After a while, Su Feiyao was once again in that familiar private room.
The gentle girl with cyan hair braided into a side braid nervously twisted her braid.
As soon as Su Feiyao had finished pouring her tea, she quickly picked up the cup and drained it in one gulp.
“Daoist Su, I’m here to ask about me and my lover.”
“No rush, Fairy Lin.”
Su Feiyao gracefully sat down across from her, softly soothing her agitated emotions.
“Today’s commission is about your belief that your lover’s personality suddenly changed and she no longer seems close to you. Am I correct?”
“Yes, that’s right. Xiao Li suddenly became somewhat averse to being close to me. We were still very intimate when we communicated using the Voice Transmission Talisman before, and we only just managed to meet again after so long.”
Lin Qianqian spoke quickly, her voice growing softer.
“I-I suspect I might have done something to upset her, so I came to ask for advice.”
“Fairy Lin, please don’t fall into self-doubt.”
Su Feiyao comforted her gently.
“Why not tell this humble one the whole story, and then I can analyze it for you.”
“Mm… Alright…”
Lin Qianqian took a deep breath and began to speak slowly.
“My lover Xiao Li and I rarely see each other because she’s very busy. Most of the time, we communicate with Voice Transmission Talismans.”
“But even so, she loves me very much.”
She added.
“Earlier, I told Xiao Li that I was coming to the South Sea. Somehow, she seemed very interested in the South Sea Secret Realm.”
“Then about a month ago, she suddenly said she wanted to come see me. And yesterday, she arrived…”
Yesterday, in front of an unremarkable small courtyard in Yuxin City.
The spring rain in the South Sea came down hard and fast, accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A graceful figure holding an oil-paper umbrella with green bamboo patterns stopped in front of the house.
“Mm… This should be the place.”
Lin Qianqian lifted the umbrella slightly, looked at the simple wooden door of the small courtyard, and raised her hand to knock.
“Xiao Li, it’s me, Qianqian! I’m here to see you!”
The girl’s voice was soft and sweet, tinged with joy.
With a creak, the door opened.
The courtyard gate swung open, and a slightly slender girl wrapped in a black robe came out to greet her.
She had short, dark purple hair with a slanted fringe that covered the right half of her face, the remaining strands falling neatly against her cheeks.
The one exposed eye had a clear amethyst-colored iris, its tip slightly upturned.
A silver earring dangled from her ear, swaying gently with her movements.
“Xiao Li, long time no see!”
Seeing her, Lin Qianqian greeted her warmly.
“Mm, long time no see. Come in first.”
The purple-haired girl named Xiao Li smiled at her and led her into the courtyard.
As soon as she entered the room, Lin Qianqian casually stored her oil-paper umbrella in her storage pouch and was about to throw herself at the purple-haired girl.
“Xiao Li, I missed you so much!”
“Wait, don’t touch me.”
A trace of disgust flashed in Xiao Li’s eyes as she quickly moved away, not letting Lin Qianqian touch her.
“Xiao… Li…?”
“Uh… I mean, I have rainwater on me. If you hug me, you’ll get wet.”
Faced with a stunned Lin Qianqian, the purple-haired girl explained.
“Oh, oh…”
Lin Qianqian nodded blankly. Although she felt her lover seemed a bit different from usual, she didn’t say anything.
“Speaking of that, Qianqian…”
Xiao Li turned to face her, her purple eye not covered by her fringe gleaming unusually bright.
“I heard that entering this South Sea Secret Realm requires a recommendation from a disciple of a Righteous Sect. I’m not familiar with anyone here.”
“Could you do me a favor and get me a quota for the Secret Realm?”
“Of course, that’s not a difficult matter.”
Lin Qianqian naturally nodded in agreement, then tried to get close to her lover again.
“Xiao Li, we—”
“Thank you, Qianqian. Let’s stop here for today. I just arrived in the South Sea. The journey was long, and I’m a bit tired.”
The purple-haired girl skillfully avoided her once more, yawned, and seemed weary.
“I’m very tired today and want to rest. Let’s talk another day.”
“Ah…? Alright…”
Lin Qianqian nodded dejectedly.
“Do you need me to stay and look after you?”
“No need.”
With that, the purple-haired girl gently pushed her out.
“I can take care of myself. Goodbye, Qianqian.”
“Remember to get my Secret Realm quota sorted.”
After being apart from her lover for so long, that was the last sentence Lin Qianqian heard from her after their reunion.
The wooden door slammed shut in front of her face, leaving Lin Qianqian alone, holding her umbrella as she walked into the pouring rain.
“That’s what happened yesterday…”
Lin Qianqian lowered her head, finished recounting the events sadly, then looked up at Su Feiyao for help.
“Daoist Su, did I do something wrong? Xiao Li wasn’t like this before. Did I upset her?”
“This…”
The fox-eared girl’s brows furrowed slightly.
Reuniting with a lover after a long separation, and the only thing she cared about was the quota for the Secret Realm…?
How did it feel like this Xiao Li was only after that Secret Realm quota?
To be safe, she probed cautiously.
“Fairy Lin, since you say you and your lover don’t meet often, how did you two meet and fall in love?”
“Ah, this…”
Asked about this topic, Lin Qianqian clearly felt embarrassed. A shy and happy smile appeared on her face.
“After my ex-girlfriend tricked me out of my salary and broke up with me, I was crying in a tavern. Then Xiao Li came up to me and comforted me…”
“She said she fell in love with me at first sight and started pursuing me.”
“Later, after we went out together a few times, we got together quickly, hehe…”
Lin Qianqian smiled happily, then sighed.
“But unfortunately, she’s always busy afterward. We’re together very rarely, sigh…”
Su Feiyao listened in speechless shock.
“…Um, Fairy Lin, there’s something this humble one doesn’t know if she should say.”
“Are you perhaps the type who often gets tricked out of love and money?”
She probed tactfully.
“I-I do often get told that… For example, Daoist Friend Qu from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion…”
Lin Qianqian nodded and admitted a little sheepishly.
“Then do you think this Xiao Li might also be a bit strange? This humble one thinks the problem might not be with you.”
Su Feiyao hinted again subtly.
“You mean Xiao Li is also one of those bad women who trick people out of money?”
Lin Qianqian was startled, then immediately retorted.
“Xiao Li is different! She’s not that kind of bad woman!”
Su Feiyao felt she had nothing left to say.
Ah, occasionally there are guests who won’t listen to reason.
“Fairy Lin, you came to the Hehuan Sect seeking advice. After hearing your story, this humble one’s suggestion is this—”
“Before you suffer a major loss of property, break up with your lover as soon as possible.”
Su Feiyao sighed.
“This consultation is free. Whether you accept it or not, this is my advice.”
Lin Qianqian was silent for a moment, then stood up with a sob and ran straight out.
“I don’t believe what you say! Xiao Li is not a bad woman at all!”
“I see that the consultations of your Hehuan Sect are just this kind of sloppy level!”
Before she finished speaking, she had already run far away, leaving Su Feiyao staring silently at her disappearing back.
Ah, infatuated people. In the end, they have to pay the price for their infatuation.
She shook her head helplessly.
After she suffers a loss, she’ll understand how right my advice today was, and how irrational it is to entrust one’s feelings to someone unworthy, won’t she?
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