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Author: Jimo Eel

Translator: Xiao Wentian

Editor: Kirishima Ririka

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Chapter 32 – The Heart

Jiufang Slag’s tone is too sorrowful, the mood is too depressed, he is filled with depression.

Yuege in her heart she was secretly laughing for a moment, but inevitably she felt a little bit of sympathy, she thought this unfortunate child is a bit miserable.

After all, unlike the novel!Jiufang, he isn’t that bad at the moment.

This made her feel a little bit guilty about her schadenfreude….

So Yuege tried not to look gloating and said in a serious manner, “Then what does Senior Jiufang think the relationship between women should be?”

Jiufang slag was in a trance for a moment, bobbed his head, and looked determined, “A dear friend, a sister, a trusted friend, a soulmate… not a lover!”

Yuege felt that this young man’s ideological awareness was very problematic, ah.

She wasn’t in hurry: “Why do you think so?”

“The right way is for yin and yang to meet…” Jiufang slag said with wide eyes, incredulous. “Don’t mention the practitioners, even the common folk know of this.”

“Yin and Yang are in harmony,” Yuege thoughtfully said. “In that case, I cultivate the extreme yang of heptagonal metal, while Ah Zhu cultivates the extreme yin of cold ice – this is yin and yang, wouldn’t the two of us be a pair made in heaven and earth?”

Jiufang slag blushed and said, “I mean the male and female gender! Men and women both pair cultivate, and both certify the supreme path…”

Yuege then asked rhetorically with a smile on her face, “Is hard to believe that a method of pair cultivation[1] between women exist?”

“Is there one?!” Jiufang Xuanling made a shocked sound.

“Why not…” Yuege covered her mouth with her sleeve, a thin layer of red rising on her face. “Ah Zhu and I, at any rate, aren’t we still a married couple, so naturally, we’ve… Done it.”

Jiufang slag’s current expression, it was as if the sky and the earth has collapsed.

Yuege intensified her efforts, and continued to strike: “Alright, I can’t make sense with you, so I’ll go back first. I can’t leave Ah Zhu even for a moment…”

After a pause, she added shyly, “Because Ah Zhu will be upset if I’m not around.”

Jiufang scum: “…….”

So Yuehe gracefully walked away, leaving Jiufang stood alone, in the cold wind alone in depression.

—–.

Yuege didn’t get very far before she bumped into Zhu Yu.

She was standing under a spirit tree, her silver eyes half-lidded, revealing a line of silver crystal-like pupils.

She heard Yuege’s footsteps gradually approaching, raised her head and asked plainly, “What did Jiufang say?”

“It’s just something trivial, nothing to worry about.” Yuege smilingly stepped forward and tidied Zhu Yu’s hair, “Your hairpin is crooked.”[2]

Zhu Yu allowed her to tinker with her hair and continued to ask, “Is it something I can’t know about?”

“Why not, if you want to know, there’s no harm in saying it just for a laugh.”

As Yuege put the hairpin on properly, she used a relaxed tone to briefly talk about the argument between her and Jiufang Slag.

After telling her, Yuege added with a smile, “Naturally, nothing has happened between you and me. But Jiufang’s words really upset me, so I thought of depressing him.”

“In my opinion, the word love… is not supposed to be limited to gender. Jiufang’s viewpoint is too biased and narrow-minded.”

Zhu Yu listened quietly and said thoughtfully, “Indeed. The phrase ‘Yin and Yang’ originally referred only to a part of cultivation that needed attention, not to the difference between men and women, and was misunderstood by Jiufang.”

She was supportive of Yuege.

Yuege didn’t even notice it herself, she was secretly relieved.

Zhu Yu continued, “However, if you want to pair cultivate, there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just that, currently I don’t have any technique in my mind-”

“Wait, a pair cultivate…? Who am I pair cultivating with?”

Zhu Yu didn’t sound right, so Yuege interrupted her and asked in shock.

Zhu Yu was also puzzled, “Naturally it’s me, who else could it be?”

Yuege: “…”

Yuege took a deep breath, “I’m not sure I understand what you mean…”

If she remembers correctly, they’re kinda a couple, right?

No, this arranged marriage doesn’t even count, just arranged betrothal.

Most importantly, is there really a pair cultivation technique between women…?

She’s just saying that to cheat Jiufang scum!

Zu Yu saw that Yuege was speechless for a long time, and she became colder.

“Do you want to pair cultivate with someone else?”

…Yuege met Zhu Yu’s cold and compelling gaze, and she finally felt that something was wrong.

—–.

The training place for the team that was going to participate in the martial battle was at Dongming Academy’s arena.

By the arena at this time, although there weren’t many cultivators traveling to and from the arena… but there were still some, it wasn’t a place to talk.

Zhu Yu looked around and didn’t say much, directly dragging Yuege’s arms, she headed towards the Han Yue Ju with the speed of a Kong Tian cultivator.

Yuege let her pull her along, her thoughts flying, recalling exactly when the problem had started.

Reasonably, Qiancheng Wu were bent, because she had an intimate friend, she felt its not wrong.

If Ling Tao, Bai Ying, and Shui Lanli were all bent, Yuege would have only laughed inwardly and thought the fact that Jiufang scum is being NTRed, she would happily counted the green hats he were wearing.

But Zhu Yu…only Zhu Yu, is the most unlikely.

Rather than saying that it was impossible for Zhu Yu to bend, Zhu Yu didn’t look like she would have someone she loved, it had nothing to do with gender of her lover.

Yuege even thought that Zhu Yu was asexual….

Even in the original novel, when she was taken advantage of by Jiu Fang scum, she never showed her lover attitude towards Jiu Fang scum like what the other harems did.

She has always been cold and self-possessed, and loves to ignore Jiu Fang scum. Even the vague signs of jealousy that some of the other sisters had shown during their relationship she had never shown it.

Although her attitude in the novel towards Jiufang Scum had softened from what it was initially… it was also more like treating her partner in a distance, so far away.

‘So, no way, right-?’

Zhu Yu saw her stunned looks and didn’t say anything, just sat down cross legged and waited for Yuege to return to her senses.

Of course, Yuege didn’t make her wait for long.

Yuege sat down across from Zhu Yu, originally she sat with her legs closed together, but she felt that something was wrong, so she hurriedly changed to her sitting posture into crossed legs.

“Zhu Yu, in your heart, do you… Love me?”

“I don’t know.” Zhu Yu replied quickly.

Ah, case solved, it turns out that she still didn’t like anyone….

Yuege looked down.

However….

“I don’t know if your definition of ‘like’ and ‘love’ is the same as mine.” Zhu Yu finished her words.

Those silver eyes, stared intently at Yuege.

Yuege wanted to avert her gaze, but the gaze on the other side seemed to be magical, locking onto her so tightly that she couldn’t even turn her eyes away.

She was gradually sinking at the clear and clean silver eyes….

Only then did it dawn on Yuege that the silvery eyes of the blank fog that Zhu Yu’s silver eyes had when they first met had somehow dissipated cleanly at some point.

“I like watching you cook.”

–That’s because you’re a racially glutton eater!

“I like it when you’re near me.”

–There are only two Celestial Asuras in the world, and it might not be possible to produce the first one for another ten thousand years, so isn’t it normal to like being close to each other?

We’re the same race!

“I want to catch you.”

–Eh…?

Zhu Yu felt she has crossed the line.

“…It was just a metaphor for wanting you to stay with me… I don’t want you to go anywhere.”

As if catching some loophole, Yuege suddenly relaxed – right, since Zhu Yu said it like that, she must be joking.

How could she want Yuege to stay by her side… Before that, she had mercilessly driven herself out on an adventure, hadn’t she?

Oops, people who don’t joke around in normal times are really the ones who would make a big deal when teasing people hahaha….

–come on.

As much as Yuege was spitting inwardly to relieve the pressure, she couldn’t lie to herself that it was just a joke.

Not to mention whether or not Zhu Yu would be the one to play tricks on the mind, just look at her eyes….

That look, she’s very serious.

Yuege heard her voice dry as he asked, “Maybe it’s just your illusion… Think about it… From the beginning until now, you’re only close to just me, hasn’t it? Maybe you’re just confused…”

The time they spent together was just over a year.

Zhu Yu returned flatly, “There were never many people who wanted to get close to me, it was me who didn’t want to let them get close – you are different from them.”

Yuege unconsciously clenched her fists.

From the beginning, the sigh had always been there, it was her fault that she didn’t pay attention.

The naturally lonely and cold Zhu Yu, if it was so easy to allow her to accompany her to Dongming Academy and stay in her small courtyard….

Then, before her arrival, this courtyard shouldn’t even have a handyman who cleaned and cooked meals.

Or perhaps, even before that, with Zhu Yu’s personality, she wouldn’t allow herself… to be bound in one place with a marriage contract witnessed by the so-called gods.

During that engagement, what was Zhu Yu thinking about?

Was it love at first sight? A so-called good feeling when you don’t even know her yet?

But she has never believed in such a thing called “love at first sight”.

Zhu Yu leaned close, raised her white finger and stopped two inches in front of Yuege.

She waited for a moment and saw there was no reaction from Yuege before gently placing her fingertips on Yuege’s cheek.

That always cold eyebrows softened, and the light-colored lips slightly opened, letting out an extremely soft, contented sigh.

She was supposed to be young and admired, yet heart was cold..

But her heart is moved when she was at an age when most people had already tasted love and then settled down.

“Now, we are officially together,” Zhu Yu declared.

Yuege grabbed her wrist and gently pushed her away.

“I belive you might have some misconceptions about our feelings.” Yuege smiled, the corners of her mouth raised at just the right angle.

In the meantime, Zhe Yu waited in silence.

“I wasn’t in love with you before,” Yuege continued.

“If my actions have caused you to have a misunderstanding… I am sorry.”

Zhu Yu stared at her, “You said that you have loved me since you were young.”

Yuege fidgeted, “That was just a made up line, like an excerpt in the speech book,”

“But when you were young, you did visit me often.” Zhu Yu stubbornly replied.

It wasn’t her!

It was just over a year ago that she came into the Asura Tribe’s during her engagement ceremony, ah!

Yuege’s face was still smiling, “If I really have feelings for you-”

I should have stopped those spoiled brats from bullying you, right?

She didn’t get to say the latter words, otherwise, it would be like stabbing someone’s wound….

Seeing the breath around Zhu Yu’s body gradually sinking cold, Yuege’s heart clenched.

She crossed her heart and closed her eyes, “In short, I’m not going to-”

Be with you!

Do you know what kind of person I really am?

Do you know what I’m thinking underneath my gentle smile?

Do you know where my soul comes from!?

“Give you an answer right now.”

Zhu Yu raised his eyes slightly.

Yuege sighed deeply.

“Let me think about it, give me some time to think about it.”

With that, without looking at Zhu Yu, she silently got up and returned to her room.

She closed the door gently.

1 s3x
2 hahaha the famous Marimite famed scene anyone? “Your ribbon/tie/whatever is crooked”

Author:

Yuege: Wait, when I think about it… When we were little, you don’t love my loli self, right?

Yuege: Are you a loli-

Zhu Yu (bewildered): I don’t say that there was love and admiration back then.

Yuege: Then you should express yourself more clearly, hey (it scared me to death)!

Baby Eel (sits squarely in the middle): the love didn’t exist yet back then, that was when you two were both children, so none of that!

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I love you guys! Thank you all little cuties for the nutrient solutions!

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Yuege: Eh, you don’t know that pair cultivation exists between women?

Also Yuege: Wait, it really exists!?

Zhu Yu: …

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XWT: The obligatory drama scenes. Don’t worry, we’ll get pass this after a few chapters. Ah and yes, the loli Yuege who met loli Zhu Yu back then is our mc, not novel!Yuege. The reason why Zhu Yu is like in the novel is because its novel!Yuege, not our MC.
Ririka: Yuege, you are in THE NILE. Well at least she didn’t reject Zhu Yu now, she just need to face her own true feelings. Also double Asura update, so unexpected. And the style editing is like prev ch cos I accidentally use a numbering on ms word and the stylization ended up fudged. Orz

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