These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Qin Xiaoman sighed and said to Yang Qingfeng, who was standing awkwardly beside her, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Yang... I don't know what's wrong with his stubbornness..."

Yang Qingfeng chuckled, "It's okay... So... would you like to drink some more?"

Xu Qing stood up and said, "Forget it, my senior brother won't let me drink."

Yang Qingfeng looked at Qin Xiaoman, and the girl sighed slowly, "Next time, I'm sorry, Senior Brother Yang."

Yang Qingfeng smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, I'll go now, let's talk again next time."

"Um... I'm sorry."

"fine."

Watching the man leave, Qin Xiaoman sighed and sat down next to Xu Qingtan.

Do you know what's going on with Jiang Yuqi? Who provoked him today?

Xu Qing didn't answer directly, but instead gave Qin Xiaoman a strange look, "You don't know what's wrong with him?"

"I……"

Qin Xiaoman hesitated, then let out a long sigh.

"I don't know what he's thinking, and he doesn't tell me. If he likes me... I'll be very troubled."

Xu Qing looked at the drifting clouds on the horizon and said, "Look, if he likes you, you're both distressed and resentful that he doesn't tell you. Isn't that contradictory?"

"It's better to have a conflict than to let things get so tense. Besides, Senior Brother Yang and I don't have that kind of relationship. I can't possibly speak coldly to my fellow disciple just to take care of his feelings."

"So what are your feelings towards Jiang Yuqi?"

Xu Qingtan suddenly asked a question out of interest.

Qin Xiaoman thought for a moment and slowly said, "It's like... long-term friends, the kind of friends I feel will still be friends many years from now."

"Can't we go any further?"

"We've already called ourselves friends... wouldn't it be a shame to take things further?"

"pity?"

"Yeah, I think it would be weird to be with him. What if I eventually find out that I don't like him and don't have any feelings for him? Wouldn't it be a shame if we couldn't even be friends? It might even drag you down with me."

"What are you going to do?"

"I do not know."

Qin Xiaoman sighed again.

It seems that whenever emotions are involved, people of all ages will feel distressed, as if they are suddenly forced to mature.

Emotions are indeed the most troublesome thing, so why talk about feelings?

Xu Qing said casually, "This can't go on forever. Either you can't hold back, or he can't hold back."

She suddenly felt very clever, having anticipated the possible course of events.

Qin Xiaoman thought for a moment and said, "It's best to put it aside for now, and it's best... that he doesn't say anything."

Is it really that embarrassing?

"It would be so awkward... It would be like... If you were me, and you confessed your feelings to your senior brother Wei, and he rejected you..."

"Are you crazy?! Why are you pulling on me?"

Qin Xiaoman stared in astonishment at Xu Qingtan, whose face suddenly turned red and who looked extremely unnatural.

The indifferent boy in her eyes.

What's your rush?

"I'm not in a hurry! You're talking nonsense!"

"No, I meant if you were me... and you're a man... wait, Qing Tan, you wouldn't be..."

Xu Qingtan's eyes widened. "You'd better think carefully before you speak, or I'll hit you."

Qin Xiaoman covered her mouth and chuckled, "Never mind, I was going to say that you don't get close to the other senior and junior sisters, maybe you have some kind of special fetish..."

"I really hit someone!"

"Hahahaha... I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore."

Then the two of them sat together in silence.

I watched as many people left the sword-training area and the sun began to set behind the western hillside.

Qin Xiaoman said softly, "Actually, I've thought about what my future partner would be like."

"What does it look like?"

"Ideally, someone like Senior Brother Wei would be handsome, strong, and humorous."

"..."

Xu Qingtan frowned. "He's a womanizer and has very high standards."

"Yes, they look down on me. But I only admire him a little. So many people in the sect admire Senior Brother Wei, do they all have to be devoted to him? It's just that they have a beautiful goal in their hearts. Reality often doesn't reach that effect, so they just hope to get a little closer to that goal... What do you think of Jiang Yuqi and Senior Brother Wei..."

"A world apart."

Xu Qingtan immediately gave an answer.

Qin Xiaoman looked at Xu Qingtan in astonishment, "Don't you usually have a lot of complaints about your Senior Brother Wei? You often say bad things about him, so why are you praising him so highly now?"

Xu Qing said irritably, "I was taught a lesson by him too harshly. I'm not blind. In the Five Immortal Continents, how many geniuses can you find who are more talented than this bastard?"

"That's true... If you were a woman, would you like him?"

Qin Xiaoman suddenly asked.

Then Xu Qing stared blankly at Qin Xiaoman for a long time.

It wasn't until Qin Xiaoman stood up somewhat awkwardly that she said, "Ah... well, it's getting late, let's go back and rest."

"kindness."

On his way back, Xu Qingtan's mind was filled with Qin Xiaoman's question.

What is the emotion of liking?

She didn't know much about it. To put it in a sentimental and naive way, when she came to Yuanjian Sect, she felt that she would never be with any man in her life.

She was not worthy of love, and she was even more uncertain about when she would die.

Instead of doing so, don't leave behind anything that will make you regret it, even if it's something that others find beautiful.

But... now that Qin Xiaoman said that, why does that bastard's face keep popping into my head?

He's a womanizer... He has a harem of wives and concubines... And with women like Su Mi, Jiang Ying, and even Ran Xinxue by his side, why would he even glance at me, who's like an ugly duckling?

Wait a minute, why should I ask him to respect me?

The girl standing on the suspension bridge stomped her foot hard, causing the bridge to sway and shake.

"It's all Qin Xiaoman's fault! She talks nonsense all day long, clearly dragging me into their business... What's so good about that bastard? All he does is bully people. Once I surpass him in strength, I'll make sure he's dead, or I'm not a Xu..."

"Xu Qing, what are you muttering about over there before crossing the bridge?"

It was like a dream; Xu Qingtan even felt like he was hallucinating.

She looked up and saw the end of the suspension bridge, where a handsome young man stood with his hands behind his back, looking at her with a frown.

"..."

three seconds.

two seconds.

After a second of eye contact.

The other person took a step forward.

"Are you stupid or has something happened...?"

Xu Qingtan's eyes widened as if he had seen a raging flood or a ferocious beast.

Without even saying goodbye, they turned and ran.

It was practically a mad dash!

53 Don't give me a chance

Problems that I previously thought had nothing to do with me now seem to be happening to me.

"Why run away? You don't owe him anything!"

Xu Qing was very distressed. Not only did she run across the suspension bridge in one breath, but the blush on her face didn't fade for a long time, and she was now too embarrassed to show her face to anyone...

Why did I run away?

The other person didn't seem to say anything strange, nor did they do anything strange... They simply appeared in front of me when my mind was in turmoil...

"It's all Qin Xiaoman's fault!"

Xu Qing stomped his foot.

If she hadn't said those strange things to me, why would I have seemed so odd?

This is terrible. How am I going to explain my foolish behavior to that boy today?

I can't exactly say I'm hallucinating, can I? But it seems like that might work?

Otherwise, the only option would be to never speak to him again, but obviously, that's impossible in this situation.

"Hey……"

The helpless girl leaned against the tree.

then……

"Old Xu?"

"..."