"I understand what you mean, but is it really appropriate to use Sun Wukong as an example?" Luo Ziling finally couldn't help but ask back, "Sun Wukong is such a righteous person, yet you're treating him as a negative example."
"You idiot!" Yang Qingyin glared at Luo Ziling with disdain, looking as if she couldn't be bothered to argue with him.
"Oh, I get it!" Luo Ziling seemed to have a moment of realization, "Sun Wukong used the holding spell to immobilize the heavenly maidens but went to steal peaches himself. He didn't even glance at the beautiful female demons in the Cave of Silk, and when it came to the White Bone Demon, he just killed her with a stick, completely a person with negative emotional intelligence. No, no, no, a monkey born from a rock, behaving like this is actually normal. But why are you comparing me to him?"
"I don't believe you can resist the temptation of so many women," Yang Qingyin's expression turned serious, "I also don't believe you haven't had intimate relationships with other women, and I certainly don't believe you dare to guarantee anything in that regard."
"Sigh, can I just go back to Qingfeng Village?" Luo Ziling walked back to the bed in frustration, plopped down, and lay there with his hands behind his head, "For the past twenty years, I lived with my grandpa, just the two of us, without any trouble."
"Wasn't Beauty Ouyang there to keep you company?" Yang Qingyin's words carried a hint of jealousy.
"That was only for a few months, and back then, I didn't understand a thing."
Yang Qingyin ate some fruit and then sat on the bed.
She pushed Luo Ziling and urged him to leave, "Alright, I believe you didn't do anything bad tonight. Go back, I need to sleep; I have classes tomorrow!"
"I'm sleeping here tonight!" Luo Ziling said with a determined look, "Otherwise, I have nowhere to sleep!"
"There's a guest room over there!"
Luo Ziling sat up, looking at Yang Qingyin with surprise, "What's wrong?"
Yang Qingyin looked at Luo Ziling seriously, "I need to reconsider what's between us."
"Why?" Luo Ziling immediately asked.
"The reasons I just mentioned. My family's opposition, and my lack of confidence in you," Yang Qingyin said seriously, "I don't want to live in constant turmoil in the future, and I don't want us to become an old couple because of carelessness. I definitely don't want to get pregnant at a time like this."
After a serious look at Yang Qingyin, Luo Ziling finally conceded, "Alright, I'll listen to you!"
Saying that, he got up from the bed and said to Yang Qingyin with a face full of frustration, "Then I'll leave to sleep. Maybe my mom is still waiting for me to discuss matters!"
"Then go now, things are so complicated lately." Yang Qingyin didn't try to hold him back.
Luo Ziling didn't leave immediately; instead, he walked over to Yang Qingyin and hugged her.
Yang Qingyin didn't struggle and gently leaned into Luo Ziling's embrace.
When Luo Ziling lowered his head to kiss her, she didn't refuse.
But after a while, she pushed Luo Ziling away and urged him to go back.
"Then I'm leaving!" Luo Ziling said goodnight to Yang Qingyin and left.
As he was leaving, he said something to Ye Xiaoli.
Ye Xiaoli, who initially didn't plan to disturb Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin, was a bit surprised to see Luo Ziling returning but didn't ask any questions.
Luo Ziling knew that Yang Qingyin's mindset had certainly changed.
What happened today with Ouyang Feifei really affected her.
Of course, it wasn't just that incident alone, but rather the combination of that and other events that had this effect.
Yang Yunlin's stubborn opposition to their relationship was like a thorn in Yang Qingyin's heart.
This issue caused family discord, and combined with the incident with Ouyang Feifei, her thoughts began to change.
The two incidents together created a chemical reaction.
Luo Ziling decided that he should cherish his feelings for Yang Qingyin and keep things pure in matters of emotion, to avoid causing her difficulty.
Since he intended to choose Yang Qingyin, he should consider her carefully.
But ideals and reality often conflict.
Just as Luo Ziling decided to keep a certain distance from other women to avoid further wronging Yang Qingyin, he received a message from Lin Lan. "Are you free tonight? I want to see you, there's something important."
Actually, even if Lin Lan didn't say it was important, Luo Ziling would think it was.
This woman always contacted him for matters, almost never for other reasons.
Although meeting Lin Lan might betray Yang Qingyin again, Luo Ziling agreed to meet Lin Lan without hesitation.
Luo Ziling thought Lin Lan might come with Fenghuang, but unexpectedly, she came alone.
Moreover, Lin Lan actually opened a room and asked him to come over.
"What's up? Did you get hurt again?" Luo Ziling instinctively asked as he walked into the room Lin Lan had booked.
"Yes!" Lin Lan didn't deny it, "I got a chill on a mission in the Northwest last time and maybe got too tired, I'm feeling a bit unwell."
Seeing Luo Ziling's puzzled face, Lin Lan shyly explained, "I happened to be on my period during those days."
"Oh, I see!" Luo Ziling nodded, "Then let me check on you first!"
"Let's talk about that later!" Lin Lan shook her head, "First, let's discuss other things. Can you tell me everything that's happening right now?"
Luo Ziling nodded and told her about everything except for sending Wuyue to the hospital to deal with Chen Ruchang. There was so much to cover that by the time he finished, an hour had passed.
"So, you guys don't want to use this to impose harsher penalties on Chen Yining and other Chen Family members?" Lin Lan was a bit surprised, "I even specially prepared a lot of black intel on the Chen Family for you; there's something on every Chen Family member, even details on events Chen Ruchang planned that could shake Huaxia to its core."
"Then give them to me!" Luo Ziling extended his hand to Lin Lan, "These will definitely be of great use to me."
"You're not planning to just settle for benefits, are you?"
"No way!" Luo Ziling said decisively, "The Chen Family won't easily let me go, and I won't just let it go either. I want every person who wishes me dead to face consequences unless they completely change their ways."
"Are you planning to kill Chen Ruchang, Chen Yining, and Chen Yijing?" Lin Lan was a bit shocked.
"Of course!" Luo Ziling didn't hesitate in front of Lin Lan and nodded firmly.
"Then I'll help you kill them!"
"No need to rush!"
Lin Lan shook her head vigorously, "If we don't eliminate them now, they'll surely keep coming after you. I think if they try again, you might not escape next time—especially if they pull out all the stops."
"I know, but I don't want to eliminate them by such violent means!"
Lin Lan looked at Luo Ziling a few times before showing a sudden look of realization, "So you're the one behind the repeated relapses of Chen Ruchang's illness!"
"..."