Chapter 92: Wang Qingchu’s Skewed Logic
Mingyan came before Wang Qingchu’s tomb. She still lay quietly in the coffin. Mingyan quickly entered her Qi Sea world.
Wang Qingchu was still sitting by the sea, her arms wrapped around her knees, letting the seawater wet her feet and dress.
Wang Qingchu’s dark hair was blown by the sea breeze of the Qi Sea world. She raised her hand, tucked the hair by her ear, because it was blocking her sight, preventing her from seeing Mingyan.
“Sister,” Mingyan’s heart was a little complicated, but he still walked to Wang Qingchu’s side and sat down.
“Hmm, what’s wrong?” Wang Qingchu chuckled lightly, reached out and gently stroked Mingyan’s face. “My Yan’er seems very troubled. Tell me, what are you troubled about?”
Mingyan raised his hand and placed it on the back of Wang Qingchu’s. Her hand was warm and soft as jade. Her intimacy was so natural that it made one not want to resist at all.
We aren’t really brother and sister, just of the same physique. Yet she is so good to me, so good that it’s as if we were real siblings.
“You should know that Feng Shiyi came with me, right, Sister?” Mingyan collected his scattered thoughts, took a deep breath, and spoke.
“Yes, I saw her. I had observed her before she became an Emperor,” although Wang Qingchu had been in a deep sleep, she would occasionally observe the outside world. “She has been to Yaochi many times before and has a very deep connection with Yaochi.”
“Does she know about your situation, Sister?” Mingyan asked.
“You underestimate a Great Emperor,” Wang Qingchu smiled. “She has been here more than once after becoming an Emperor and knows quite a lot about my situation. After I completely woke up, she even came to ask if I needed her help.”
“In this world, is there anything a Great Emperor doesn’t know?” Mingyan asked curiously.
“Not really. For example, the central abyss on the Yao Guang star. Even a Great Emperor doesn’t know its secrets,” Wang Qingchu shook her head gently. “For example, why the Dark Era wants to invade us, we don’t know that either.”
“Has no Great Emperor ever studied the central abyss?” Mingyan asked. “Does a Great Emperor not dare to go deep into it?”
“With a Great Emperor’s strength, they can naturally go deep into it. But there is nothing in the depths of the central abyss, just a void. The lack of laws in it is even more serious than the other Forbidden Zones. It’s like a ‘meaningless’ place. But this is impossible. Everyone knows that the existence of the central abyss must hide some secret, but no one can find that so-called secret,” Wang Qingchu smiled slightly. “After we have reached our peak, we can also enter the central abyss and will not be affected by it. If you are curious, you can go in and have a look.”
Mingyan thought for a moment and told Wang Qingchu about the conjecture he had because of Huang Feiyan’s words.
“Hmm… the past is untraceable. More than one Great Emperor has sought the true origin of the human and demon races, but history has a gap. Even the most ancient records did not say anything about the time before the human race appeared on the Yao Guang star,” Wang Qingchu shook her head. “But besides the Yao Guang star, there are also humans and demons in other places. They all migrated from the Yao Guang star later. Our two major groups are not uncommon in the universe. If you are interested, you can go and investigate it yourself when the time comes.”
Wang Qingchu had not sought the origin of the human race in her previous life. When she was still young, the Dark Era had erupted. She had spent most of her energy fighting against the invaders from the outer realms. Later, after the Dark Era ended, she was not very interested in such things.
And now, she only cared about one thing, and that was whether Mingyan was living well.
Seeing that his sister didn’t seem to know much about it and wasn’t very interested, Mingyan didn’t ask anymore.
“Sister, did… did my master come to see you before?” Mingyan asked about the important matter.
“Yes, I have seen your master. She is already at the Manifest Saint realm,” Wang Qingchu was a little emotional. “To be able to break through to the Manifest Saint realm under such a strong suppression of the Great Dao, this master of yours was really born in the wrong era…”
“When did Master arrive here?” Mingyan asked.
“About seven days before you came,” Wang Qingchu smiled slightly. “She is indeed qualified to teach you, but her personality is a little cold.”
Seven days? So it was after my master had met me on the sacred mountain?
Even though my master was angry with me, she still came to Yaochi to see my sister? Mingyan was silent for a moment, then his lips curved upwards slightly.
“How do you usually get along with her?” Wang Qingchu’s warm jade-like hand caressed Mingyan’s face, like a spring breeze, brushing over his eyebrows, his cheeks, as she asked in a soft and gentle voice.
“My master and I… just as you said, her personality is on the colder side. Most of the time, she is cold and indifferent. But she is just cold on the outside and warm on the inside. She cares about me very much. So, although she looks a little cold, I like her very much,” Mingyan smiled.
“I can see that,” Wang Qingchu nodded. “It doesn’t matter if she’s a little cold. As long as you like her.”
Mingyan looked at Wang Qingchu. For some reason, he always felt that these words sounded a little subtle.
“Did Master say anything to you, Sister?” Mingyan thought for a moment, but didn’t feel anything was wrong. Then he shook his head, throwing these thoughts to the back of his mind, and asked.
“Say what… your master did hope I would persuade you not to be so impulsive in the future,” Wang Qingchu pinched Mingyan’s cheek and smiled slightly. “You seem to have angered your master?”
Mingyan nodded. “I was originally planning to return to Wind Spirit Moon Shadow this time and tell her about my gains, hoping she would calm down because of this. But it seems we missed each other. She must have already returned to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land by now…”
“So, the next step, you are going back?” Wang Qingchu asked.
Mingyan shook his head. “I plan to investigate some things. Before that, I don’t plan to go back.”
“Oh? Investigate what?” Wang Qingchu was a little surprised to hear this and asked.
Mingyan roughly explained. Wang Qingchu smiled. “I see. Then go and investigate.”
After finishing the matter, Wang Qingchu held Mingyan’s hand, their fingers intertwined, and said warmly, “How long do you plan to stay with me this time?”
“…Sister, there’s actually one more thing… with our relationship, kissing is actually not quite right, is it?” Mingyan was silent for a moment, but still decided to say it. He had been led astray at the beginning because of his sister’s words.
Wang Qingchu paused upon hearing this, then said, “Why is it not right?”
“I heard from others that it’s something only Dao companions or spouses can do…”
“So, I can’t do it?” Wang Qingchu smiled. “Can you tell me the reason?”
“Because… aren’t we family? That’s not how family expresses themselves, right?”
The reason? Mingyan really didn’t know the reason why it wasn’t allowed. But he guessed it might be because it was unfaithful to one’s Dao companion, or against human ethics or something?
“It seems, Yan’er doesn’t actually know why it can’t be done, right?” Wang Qingchu chuckled. “So, who told you that we can’t do this?”
“…Is it not wrong?”
“Of course it’s not wrong. Kissing is indeed more suitable for Dao companions and spouses. With our relationship, it’s naturally not suitable to do such a thing,” Wang Qingchu admitted generously, but she quickly added with a smile, “But that’s in a normal situation. Yan’er, if I say I want to kiss you, will you satisfy me? Satisfy a sister who has been lying in a coffin, waiting for her only family, for who knows how long, a small, insignificant wish?”
Mingyan was stunned upon hearing this.
“You can also refuse. No matter what decision my Yan’er makes, I won’t be angry or have any resentment,” Wang Qingchu tapped Mingyan’s forehead with her finger, a faint blush on her beautiful face. Her mood was obviously very happy. She probably liked spending time with him very much. No matter what they talked about, she would be very happy.
That’s right. Maybe Jade Peony was right. This might not be something that should be done in a normal situation, but what if I did it? Even if it violated something, the one who did it was, after all, a person. A person should adjust this so-called rule appropriately according to their own situation.
My sister has waited for me for so long. And she wants to kiss me, and I won’t allow it? Is that fair to her?
Mingyan gradually understood. When he had talked with his senior sister before, she had just told him her reason for doing so. And now, his sister’s words let him know, even if he was kissed a few times, so what?
Would my senior sister, Feiyan, and my sister lose a piece of flesh if they kissed me a few times?
If not, then if they kissed, they kissed…
“I think, I probably won’t refuse. I don’t want to refuse, because I don’t want you to be sad, Sister,” Mingyan said.
Wang Qingchu lifted Mingyan’s chin with her jade-like hand and said with a grin, “Isn’t that right? Then why do you care so much about the so-called ‘can or cannot’? Who decides the so-called can or cannot? Isn’t it people who judge? The heavenly way and the Great Dao have not said which kind of relationship can kiss. Since it’s decided by people, aren’t you a person yourself? So, you can decide for yourself. If you don’t hate it, then why refuse? Why do you have to think that it’s wrong?”
“But… if others think these things shouldn’t happen, they will look at us with strange eyes, right? I don’t mind, but Sister…”
“Do you think I will care about these things? Yan’er, I’ve said before, I only care about you. If you don’t hate kissing me, and I want to kiss you, then we can kiss,” Wang Qingchu shook her head. “Don’t be swayed by others, Yan’er. Whatever you want to do should be decided by yourself. There is only one situation where I can’t kiss you, and that is when you hate me kissing you. So, do you hate me, Sister?”
“I don’t hate you,” just as Mingyan finished speaking, his mouth was blocked by Wang Qingchu, and he also heard her transmitted voice with a hint of laughter, “Then isn’t that it.”
