Huan Shi: “…”
Upon hearing You Ming An’s words, if Huan Shi didn’t retort, she wouldn’t be Huan Shi.
“You Ming An, do you know what maturity means?” Huan Shi began.
You Ming An: “…”
“Maturity means taking things seriously, and older people tend to be more serious about relationships, unlike children who don’t take emotions seriously.” As she said this, Huan Shi deliberately glanced at Song Cha, “Cha Cha, if you were to be with me, if you’re looking for a partner, it’s better to find someone older who will care for you.”
Song Cha: “…”
Huan Shi’s words reminded Song Cha of the modern saying about marrying someone a few years older, who would be more caring.
But in reality, it doesn’t have much to do with age. If you like someone, you’ll naturally treat them well.
However, these matters were never something Song Cha thought about.
She didn’t have anyone she liked, and she was someone with goals.
Her biggest goal now was to cultivate to the Great Ascension stage and then live freely.
If at that time she wanted to find a partner, it would definitely be someone who treated her the best and offered the most benefits.
Thinking this in her heart, Song Cha maintained her neutral position, standing there with a smile, watching You Ming An and Huan Shi speak, without taking sides.
You Ming An wanted to use her youthful energy to defeat Huan Shi, while Huan Shi wanted to use her maturity and caring nature to defeat You Ming An.
Both looked at Song Cha, hoping to gain her approval.
Unfortunately, Song Cha wasn’t someone who would agree with either of them.
So, neither of them received her approval.
At this moment, not only did Song Cha not want to agree with them, but she also wanted them to continue spending money on her.
So, Song Cha casually glanced down at the exquisite magical artifact in her hand.
This artifact was exquisite and beautiful, suitable for someone in the God Transformation stage.
“Sister An…” Song Cha looked at the artifact with some hesitation, then at You Ming An, “This artifact is so precious. Giving it to me, isn’t it too extravagant? I… I feel like I can’t accept it.”
When Song Cha said this, she had no intention of returning the artifact to You Ming An; she was merely pretending. Or rather, the only reason she said this was to let Huan Shi see that You Ming An had bought her an artifact, thereby triggering Huan Shi’s competitive nature.
Among people, the easiest thing to arise is competition.
No matter where, competition is everywhere.
And competition between rivals can have a doubling effect.
A small matter, once it occurs between rivals, can immediately escalate, even potentially turning into a full-blown conflict.
Now that Song Cha had said this, Huan Shi immediately understood what Song Cha and You Ming An were doing.
It turned out that the artifact in Song Cha’s hand was given to her by You Ming An.
If You Ming An, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, could give Song Cha so many things, then Huan Shi, at the God Transformation stage, naturally wouldn’t want to be outdone and decided to buy even more things for Song Cha.
Thus, the competition began.
Huan Shi and You Ming An spent an entire day shopping with Song Cha, buying anything of value they could think of.
Meanwhile, as Song Cha was being led around by Huan Shi and You Ming An, Long Aotian, battered and thrown out of a small pill shop, witnessed the scene.
Earlier, Long Aotian had been kicked out of the thatched cottage by Han Qing.
He was furious at the time and wanted to return to his cave to rest.
However, it had started raining outside, and traveling in the rain was unbearable, especially since Long Aotian’s skin was already burned and covered in wounds.
In such a condition, the pain of raindrops hitting his skin was unimaginable.
So, after some hesitation, Long Aotian decided to swallow his pride, planning to apologize to Han Qing and say some nice words to stay in her thatched cottage for a while.
If it were in the past when Han Qing still liked Long Aotian, she would have been heartbroken and eager to help him with everything, including treating his wounds.
But now, Han Qing no longer liked Long Aotian. His submission didn’t make her feel sorry for him; instead, it made her look down on him even more.
She only thought Long Aotian was truly useless, lacking any manly qualities. How could she have been so blind to like him in the past?
So, Han Qing, who valued her chastity, unhesitatingly kicked Long Aotian out into the rain, gently speaking of Song Cha’s virtues like a noble lady.
Although Long Aotian was driven into the rain, he didn’t leave because he held onto a sliver of hope that Han Qing might change her mind and call him back inside.
Thus, for half an hour, Han Qing praised Song Cha, and Long Aotian was forced to listen in the rain.
Then, after half an hour, the rain intensified, and even rare hail began to fall.
At this moment, Han Qing glanced lightly at Long Aotian, said, “I’m done,” and then gracefully closed the door.
Left outside, Long Aotian stared blankly at the hail from the sky, feeling the pain of it hitting his body, and his hatred for Han Qing and Song Cha grew.
Yes, Long Aotian now hated Han Qing.
When she abandoned him, fell for Song Cha, and spoke well of Song Cha, Long Aotian’s hatred for Han Qing was born.
Most importantly, standing in the rain and hail with wounds was unbearably painful. The pain was so intense that Long Aotian couldn’t endure it.
Han Qing’s voice and the name Song Cha echoed in Long Aotian’s ears during his most painful moments, fueling his hatred.
Due to the rain and hail, Long Aotian’s injuries worsened.
In such a situation, merely resting in the cave would worsen his condition, so with no other choice, Long Aotian dragged himself to Qingfeng City, hoping to find a kind-hearted pill shop to ask for a pill.
He had already visited the larger pill shops, but none of the shopkeepers showed him any sympathy.
With no other options, Long Aotian arrived at the entrance of a small pill shop.
Just as Long Aotian was about to enter the shop, he inadvertently caught sight of Song Cha.
Beside Song Cha were two extremely beautiful women.
One had an ethereal and beautiful aura, while the other was cold and pristine.
Even in his injured state, just one glance made Long Aotian’s eyes light up.
His heart couldn’t help but stir with excitement.
Long Aotian couldn’t resist taking a step forward, wanting to get to know these two beauties first.
He had already experienced Song Cha’s malice, but the two beautiful women beside Song Cha seemed to be pure and kind-hearted. If he could bring such beautiful women into his harem, it would be a wonderful thing.
With this thought, Long Aotian couldn’t help but take a step towards the two beauties.
However, just as he took that step, Long Aotian’s footsteps halted.
A piercing pain shot through him, reminding Long Aotian of his severe injuries. In his current state, there was no way he could pursue these two beauties.
But it didn’t matter if he couldn’t pursue them for now.
He could first seek help from these two beauties, which would speed up his recovery.
With this in mind, Long Aotian finally approached Song Cha and the two women.
The first person Long Aotian sought help from was Huan Shi.
Huan Shi had an ethereal aura, giving off a pure and innocent vibe. Such a person should be kinder, right?
“Fairy,” Long Aotian’s voice was hoarse and unpleasant, “could you help me?”
Huan Shi: “…”
Seeing Long Aotian’s charred skin, Huan Shi frowned.
Although Huan Shi had an innocent face and an ethereal aura, she wasn’t a kind-hearted person.
After all, she was a demon, and not harming humans was already a great act of kindness, let alone actively helping others.
Huan Shi gave Long Aotian a cold look, showing no intention of responding.
Long Aotian: “…”
Huan Shi’s indifference was too obvious, mixed with a hint of disgust, as if looking at Long Aotian for another second would dirty her eyes.
Long Aotian clenched his fists.
He hadn’t expected such a seemingly kind and beautiful woman to have such a cruel heart.
A heart like a scorpion.
After making a mental note of Huan Shi’s cruelty, Long Aotian turned his attention to his second target, You Ming An.
“Fairy, could you help me treat my injuries?” This time, Long Aotian was particularly polite.
You Ming An: “…”
Due to Long Aotian’s charred appearance and having been drenched by rain several times, he looked especially disheveled, with skin that had festered, making him hard to recognize. So even though You Ming An knew Long Aotian had been burned, she didn’t realize the person in front of her was Long Aotian.
But even without recognizing him, You Ming An disliked Long Aotian at first sight.
She had no desire to help Long Aotian at all.
If she were alone, she would have unhesitatingly refused to help Long Aotian and walked past him, completely ignoring him.
But now there’s Song Cha here.
And You Ming An is someone who likes to put on a show in front of Song Cha.
You Ming An… wants Song Cha to think she’s a kind-hearted person.
However, due to her love for money, You Ming An only wants to spend her spirit stones on Song Cha, not on unrelated passersby.
While You Ming An was struggling with how to appear charitable without spending spirit stones, she suddenly remembered that she had a simple healing pill in her storage ring.
This pill was something You Ming An obtained when she first learned to transform. It has no other function but to quickly heal wounds, with very little spiritual energy.
To You Ming An, this pill was completely useless.
If she gave this cheap pill to Long Aotian, without much cost, Song Cha might also think she’s kind-hearted.
With this thought, You Ming An handed the jade bottle containing the pill to Long Aotian: “This is for healing injuries, take it.”
Seeing the pill bottle You Ming An handed over, Long Aotian’s eyes lit up.
He eagerly opened the pill bottle and swallowed it without hesitation.
Then, a heart-wrenching pain surged through him.
The smile on Long Aotian’s face vanished, replaced by a twisted expression of agony.
