Nar was absolutely right!

If Xuan Hao really brought another girl back now, besides rolling her eyes and cursing him as a "pervert who never learns," she actually couldn't muster any anger that would make her want to break up with him.

Chapter 265 Pampering While Slapping

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"That's the beauty of having a preconceived notion."

Na'er took her hand and continued walking forward. "Your first impression of Xuanhao in terms of relationships can be described as terrible, utterly hopeless. But once you get past that hurdle and truly get to know him, you'll find that... his womanizing and philandering flaws are nothing compared to his overall charm and the solid support he can provide."

"Just like my brother himself once said shamelessly, he is a typical person whose flaws do not overshadow his merits."

Na'er stopped and turned around, her purple eyes fixed intently on Zhu Zhuqing's eyes: "In this world, where is there any perfect person? But my brother has actually achieved nine out of ten perfections."

"Besides being a womanizer, lecherous, and shameless... can you name any other serious flaws about him that you find unbearable?"

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing fell completely silent.

It seems... it's really gone.

Even the worst bastard can only be this much.

"Going back to the 'sense of security' we just mentioned, this is actually the core of it."

Na'er pulled Zhu Zhuqing along the sunny street, saying, "Because you already know clearly in your heart that no matter how much of a jerk he is, his bottom line is already set. You've already made up your mind about his overall character."

"This means that in your relationship, you don't need to worry about gains and losses, or whether he will suddenly change his attitude one day, or do something terrible that completely subverts your values ​​and is absolutely unacceptable to you."

"In other words, in your eyes, he is absolutely controllable and safe in the 'general direction'; while in the 'smaller scope', his flirtatious and sarcastic behavior, although somewhat out of control, can often create some emotional fluctuations and stimulation in the mundane life, so that this stability does not become as dull as a stagnant pool."

“The overall direction is absolutely controllable, while creating excitement on a small scale. This…” Na’er blinked her purple eyes and said with a smile, “is actually the underlying logic of my brother’s contradictory ‘scumbag charm’.”

Zhu Zhuqing listened, stunned, her usually cool eyes now filled with bewilderment. She looked at the petite and adorable girl beside her, barely twelve or thirteen years old, her face filled with disbelief: "No... how can you see through such complex, even somewhat dark, human logic so clearly and analyze it so logically?!"

"Hehe, actually, these profound truths weren't something I figured out out of thin air."

Na'er stuck out her tongue. "All of this was taught to me little by little by my brother when he had nothing else to do. He would always use various people and things on the mainland as examples to teach me all sorts of profound psychology, how to recognize people and things, and how to see through appearances to see other people's true intentions."

Na'er paused, then added, "Actually, it's not just me. Rongrong and Sister Yanyan, my brother would also intentionally or unintentionally break down and explain these realistic and somewhat cruel logics to them when we were chatting."

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned. She felt a throbbing pain in her head: "Xuan Hao... he's a womanizer himself, always leading you guys astray, and yet he actually teaches you the underlying logic of exposing 'scumbag tactics' and 'emotional traps'? Is he crazy? Or is he afraid you won't run away?"

“Actually, I sometimes feel that my brother’s approach to this matter is very wrong, and even somewhat contradictory.”

Na'er's smile gradually faded, revealing a thoughtful expression: "He himself went to great lengths to create such a comfortable and easy-to-seduce ambiguous atmosphere, allowing everyone to happily and comfortably stay under his wing like a little princess."

"However, whenever he realizes that you are about to completely lose yourself and become completely immersed in this illusory comfort, he will coldly slap you awake and forcibly pull you back to reality. He will lay bare the bloody side of human nature, interests, and even his own dark side for you to see clearly, and he will never let you really become a brainless piece of trash who only depends on him."

Na'er remembered something and chuckled softly: "How should I put it... it's like what Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, once said about my brother."

"Sect Master Ning said that Xuan Hao is the kind of... a playboy who can generously take you on a life of debauchery and debauchery, teaching you to enjoy the most extreme luxury and pleasure in the world; but at the same time, he is also a sober madman. He will never let you really become addicted. In fact, when he sees the drowning infatuation in your eyes, he will not hesitate to slap you hard, deliberately waking you up, for fear that you will really ruin yourself in this gentle paradise."

"Moreover, after waking you up, he'll act like a devilish drill instructor, forcing you to get down to business, to train, and to improve your strength. If you dare to slack off, he'll chase after you with a sword, forcing you to keep running!"

"Once you grit your teeth and persevere, improve your strength, and reach the goal he set, his cold face will instantly turn from gloomy to sunny, and he will spoil you rotten again, taking you out for fancy meals and playing all sorts of new and exciting games."

"And then... the cycle repeats."

Na'er turned her head and looked at Zhu Zhuqing's completely stunned expression. "How should I put it? He's an extremely contradictory and divided bastard, but at the same time, he makes people feel at ease and reassured."

"He is like a strange combination of the most extreme traits of 'good' and 'bad' people in this world, which has become a unique eccentric."

“Purely good people always give you honest advice, even if it’s hard to hear. They will earnestly encourage you to be independent and push you to grow, but this process is often tedious and boring, and it will make you feel stressed and unhappy.”

"And the truly 'bad guys' are those who, under the guise of loving you, take you out to eat, drink, have fun, and indulge in a life of luxury, gently corrupting you step by step with sugar-coated bullets, until you are completely turned into a useless person who can't live without them."

"But what about Xuan Hao? He is neither of those things."

"He's the kind of person who... arrogantly takes you out to eat, drink, have fun, and enjoy life, but if you dare to really get addicted to it and give up your own growth, he'll immediately give you a ruthless kick to wake you up, and then use a whip to force you to study and cultivate!"

"It was precisely because I saw through my brother's special, even somewhat perverse, 'educational methods'."

Na'er looked at the Blue Tyrant Academy gate, which was already faintly visible in the distance, and said with a light laugh, "That's why Sect Master Ning was so at ease leaving his precious daughter Rongrong with her brother to take care of."

"Because he knew very well that if Rongrong was handed over to her brother, Rongrong would not only not suffer any grievances and could enjoy the most extreme happiness in the world, but more importantly... under Xuanhao's crazy coercion of 'giving a slap and then a sweet date,' Rongrong would definitely not grow up badly. On the contrary, she would be forced to develop real skills that would be enough to stand on the continent."

Chapter 266 You are in my bones, and I am in your blood.

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"Ultimately, you're happy every day with your brother, although sometimes he drives you crazy. But..."

Na'er's purple eyes sparkled with a clear light as she said, word by word, "You will never regret being with him."

"What people fear most in this life is not suffering or toil. What they fear most is living a muddled life until the end, and then, at the moment of closing their eyes, being suddenly overwhelmed with all sorts of regrets and remorse, feeling that they have lived in vain, and finally dying with a heart full of resentment and bitterness."

"But Xuanhao is different. He can always pull you along and push you forward. He will make you truly feel that you have not wasted a single minute or second of your past. You will not feel that your youth has been squandered or wasted when you dream in the middle of the night."

Na'er squeezed Zhu Zhuqing's hand. "You've experienced your own life to the fullest and successfully overcome all those hardships. It was real, fulfilling, and without regrets. Isn't that enough for us?"

Zhu Zhuqing fell completely silent.

She walked quietly down the bustling street, Na'er's words echoing in her ears. Before, her mind was filled with thoughts of how to become stronger and how to escape the cruel fate of her family; she had never thought deeply about these fundamental aspects of life from this perspective.

But now, listening to Na'er's straightforward analysis, she suddenly felt... that's really how it is.

In this world of Soul Masters, fraught with danger and where human life is as worthless as grass, it is wonderful to have someone who can lead you through a life of passion and glory, protecting you and letting you witness the splendor of the world, leaving you with no regrets in the end.

Isn't this the best ending for life?

"Okay, stop thinking about it."

Na'er gently patted Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder, pulling her back to reality from her deep thoughts, and pointed to the magnificent academy gate in front of her, "We've arrived."

Ning Rongrong, who was walking at the front, stopped and turned around. She clapped her hands at the crowd and lowered her voice to give instructions: "Listen up, everyone. After we go in, we'll go straight to Dean Liu Erlong, say hello to her, and sound her out."