Chapter 716 - 0409 Zhu Pingniang suddenly wants to play cultivation (combined)

"Ah Bai will definitely like you very much."

Based on Zhu Pingniang’s understanding of Li Zhibai, she would definitely like a girl like Yun Qian.

Yun Qian blinked upon hearing this.

But Zhu Pingniang smiled and shook her head, saying, "It’s really strange. I’m clearly a jealous bad woman, but if I think that Ah Bai will like Ms. Yun, I don’t feel anything in my heart."

Is that so?

Yun Qian thought of Xu Chang’an’s reminder to her, believing that Zhu Pingniang was just being contradictory again.

"Ahem." Zhu Pingniang cleared her throat, thinking that Li Zhibai must already know about Yun Qian’s existence. After all, she was Xu Chang’an’s wife, and as Xu Chang’an’s teacher, Li Zhibai naturally had to know about Yun Qian.

However, Zhu Pingniang hadn’t considered that Li Zhibai might have already met Yun Qian.

First, Li Zhibai’s letters didn’t mention Yun Qian at all.

Second, Li Zhibai usually didn’t like to go out, and Yun Qian was cultivating with Wen Li at Celestial Bright Peak, with little chance of meeting each other.

Li Zhibai’s image flashed in her mind. In the past, Zhu Pingniang would be lost for a long time, immersed in memories of Miss Li.

But today, she didn’t think about Ah Bai for too long. Instead, she subconsciously started comparing Yun Qian and Li Zhibai.

After all, Li Zhibai and Yun Qian were a bit similar.

She took a gentle breath and began to compare.

Zhu Pingniang could easily detect the faint fragrance on Yun Qian, uncertain if it was soap, candied fruit, or some other pleasant scent... It was very appealing to women.

And Li Zhibai?

Always lingering among piles of elixirs, she carried the scent of herbs and medicinal residue, a bitterness that couldn’t be washed away even after a good wash. Zhu Pingniang didn’t have to think hard to sense Li Zhibai’s distinctive aroma.

"...Lost."

She had a slightly bitter expression.

As for the essence of a woman’s allure in fragrance, her Ah Bai could be considered utterly defeated.

"Clothes make the person." Zhu Pingniang raised her head.

Yun Qian wore a mix of cyan and white in a fitted long dress, which accentuated her figure as she sat, her long hair elegantly tied with a blue ribbon by Xu Chang’an, mature without losing her feminine charm—a lady clearly married.

What about her Ah Bai?

Zhu Pingniang recalled Li Zhibai’s washed-out Daoist robe, and her eyebrow twitched involuntarily several times.

Li Zhibai’s fashion sense... was hopeless.

Although she remembered Li Zhibai had a pure white, soft home dress in her wardrobe... she hadn’t seen Li Zhibai wear it in a long time, even during rest, preferring simple pajamas.

"Appearance..."

Zhu Pingniang’s gaze carefully swept over Yun Qian’s features, silently without speaking.

Hmm.

Her Ah Bai’s eyes had a natural elegance that this externally alluring woman couldn’t compete with.

At this moment, despite trying to find excuses for Li Zhibai, Zhu Pingniang ultimately smiled.

Because Li Zhibai wasn’t entirely inferior to the Yunmei across from her.

After all...

Zhu Pingniang’s eyes glanced over the scenery at Yun Qian’s chest, with a hint of jealousy and a hint of gratification.

Though constantly called "Pingniang" by the Flower Moon Building’s girls, her Ah Bai had a great figure, not at all inferior to Yun Qian’s... no, even more impactful than Yun Qian’s.

The main thing was, Li Zhibai had a really great figure hidden beneath a Daoist robe, so rarely seen that when glimpsed, it left a deep impression.

"Won." Zhu Pingniang clenched her fist.

"..." Yun Qian watched Zhu Pingniang, who was lost in her actions, without saying anything, but glanced out the window.

That Miss Wen was also becoming more beautiful.

Oh... in front of her husband, she couldn’t refer to her as Miss Wen, but rather as "Senior Wen."

Just like she couldn’t call Li Zhibai Miss Li, but "Ms. Li" instead.

This mustn’t be forgotten and needed to be remembered well.

Yun Qian nodded slightly.

Zhu Pingniang, having finished her own comparison, looked up to find Yun Qian somewhat absent-minded, paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

Although a woman’s worth cannot be solely represented by appearance, for them, who were approaching their limits, cultivation was less significant, so Zhu Pingniang valued these superficial aspects even more.

Zhu Pingniang sighed lightly.

When she deceived Li Zhibai into Muyu Peak, apart from it being close to her, she also wanted Wen Li to learn how to be an attractive girl from the girls at Muyu Peak.

Even if not necessarily glamorous, at least gaining some influence should be possible.

Now, it seemed, there was really no effect at all.

Zhu Pingniang was silent for a moment, gently massaging her brow.

She had become distracted... Why did she start thinking about all these random things?

After thinking carefully, Zhu Pingniang knew she had been stimulated.

Stimulated by Yun Qian.

Yun Qian was so likable that she couldn’t help but feel frustrated towards Li Zhibai—why couldn’t Ah Bai be so good-looking?

Then, to her embarrassment, Zhu Pingniang once again confirmed from Yun Qian that Zhu Tongjun was not only a woman who appreciated beauty but also a fickle woman.

It turned out being moved was such a simple thing.

She had always been attracted to Li Zhibai.

Not long ago, she had also been attracted to Xu Chang’an.

And now again to Yun Qian...