“Long Aotian, your health is more important.” The delicate beauty looked at Long Aotian with eyes full of admiration, as if he were the most important person in her life.
Bathed in the gaze of such a delicate beauty, Long Aotian felt as if he were floating, an indescribable joy washing over him. The pain he had been feeling seemed to lessen significantly under her gaze.
“How many spirit stones do you have?” Long Aotian was a selfish person, and even in this moment of happiness, his first thought was still about spirit stones.
The delicate beauty replied, “……”
Hearing Long Aotian’s words, the delicate beauty, whose eyes were already red, felt her eyes grow even redder. She… actually didn’t have many spirit stones.
In fact, the delicate beauty was at a poverty level, possessing only thirty mid-grade spirit stones.
And thirty mid-grade spirit stones were hardly enough to buy a pill that could heal Long Aotian’s injuries.
“I…” The delicate beauty opened her mouth but couldn’t find the words to say.
Long Aotian: “……”
Looking at the delicate beauty in this state, Long Aotian’s bad premonition grew even stronger.
Without needing to think, he knew that the delicate beauty didn’t have many spirit stones.
Yet despite this, Long Aotian still held onto a sliver of hope in his heart.
He looked at the delicate beauty, waiting for her answer.
The delicate beauty lowered her head: “Long Aotian… I, I only have thirty mid-grade spirit stones.”
Long Aotian: “……”
Upon hearing the delicate beauty’s words, Long Aotian was momentarily at a loss for words.
Thirty mid-grade spirit stones… those stones could only buy a few cheap clothes for a woman, and were nowhere near enough to purchase a healing pill.
Seeing Long Aotian’s dejected expression, the delicate beauty bit her lip and said sympathetically, “Long Aotian, how about I go borrow some spirit stones?”
Long Aotian: “……”
Hearing this, Long Aotian’s eyes lit up.
Yes, borrowing spirit stones was indeed a great idea.
Long Aotian knew very well how popular the delicate beauty was in the outer sect.
If the delicate beauty, who had many admirers in the outer sect, went to borrow spirit stones, she would surely be able to gather quite a few.
Perhaps the delicate beauty could not only borrow enough spirit stones for his treatment but also have some left over for her own cultivation.
Thinking of this, Long Aotian looked at the delicate beauty with anticipation, waiting for her to borrow the spirit stones.
The delicate beauty: “……”
Long Aotian’s gaze was too obvious, and the meaning behind it was crystal clear.
In this situation, she immediately understood what Long Aotian meant.
And it was this implication that made the delicate beauty feel a bit disheartened.
She actually didn’t want to go out to borrow spirit stones.
The young beauty was a person with a lot of pride, and she felt that borrowing someone else’s things made her inferior.
In such a situation, how could she accept borrowing from others?
But thinking of Long Aotian, the one she admired, the young beauty quickly suppressed her dissatisfaction.
For Long Aotian, what was the harm in lowering her head?
With that thought, the delicate young beauty left her thatched cottage and stepped outside.
She needed to find someone who could lend her spirit stones.
As soon as she walked out the door, she encountered one of her admirers.
This admirer was quite good-looking and had reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage.
If she asked him for spirit stones, she would definitely be able to borrow some.
However, in this situation, the young beauty found it hard to speak up.
She didn’t want to borrow spirit stones from those who admired her; otherwise, it would be difficult to refuse them in the future.
Just when the young beauty was feeling troubled, for some reason, she suddenly thought of Song Cha.
The young beauty knew Song Cha; they had met when Song Cha was still at the Foundation Building stage.
Since childhood, the young beauty had faced hostility from other women, and Song Cha was the only one who didn’t harbor any animosity towards her, leaving a deep impression on her.
At this moment, when she needed to borrow spirit stones, the young beauty thought of Song Cha.
Song Cha was a good person and also a woman who wouldn’t have feelings for her. If she borrowed spirit stones from Song Cha, it would definitely be the best choice.
Moreover, she had heard that Song Cha was now a core disciple, and as a core disciple, Song Cha would surely have plenty of spirit stones. Lending her some wouldn’t cause too much trouble. As long as she worked hard in her cultivation and completed tasks, she could quickly return the spirit stones to Song Cha.
With that in mind, the young beauty cautiously made her way to the mountain where Song Cha was located.
After a long walk, she finally arrived at the peak where Song Cha resided.
The young beauty also found out where Song Cha’s cave was and arrived at her door.
At that moment, Song Cha had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and was feeling refreshed as she opened the door.
As soon as the door swung open, she froze.
Standing in front of her was someone she found somewhat familiar.
After thinking for a moment, Song Cha finally recognized the delicate young beauty.
This was someone she had met a few times and had a small acquaintance with, an outer sect disciple.
“Han Qing, are you here to see me?” Song Cha asked.
The delicate young beauty, Han Qing, looked at Song Cha, and upon hearing her question, she was completely stunned.
She never expected to find herself in this situation now.
Watching Song Cha walk out of the cave, Han Qing felt her heart suddenly race for some unknown reason.
The Song Cha before her was so stunningly beautiful, it was dazzling, captivating to the point where one could hardly resist.
In fact, the moment she laid eyes on Song Cha, she felt completely lost in her presence.
She had come here with a purpose, but now she had completely forgotten why.
Seeing Han Qing silent, Song Cha felt something was off.
She believed she understood Han Qing to some extent.
The Han Qing she had known was a typical ancient lady.
With her delicate and beautiful features, she would occasionally blush, and she was quite popular among the outer disciples.
But why… was this once-typical ancient lady looking at her with such intense eyes, as if she were gazing at something of utmost importance?
Song Cha pondered, but couldn’t find a correct answer.
“Sister Song Cha,” Han Qing said, her face slightly flushed, “you look really beautiful today.”
Song Cha: “……”
“Han Qing, what brings you here today?” Unable to hold back, Song Cha asked the strangely behaving Han Qing.
Han Qing: “……”
“I came to find Sister Song Cha. It’s been a year since you entered the core, and I’ve missed you.”
Song Cha: “……”
Song Cha felt that the entire atmosphere had become even stranger.
The whole scene seemed to be developing in a direction that was almost surreal.
As Song Cha spoke with Han Qing, Han Qing remained blushing, occasionally lost in thought, becoming even more shy.
Even after Han Qing left, Song Cha was still puzzled about what had just happened.
Meanwhile, the originally blushing Han Qing, after leaving Song Cha’s cave and walking for a while, finally remembered her purpose for visiting.
This time, she had come to borrow spirit stones from Song Cha to buy pills for Long Aotian.
However, after seeing Song Cha, she had forgotten all those thoughts; her mind and heart were filled with Song Cha, even the matter of buying pills for Long Aotian slipped her mind.
So… she still had no spirit stones in hand, and she still couldn’t buy pills for Long Aotian.
If it were the old Han Qing in such a situation, she would have turned around without hesitation to borrow spirit stones for Long Aotian.
But now, the young beauty found herself in a dilemma.
Because… from the very first glance at Song Cha, Han Qing had uncontrollably developed feelings for her.
She felt that Song Cha was so beautiful, and such a good and kind person.
For the first time, she even had the desire to spend a lifetime with another woman.
Yes, Han Qing really felt this way.
Such things might seem unlikely to others, but for Han Qing, having these thoughts after seeing Song Cha is completely normal.
In the original plot, Han Qing was drawn to Long Aotian’s protagonist aura, completely ignoring his delicate appearance and robust physique, and fell deeply in love with him.
However, now Long Aotian’s fortune pales in comparison to Song Cha’s.
In this situation, before seeing Song Cha, Han Qing’s love for Long Aotian was profound, influenced by the aura he exuded. But upon encountering Song Cha’s protagonist aura, her affections shifted instantly.
In a world where the plot takes precedence, this is truly a normal occurrence.
Thus, as Han Qing reflects, her heart is increasingly leaning towards the person she likes, Song Cha.
Not only does Song Cha possess a protagonist aura, but he is also more attractive, and with his refined demeanor, it’s no wonder Han Qing’s love for him deepens.
So, even though she is contemplating borrowing spirit stones from Song Cha, her heart has already shown a clear bias.
Now that Han Qing has officially developed feelings for Song Cha, she began to think about her appearance.
As a typical ancient lady, her most important concern is her reputation.
And since Song Cha is the person she likes, it’s only natural for her to care about her image in front of him.
So… if she were to borrow money from Song Cha, it would clearly put her at a disadvantage. How could she face the person she likes like that?
Just pondering this question, Han Qing already found the right answer in her heart.
She absolutely cannot borrow money from Song Cha.
As for what to do about Long Aotian…
Han Qing no longer has feelings for him.
Yet, Long Aotian is still living in her thatched cottage.
Just thinking about this made Han Qing’s heart race!
As an ancient lady, her priorities are love first, followed by reputation and face.
It was fine when she liked Long Aotian, but now that she no longer does, she won’t be with him again.
In this situation, having Long Aotian stay in her dwelling would tarnish her reputation.
If her reputation is ruined, how can she pursue Song Cha in the future?
Just thinking about this made Han Qing feel utterly distressed.
She simply cannot accept that such a situation could arise.
Han Qing’s steps quickened as she moved forward.
At this moment, she couldn’t care about anything else; all she could think about was getting back to the thatched cottage as soon as possible to kick Long Aotian out.
She must not let anyone see Long Aotian living in her cottage, as it would disgrace her reputation.
