Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 574 - Three Hundred and Sixty-Five: Grace and Quality

Chapter 574: Chapter Three Hundred and Sixty-Five: Grace and Quality

"What do you want with me?"

Tianyan lay reclined on the bed, turned to one side, eyes flickering uncertainly, "What do you mean?"

Xu Yuan was also taken aback.

What did that mean?

In the Illusionary Realm, almost twenty years of companionship—was she really unclear about his situation?

The two on the bed looked at each other without a word, only the sound of falling rain echoing around them.

Tianyan slowly sat up on the bed, her expression hesitant as she looked at him:

"Xu Yuan, you... couldn’t learn it, could you?"

Xu Yuan also sat up, smacking his lips:

"Well... I guess, that’s about right."

Hearing the affirmative response, Tianyan’s hesitant eyes turned into surprise:

"Why couldn’t you learn it?"

The girl’s genuine astonishment made Xu Yuan feel a bit uncomfortable, prompting him to clear his throat:

"Ahem, is it that strange? After all, this is the Yantian Art."

"But you have the Innate Taoist Body."

Tianyan looked at him, her lips parting slightly as she said as a matter of course, "In the history of Jiatiange, there were five with the Innate Taoist Body who practiced the Yantian Art, four of whom were granted..."

At this point, it seemed Tianyan realized something and stopped speaking.

"Granted the name Tianyan?" Xu Yuan continued in a low voice.

Tianyan blinked her clear, expressive eyes, nodding softly as she responded:

"Yeah... The only one who failed did so because of an early demise."

Bringing up this subject, Xu Yuan playfully nudged her with his shoulder, asking in a whisper full of interest:

"Hey, what was your original name?"

Tianyan huffed softly, feeling the warmth from his arm through their clothing, whispered back:

"Me? I was called Tianyan from a young age."

"From a young age?"

Xu Yuan asked with slight skepticism, murmuring, "I seem to remember that you’re granted the name Tianyan only after mastering all five Chapters of the Yantian Art."

On Tianyan’s delicate face, a smug smile emerged as she raised a slender finger, tapping her forehead, boasting as she spoke:

"That’s correct. As a child, I was taken by my master to comprehend the Yantian stele, and the techniques of all five Yantian Chapters were imprinted in my mind."

Pausing for a moment, Tianyan then circled back to the topic at hand:

"So, why can’t you learn it? The transfer of knowledge from me should be much simpler than comprehending from the Yantian stele."

Lies can’t hurt people; it’s honesty that cuts like a swift blade.

Xu Yuan felt as if his vulnerable heart had been fiercely stabbed by Tianyan, and then he simply gave up trying to hide it:

"That, well, it’s likely because my Innate Taoist Body is the result of medicinal concoctions; I lack the natural aptitude for comprehension. Every time I try to understand what you left in my mind, it makes me dizzy—a headache with each attempt."

"......"

Tianyan cocked her head to the side, still quite puzzled in her gaze.

It was as if she were asking,

when food has been chewed and brought to one’s lips, surely there can’t be someone who still doesn’t know how to eat?

"Tsk."

Xu Yuan smacked his lips again and reached out to pinch Tianyan’s fair and smooth cheek, "I’ve already told you I lack the aptitude; otherwise, why would I come to you for help?"

"....."

Tianyan instinctively wanted to swat his hand away, but after seeing the look on his face, she let him be.

She was genuinely concerned that he might feel hurt due to his lack of natural talent.

Tianyan’s delicate face was pinched for a moment, still endearing.

Giving it a gentle squeeze, just as Xu Yuan was about to withdraw his hand, Tianyan suddenly lifted her hands and tenderly grasped his extending one.

Looking at him, she chose her words with care and softly comforted:

"I... didn’t mean that just now. My concern was based on your aptitude shown in the Enchantress Divine Illusion Realm, which should have been sufficient for you to comprehend the Soul Chapter."

"Hmm?" Xu Yuan felt the softness of her fingers.

Tianyan pursed her lips slightly, lowered her eyes, and explained softly:

"In the fifth year of entering the Illusionary Realm, you comprehended the Dao Charm, and by the twelfth year, you had integrated the Dao Charm within yourself. Although there is some discrepancy between the comprehension of the Dao Charm and the practice of the Yantian Art, it is essentially the same."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

Tianyan, seeing his expression and thinking he did not believe her, raised her voice slightly:

"What I am saying is true, once you remember....."

"It actually took that long?"

"...." Tianyan.

Xu Yuan’s brows furrowed slightly, his face contemplative as he spoke softly:

"I remember Xu Changge reached Integration Body at thirteen, Grandmaster at sixteen, and it took him three years to comprehend the Dao Charm."

Having said this,

Xu Yuan glanced at Tianyan, who remained silent:

"Do you know how long it took Xu Changge to break through to Primordial?"

"Before he was twenty." Tianyan’s voice turned slightly colder.

"It seems that Jiatiange keeps a close eye on him."

Xu Yuan nodded and then sighed softly, "Before he was twenty, huh... He comprehended the Dao Charm and achieved Integration Path within seven years, and I’m actually so much slower than him? Tsk, sigh....."

"......"

Tianyan didn’t say anything more but shook his hand off.

She felt truly foolish for having worried this shameless bastard would hurt his self-esteem due to inadequate talent.

"Hm?" Xu Yuan rubbed his shaken hand and looked back, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing."

Tianyan’s gaze was cold, her voice icy, "You don’t need to think about comparing yourself with Xu Changge. The natural talent and physique of your elder brother and that Ran Qingmo are once in a hundred or even a thousand years. Constantly comparing yourself is harmful to your state of mind."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan let out a relieved smile:

"That’s true, comprehending the Dao in five years is quite fast already."

"Quite fast indeed."

Tianyan nodded slightly, then her tone changed abruptly, "But in reality, you could be even slower, possibly never comprehending the Dao in your lifetime."

"......" Xu Yuan.

"Based on your current comprehension, in the Enchantress Divine Illusion Realm, you must have inherited Jing He’s talent."

"That’s your conjecture, right? How could it possibly....."

"Why not?

"If you still possessed the same attributes as when you were in the Illusionary Realm initially, you would naturally be able to comprehend the Soul Chapter that I passed on to you."

At this point,

Tianyan’s gaze once again looked at him as if he were trash, her cold voice laced with scorn, "After all, the method of power transmission by Tianyan is Jiatiange’s last resort for ensuring the continuity of Pavilion Masters, and it doesn’t require high standards of talent and comprehension."

Her voice was as cold and sharp as a knife, cutting deep:

"Heh~ Of course, by ’not high,’ I mean relative to those who are truly talented."

As her words fell, Xu Yuan lowered his eyes, somewhat disheartened.

Tianyan slowly stood up, glancing at the emotions on the bastard’s face, her clear voice instructing:

"Stop acting with me. Instead of wasting your time, you’re better off taking off your clothes."

"......"

At her words, Xu Yuan instantly looked up, their gazes locking for a moment, and then he saw the young girl’s anger as she lifted her crystal-clear bare foot.

Then,

Bang!

"Hiss....."

His shin felt like it was splitting with pain.

"Humph."

With a light snort, Tianyan looked down at him for a few breaths, then turned away, instructing with her back to him:

"Don’t think about all that nonsense. I just need to use your central spine point to transmit power to you. Hurry up and take off your clothes, and call me after you’re done."

And then after a moment’s pause,

The young girl in the palace dress, with her back still turned, seemed to remember something and her voice took on a decisive chill:

"Also, I meant your shirt. If you dare to reveal ’that thing,’ I’ll chop it off!"