Chapter 1097 - 602: Jade Pendant and Fate (Double - )_2

So strange.

Shi Qingjun always thought Ah Qing was easy to understand, just like herself, focused solely on cultivation. Yet, upon meeting again, the other had become completely unfamiliar.

Almost as if...

She’d turned into a bona fide woman.

Her thoughts unpredictable, her mood shifting like flipping through a book, overturning previous ideas in an instant. Her heart was akin to a needle in a haystack—not easy to comprehend. Aren’t all women like this?

At this moment, Shi Qingjun, looking at the subtle charm on Ah Qing’s fair neck, finally recognized the reality.

The person before her was no longer any Demon Sect’s Sect Leader, not the Qiankun Realm she once knew, nor a Half-Demon... just an ordinary woman.

"Returning to the Essence?"

Suddenly, this phrase appeared in her mind, and she spoke it aloud.

"Essence? What are you talking about?" Ah Qing glanced at Shi Qingjun, puzzled. The latter didn’t explain, and Ah Qing couldn’t be bothered with her ’ex,’ her face blushed, and a smile played on her lips.

Victory.

Without a doubt, she knew so much more about Young Master Xu than Shi Qingjun... Hehe, she could guess the connection between him and the Heavenly Dao, could Shi Qingjun do that?

She could transform into a World Fragment for him, could Shi Qingjun?

Even if Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian had children, she’d be willing to be a maid bringing up the little girl; could Shi Qingjun do that?

Eh...

Both Young Master and Miss are so charming to her; imagining their daughter... How adorable she’d be, surely she’d love her to death.

Thinking of Xu Chang’an’s daughter, Ah Qing’s thoughts suddenly wandered, her throat involuntarily made a swallowing motion.

Young Master Xu should have children sooner.

Missing the sight of Xu Chang’an’s daughter made Ah Qing’s heart itch.

"Wait... why am I not jealous?"

Ah Qing blinked rapidly.

Xu Chang’an is her beloved, yet thinking about him having kids with someone else, she only felt anticipation without a shred of jealousy.

Oh.

The other party was Miss Yun, who is also her beloved.

That’s fine, then.

Taking a deep breath, Ah Qing half-lifted her head, gaze dreamy as she looked towards the high platform where Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian were, suddenly asked.

"Shi Qingjun, do you have dreams?"

"???"

Shi Qingjun was rarely stunned for a moment, then stared at Ah Qing’s face.

This woman... What on earth is she suddenly saying?

Dreams?

What dreams?

Cultivation?

Ascension?

Shi Qingjun thought she really had no so-called dreams; her life, upon entering cultivation, turned like a preset wheel, whether it was purging the universe, sweeping the dark period, integrating Chaoyun, ascending Frosty Heaven... those were all natural progressions, they are past events she couldn’t feel any sentiments towards now.

She simply did what was required.

Simply cultivated because it was expected.

Pride, glory, loss, sadness...

Those emotions had nothing to do with her.

Therefore, Immortal Chaoyun wouldn’t have dreams.

"Look, you are exactly such a woman devoid of any sentiment." Ah Qing saw Shi Qingjun’s bewildered gaze and felt somewhat deflated.

Yes, Immortal Chaoyun’s life is truly like mechanical iron gear, lacking anything driven by emotion.

Would it cause heartache?

Joking.

Those who could feel heartache for Shi Qingjun weren’t born yet, rather than feeling for her mechanical life, it’s better to sympathize with those ancient monsters who cultivated for thousands of years seeing her.

Anyone who cultivated for thousands of years discovering a young girl could crush them with one hand... would fall into despair and madness, right?

"Born in the same era as you, sometimes I really can’t tell whether it’s fortune or misfortune." Ah Qing couldn’t help but sigh.

"I don’t know." Shi Qingjun shook her head.

"You only know cultivation." Ah Qing shrugged, then smiled: "Though cultivation is indeed a good thing, very useful."

Before determining Xu Chang’an’s identity, her cultivation was still very useful.

As long as the cultivation persisted, even if the Qingzhou Barrier indeed shattered, and endless Demons swarmed in, even if there were multiple Qiankun Realm Demons... it would still be easy for her to protect Yun Qian, Xu Chang’an, and the lives of the Flower Moon Building’s ladies.

After all, from Young Master Xu’s current state, despite having countless secrets... Celestial Tribulation, Lingyu, the ability to ignore barriers, etc., he personally remains unaware of these; in Young Master Xu’s own mind, he seems just the most ordinary of cultivators...

So before his awakening... I have the chance to protect him.

’I can protect him and Miss Yun...’

Just thinking about this, Ah Qing’s breathing became hurried, the blush on her face growing more pronounced, her face visibly heating.

"...?" Shi Qingjun tilted her head, truly finding Ah Qing increasingly incomprehensible.

Blushing on her own.

Excited on her own.

Saying inexplicably strange things on her own.

Suddenly.

Shi Qingjun paused for a moment.

No dreams... No anticipation... Absolute rationality?

In the past, perhaps she was indeed like this.

But now, the self who actively eats fruits and craves delicacies has obviously changed.

Dreams are too distant, but if talking about recent anticipations, there are...

The taste of Beauty Fruit, she wants to savor it.

The daily life of Flower Moon Building’s ladies, she wants to observe more.

Delicious desserts, she wants to try other flavors.

And...

The Miss Yun.

To become friends and experience this emotion she has been completely isolated from...

Becoming friends with Yun Qian, can that be considered a dream?

Shi Qingjun doesn’t know, but instinct tells her not to reveal her thoughts about Yun Qian to Ah Qing.

So, regaining composure, Shi Qingjun showed no noticeable difference, quietly watching the woman in front excitedly observing Xu Chang’an with crossed arms.

In some sense, Ah Qing’s personality aligns well with that of a brothel courtesan.

Artiste-Courtesan?

Understanding the rules, Shi Qingjun, from a rational standpoint, felt Ah Qing was indeed more suited to being a Courtesan.

"Oh, right." Ah Qing remembered something.

"Hmm?" Shi Qingjun replied gently, turning to face the woman before her.

"...Why are you looking at me like this?" Ah Qing, seeing Shi Qingjun’s serene smile, felt somewhat uncomfortable but still shook her head: "Never mind, think whatever you like... Shi Qingjun, I have something to ask you."

"What is it?"

"Jade Pendant."

"Jade Pendant?"

"Isn’t Young Master carrying one you gave him on his waist, the kind he wears everywhere." Ah Qing reminded her, unable to hide the jealousy in her eyes.

She wouldn’t envy the shared hairpins of Yun Qian and Xu Chang’an, but why Shi Qingjun?

So jealous.

"Yes." Shi Qingjun recalled, indeed there was such a matter; that Jade Pendant was to suppress the commotion when Xu Chang’an cultivated by swallowing Spiritual Qi.

If it weren’t for that Jade Pendant, the scene when Xu Chang’an cultivated, with the sky-rending display resembling a star river pouring out, would have attracted countless peepers, certainly breaking the peace he currently desires.

"What did it mean for you to give Young Master a Jade Pendant?" Ah Qing intensely questioned Shi Qingjun.

"Related to cultivation, when he trains..." Shi Qingjun answered truthfully.

"Fine, think whatever you want, I don’t want to know anymore." Ah Qing suddenly interjected.

"...Alright." Though puzzled, since Ah Qing didn’t wish to know, Shi Qingjun didn’t explain further.

Ah Qing really didn’t plan to ask further.

Because observing Shi Qingjun’s calm gaze when responding, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.

This woman!!!

Inquiring her, she always concealed and withheld, telling her nothing.

But when she asked Shi Qingjun, Shi Qingjun worried or concealed nothing, as with the Celestial Tribulation or Jade Pendant, she spoke honestly...

In contrast, doesn’t that make her appear petty or opportunistic?

Having stayed long in the Flower Moon Building, this scene increasingly feels like a gentle elder sister facing a tsundere younger sister.

She’s certainly not Shi Qingjun’s younger sister.

"Humph... fine, I’ll share some news with you too." Ah Qing lightly rubbed her temples with her fingers.