These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

The other one... is Sect Leader Ran Xinxue, right?

Xu Qing remained calm and nodded under the control of the other person's hand.

So Wei Tu let go of her hand.

Xu Qing looked at Wei Tu and spoke his first words.

"This is your business and has nothing to do with me."

Wei Tu laughed, and his smile still looked as beautiful as ever, but in Xu Qingtan's eyes it appeared so cunning.

I can no longer feel the gentle and kind senior who led them up the mountain.

"Very clever, indeed very pragmatic. I was right back then, you are the smartest among this group of disciples."

Xu Qingtan did not let his guard down, and in fact, he was ready to counterattack at any moment. The counterattack was not to kill him. Xu Qingtan knew clearly that he could not kill him. His defensive posture may have been seen through by the other party. But if he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to do so.

Conversely, if the other party never intended for you to survive in the first place, then whatever you do will be in vain. The strength is there, and it all depends on their decision.

"I don't know if I'm smart or not... but I know what I should and shouldn't say."

"Yes, young people these days lack that kind of personality. They always think they can do whatever they want just because they have some talent, forgetting who they are. The higher they fly, the harder they fall, don't you think?"

The young man smiled gently.

With her long hair obscuring her face, Xu Qing, who always exuded a somewhat gloomy aura, nodded.

"So you can rest assured that the fact that I'm still alive proves that I know the rules very well."

"That's right, we all know that those who know the rules live longer, but after saying all this, how can I trust you?"

Xu Qingtan frowned as he looked at Wei Tu.

He thought for a moment and decided to say, "If you didn't trust me in the first place, you wouldn't have told me so much. If you ask me how to make me believe you, I don't know how to answer, but you can believe me, this is my promise."

Wei Tu raised his head.

The leaves in front of us did not fall.

"I've heard many people promise to be friends forever, but they'll betray me when the biggest benefit comes along... Promises are inherently time-limited, and I've been talking to you for so long, maybe I'm just waiting for a bargaining chip to appear?"

Seeing the young man speak these words so calmly, Xu Qingtan sensed a sense of crisis.

It seems that the other party's true purpose is finally about to be revealed.

"What leverage do I, a new disciple, have..."

"You have seen my secret, and also the sect leader's secret. So the only thing we can exchange is your secret."

Xu Qing didn't say anything.

Wei Tu squatted down in front of him and said calmly.

"Some things are different from what you think. Although I don't need to explain the reasons to you, I am a kind person..."

Xu Qing found it hard to imagine that a young man who would make a sect leader compromise like this could still claim to be a kind person.

Wei Tu could tell what Xu Qing was thinking just by looking at his eyes, and said with a smile, "Don't listen to her constantly cursing me. She's even more cold to me in front of you, even though I'm already the most outstanding disciple in this sect. Actually, she doesn't hate it at all; she's just used to saying one thing and meaning another."

"..."

Xu Qingtan felt that the adult world was complex, treacherous, and dirty.

How could anyone like this?

Could it be that I still like you?

Even so... you must have had quite a few entanglements with women, right? How can you call yourself kind...?

What does this have to do with you?

Of course, Xu Qingtan wouldn't dare say these things.

He could only tentatively say, "I said... it has nothing to do with me. I don't know what happened between you. I only know that I drank too much tonight, took the wrong turn, and came here in a daze. Then I went back in a daze, and I don't remember anything in between."

Wei Tu smiled broadly.

"Let's exchange secrets instead."

What secrets could I possibly have!

Xu Qing seemed to be getting a little anxious.

Wei Tu was not in a hurry, and said with a gentle smile, "For example, why did you come to Yuanjian Sect as a teenager?"

Xu Qingtan stared blankly at Wei Tu.

Wei Tu blinked at Xu Qingtan and said, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't peep at you while you were bathing or anything. It's just that I knew you were a woman the first time you came up the mountain. There are some things that you can't hide no matter how much you dress up as a man. I happen to be good at observing. Some of the elders probably noticed it too. It's not difficult, but we all chose not to say anything."

"why?"

Xu Qing didn't think she could keep this secret for long, but she didn't expect it to be discovered so quickly.

Wei Tu smiled. "Because we all choose to respect you, as long as you don't do anything to harm the Yuanjian Sect, we'll turn a blind eye. After all, such things are not uncommon in the Immortal Continent. Some do it for convenience, some to avoid enemies, and some because they don't accept their female identity from the bottom of their hearts. So, which one are you?"

Xu Qing squinted.

The eyes hidden in her hair were clear yet sharp, as if they were an innate talent.

"I don't want to be a woman."

She simply said this one sentence.

Wei Tu smiled and nodded, "That's enough. You should also know that as women, there are many fates in this world that are beyond our control, and perhaps you are also disheartened by some things. Similarly, the sect leader is also a woman, and she also has her own helplessness. I hope you understand and don't make things difficult for her."

"You want me to understand her... then wouldn't you become some kind of villain who wrongs others?"

Xu Qing found the man's statement quite strange.

It certainly didn't seem like a legitimate threat.

Wei Tu smiled and nodded.

"Pretty much, but at least what I've done is beneficial to the sect, and everything I've done is the same as yours—using my own strength to protect everything I own. We'll keep this secret for a long time, because if you reveal it too soon, your life in the sect won't be easy, and I might even come after you. Why bother having an enemy like me?"

Xu Qing nodded, but looked at Wei Tu with some hesitation.

"...Is that really enough?"

She still couldn't believe that the boy would let her off so easily.

It seems like he was just revealing a secret that would eventually be exposed.

Wei Tu nodded.

"I told you I'm not a bad person... and I'm good at sympathizing with girls, so that's all I can do."

"You're lying. You almost smashed a woman from the Jade Sparrow Palace to pieces before."

Xu Qingtan spoke with such intense gaze.

Wei Tu looked at Xu Qingtan in surprise, "How do you know so much? Why are you paying so much attention to me?"

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, then became somewhat flustered.

She does have a habit of gathering intelligence; it's an instinct to protect herself. Wei Tu, who has the most obvious sense of crisis, is naturally the center of intelligence. What does that have to do with paying attention to him?

"I... I haven't been paying special attention, it's just that there are just too many rumors about you!"

At that moment, the smiling boy reached out and pinched Xu Qingtan's cheek.

Xu Qingtan stared blankly at Wei Tu, watching him quickly let go and stand up.

I smiled and said to myself.

"I'm ruthless towards bad women, but I cherish good women. So strive to be a good woman." PS: Here it comes! My first bonus chapter of the month!

74 New and old grudges

Then for a long time, Xu Qingtan did not see Wei Tu.

For her, this seems to be something to be thankful for.

She doesn't have any good feelings towards this boy who saw through her secret so early on. To be honest, a man who starts toying with women as soon as he has some power is exactly the type she hates the most.

Whether I like him or not doesn't seem to matter much now, since his strength is undeniable. It's a stroke of luck that I don't provoke him.

It seemed to be the same old routine of cultivation, with days passing by uneventfully.

Xu Qingtan could have maintained a good mindset and completely forgotten some unpleasant things.

But as one day came, everything seemed to change imperceptibly.

The Tianyuan Sword Sect was bustling with activity, as many disciples lined the streets to welcome them.

It was as if they were welcoming some distinguished guest.

Xu Qingtan, as a newly initiated disciple, was naturally among those in the queue, as were Qin Xiaoman and Jiang Yuqi.

The three people were standing together whispering to each other, while Xu Qingtan remained as calm and silent as ever.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a figure walking up the steps.

A startled cry came from beside her.

Wow...what a handsome man.

All three of them looked over.

Several young men and women strolled up the steps.

The young man Qin Xiaoman was referring to was the one in the lead, who was holding a folding fan and was dressed in a bright pink outfit.

She looked almost like a woman, with her hair loose and hanging down in a lazy way, giving off a free and unrestrained vibe. The key was that she was indeed beautiful, attracting the attention of many women.

Unlike Qin Xiaoman's infatuated gaze.

Xu Qingtan, who had remained silent, suddenly had his pupils contract rapidly.

For a moment, her breathing became uneven and began to surge erratically, making it almost impossible for her to calm down.

Especially when the man's gaze casually shifted over, Xu Qingtan immediately lowered his head.

Her hands clenched suddenly inside her sleeves; she had to exert all her strength to suppress the emotions surging within her.