Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 798 - Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Qing

Chapter 798: Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Qing

There are moments that once they occur, require someone to spend a lifetime remembering them, yet such moments are often not reciprocal.

Qing was just one of the thousands of blood slaves whom Xu Yinhè had saved during the blood disaster in his youth.

She was special to him, but to her, he was just a pitiful little girl.

A pitiful person who was no different from the thousands of blood slaves driven by the Blood Demon Sect.

The only faint impression he had of her was probably seeing the name Qing on the escapee list compiled from the medical hall during the treatment of the blood slaves.

"He is the rising sun of the sky, while I am just a maggot struggling in the gutter, but the light of this rising sun has given the maggot hope to survive...."

This was Qing’s answer to the protagonist in the "Cangyuan Chronicles" when asked why she aided tyranny, and it was also her murmuring looking up at the sky above the Black Prison before her death.

"Huh...."

Xu Yuan let out a breath slowly and raised his hand to rub his temple, murmuring with some complexity,

"It’s really an old cliché...."

"You’ve been quite observant."

The soft and seductive voice suddenly echoed from behind Xu Yuan, "However, Qing, this woman, is not as simple as you think, Changtian."

"...."

Upon hearing this familiar voice, Xu Yuan’s emotions instantly became somewhat unstable.

Damn it, she robbed him clean, and this dead woman even dared to show her face in front of him.

But considering the huge gap in strength between them, Xu Yuan still suppressed his dissatisfaction. Revenge is a dish best served cold,

"When did you come?"

"It’s been a while." The laughing, enchanting voice replied, "I have to show my face at events like the grand banquet at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, being the Black Scale Leader and all."

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes,

"I mean, when did you enter this room?"

"Hmm... probably around the time you entered this room."

"...." After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan responded with slight annoyance, "If you were here, why didn’t you make a sound?"

With the sound of swaying footsteps, a voluptuous figure walked leisurely to the table.

It was still that elegant, form-fitting cheongsam.

Lou Ji glanced at the old table, which was not chosen to sit down at, and with firelight reflecting in her emerald pupils, she said with a smile,

"Sister is not very at ease with this woman."

Seeing Lou Ji, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time, Xu Yuan glanced at the old wooden door that was not closed,

"With the strength of that Sikou, dealing with Princess Xi’en shouldn’t be difficult."

Lou Ji said with a cheerful smile,

"Indeed, it wouldn’t be difficult if she didn’t have ulterior motives."

Xu Yuan’s brows furrowed slightly,

"What do you mean?"

Lou Ji lifted her delicate finger, forcibly pulling Xu Yuan up from the rocking chair, then sat down herself, crossing her voluptuous legs and saying with a laugh,

"Your guess is correct, Qing indeed harbors love for your father, but her background and upbringing have twisted her nature, making her expression of love somewhat distorted."

Xu Yuan, who was forcefully pulled up, was a bit displeased, but upon hearing what Lou Ji said, he raised an eyebrow and inquired,

"Distorted?"

Lou Ji’s snake-like eyes stared in the direction Qing had left, and after thinking for a moment, she described,

"How to put it, it’s like being so inferior she dares not appear in front of him to pursue him, yet so arrogant as to want to sever all his contacts with other women."

"..."

Xu Yuan’s eye twitched.

This situation was something he had never come across in the "Cangyuan Chronicles."

After a brief silence, Xu Yuan ventured to ask,

"So... what did Qing do?"

Lou Ji waved her hand nonchalantly when she heard this,

"It’s nothing much, just a minor quarrel with your mother."

Xu Yuan twitched the corners of his mouth and murmured softly,

"This quarrel, it wouldn’t be a crime of passion, would it?"

"Bang."

Lou Ji lifted her finger and gave an invisible flick on the head, smiling charmingly, "You’re quite knowledgeable about these matters."

Head aching and thrown back, Xu Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat speechless.

In the language of his past life’s anime, Qing had a touch of yandere flavor.

"Dad actually got entangled with a crazy woman."

Xu Yuan loved to hear about the romantic tales of the older generation, but then he also wondered, "However, if Qing had made a move against my mother, why is she still alive?"

Although people with such distorted affections were depicted as terrifying in the anime and TV dramas of his previous life, that was because most of the people involved were helpless, creating a misleading perception.

Playing such games in front of old dad only had one outcome.

Show your head, and you’re dead.

Not to mention anything else, his maternal uncle would be the first to chop up Qing.

Lou Ji paused for a short remembrance, seemingly finding the explanation a bit troublesome; she laughed and simply said,

"The situation was quite complicated back then. Qing was very strong, working in the shadows to help your father with many things, and your mother discovered all these actions."

Upon saying this, the corners of Lou Ji’s lips curved up slightly,

"So Qing’s attempt on her life was actually a result of your mother actively creating opportunities for Qing to reveal herself."

"And then Qing was persuaded in one go?"

Having listened carefully, Xu Yuan blinked, not believing that the nature of someone who had lived in the shadows all their life could be changed by mere talk, "There must be other secrets, right?"

"Of course."

Lou Ji’s slender fingertips tenderly brushed the old, yellowed desk, as if her eyes fleetingly reflected the figure of that woman from the past, as she said in a low voice, "Your mother promised Qing that she could attempt to kill her at any time, in any place, by any means. Moreover, with Qing working in the dark, their information wasn’t shared, which could easily disrupt your father’s overall plans."

After hearing all this, Xu Yuan suddenly understood, understanding the meaning behind Qing’s words earlier and the inferiority that flickered in her eyes before she left,

"After decades, hasn’t Qing changed at all?"

"It’s easier to move a mountain than to change one’s nature."

The complexity vanished from Lou Ji’s eyes, and with a smile, she said, "Qing has always been too stable emotionally, Changtian, and although your mind is sharp, you have a loose tongue. If you irritate her and something goes wrong, it’ll be hard to predict what might happen...."

"...." Xu Yuan.

"Go and do what you want to, your sister is here looking out for you."

As she said this, as if remembering something, Lou Ji softly instructed,

"By the way, don’t discuss Qing’s matter with your father and your uncle, hmm... it would also be best not to tell Xu Changge."

Xu Yuan glanced back at her,

"After decades, my father doesn’t know?"

"It is Qing’s own wish."

With a light chuckle, Lou Ji shook her head slightly, her tone carrying a hint of cryptic emotion, "She’s always saying some things like ’Vermin of decay must not see the light of day’.... Ha."

Xu Yuan nodded upon hearing this and slowly walked towards the outside of the room. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and asked,

"With Qing’s cultivation level, she should be able to reshape that body, right?"

Lou Ji looked at Xu Yuan intently and said softly,

"What? Looking for a younger mom?"

Xu Yuan’s gaze was forthright as he spoke calmly,

"I just think Qing shouldn’t live in darkness all her life."

Lou Ji tilted her head, her voice a soft murmur,

"Everything about Qing is built upon that body. If she did so, she would become useless to him.

"That’s an outcome Qing cannot accept."