Chapter 1154 - 632: Sword Dao (Double - )

She didn’t understand either.

"Chang’an, what do you think... when it comes to Tong Jun, what should I do?" Li Zhibai asked seriously.

Xu Chang’an: "..."

Hiss.

He’d set himself on fire.

He’d been joking.

Don’t ask him.

To Xu Chang’an, he did genuinely think highly of Li Zhibai and Zhu Pingniang being together, and the reason didn’t need to be anything profound; it was simply that the two of them were both very close to him.

Being able to once again say that kind of "egg her on" remark in front of Li Zhibai was also partly because he understood Li Zhibai.

If Li Zhibai truly disliked Zhu Pingniang’s closeness, truly didn’t like her sticking to her from the bottom of her heart, then she would definitely show an attitude of resistance instead of this helpless indulgence she had now.

It was precisely because she discovered that Li Zhibai didn’t reject her that Zhu Pingniang had started getting worse and worse, constantly pushing Li Zhibai’s limits.

So Xu Chang’an had slowly tried to test his teacher’s attitude.

Even though this wasn’t the first time he’d "interfered" in Li Zhibai and Zhu Pingniang’s relationship, he had always done it in a roundabout way... never with the real intention of giving his teacher advice.

So when Li Zhibai earnestly asked, Xu Chang’an was dumbfounded.

——

"Chang’an, what do you think... when it comes to Tong Jun, what should I do?" Li Zhibai asked seriously.

Xu Chang’an: "..."

How would he know what she should do?

What was he supposed to say at a time like this?

Say that he thought it’d be great if she and Zhu Pingniang really became a couple...?

Xu Chang’an stared at Li Zhibai’s unwavering gaze on him, and after a long time let out a turbid breath, but did not say it.

If it were in the past, if he mustered his courage, it wasn’t that he couldn’t say something like that.

But now, after realizing that his place in Li Zhibai’s heart might be extremely important... when he wanted to offer Li Zhibai any suggestion, he had to think it through carefully.

Because... his teacher was very likely to seriously consider his suggestion.

So he absolutely couldn’t say something irresponsible.

At this moment, seeing Xu Chang’an lower his head and play dumb, Li Zhibai chuckled. "Why aren’t you talking?"

He’d seemed so bold, but once she actually spoke up, he instead didn’t dare say anything.

"To be honest... Chang’an doesn’t know how you ought to respond to Senior Zhu either." Xu Chang’an raised his head.

"Right." Li Zhibai nodded.

It was precisely because she didn’t know what to do that she had been going with the flow.

She had originally thought that Chang’an, who already had a family and a wife, could give her some advice, but... he’d only been speaking with a mind to tease, and was of no real use.

"Teacher... ahem." Feeling the somewhat "disappointed" look Li Zhibai cast his way, Xu Chang’an felt that they couldn’t keep talking about this.

"We should go back. We can’t keep Senior Zhu waiting too long." As Xu Chang’an spoke, his gaze fell on Ah Qing, who was quietly standing at the end of the distant corridor holding a food box and waiting. He said, "She... should be here to pay her respects. It’s not good to have her stand there for too long."

"What’s the rush." Li Zhibai did not listen to Xu Chang’an, but instead followed his gaze and looked at Ah Qing.

Those pale Green-Scaled Snake eyes were reflecting a clear, faint light under the lanterns.

So that’s her... the one who had indeed become the Sect Leader’s disciple...

"Chang’an, just now, you truly did see her... and the person who gave you the Jade Pendant talking within the Barrier?" Li Zhibai asked again.

"That’s right." Xu Chang’an nodded, somewhat surprised at the same time.

Teacher...

Why was she asking him again?

He had clearly already explained it very clearly before, yet this act of Li Zhibai reconfirming it at this moment unintentionally conveyed a piece of information to Xu Chang’an—

Namely, that this matter was extremely shocking to Li Zhibai, so shocking it reached the level of unbelievable, inconceivable.

Otherwise, with his teacher’s temperament, she absolutely wouldn’t confirm something over and over.

"Teacher... is this Miss Aqing... very strange?" Xu Chang’an couldn’t help but ask.

"Ah Qing is Tong Jun’s daughter; in itself there’s nothing strange about that." Li Zhibai looked at the timid girl in the distance, still quietly holding the food box, unable to hear her and Xu Chang’an’s conversation yet remaining there in silence, and said helplessly, "But... for her to become Tong Jun’s student, and for her to even specially come here for Ah Qing... to set up a Barrier just to speak with her... that is what’s very strange."

That’s the Sect Leader we’re talking about.

When has the Sect Leader ever cared about someone to this extent?

Even Tong Jun, whom she regards as her successor, has never enjoyed this kind of attention from the Sect Leader...

So for a moment, Li Zhibai was immensely curious about the relationship and past between Ah Qing and Shi Qingjun.

But curiosity was one thing; because Ah Qing’s fate was tied to the Sect Leader, it really wasn’t her place to ask, so she could only press this odd feeling down in her heart, which made it itch all the more.

"...?"

Hearing this, Xu Chang’an nodded thoughtfully.

Ah Qing herself wasn’t strange, but the fact that she could become the Senior’s student, that was what was strange?

"I thought you would say that what’s strange is how Miss Aqing’s Sword Dao is different from others." Xu Chang’an looked toward Ah Qing with eyes full of respect. "She... clearly hasn’t devoted herself to Cultivation, but her comprehension of the Sword Dao far surpasses that of your student... even Senior Sister is amazed at how different she is."

So Xu Chang’an felt that since Ah Qing had such a talent, then for her to be taken in as a student by the Senior might not be so surprising.

"It’s not the same." Li Zhibai understood what Xu Chang’an was thinking and shook her head slightly.

Ah Qing’s talent was indeed good; if this meticulous gift of Ah Qing’s had manifested in any other aspect, she wouldn’t be so astonished at her being noticed by Shi Qingjun.