"Sister." Xiaoqing walked into the room and saw Bai Suzhen sitting at the table with a gloomy look on her face. She didn't even raise her eyes when she saw her come in. Her heart sank. She walked forward, gently pulled Bai Suzhen's sleeve, and asked carefully, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Bai Suzhen frowned slightly, suddenly shook off Xiaoqing's hand, raised her head, and questioned Xiaoqing angrily: "Qing'er, I asked you to greet Xu Xian, what did you say to him? It's okay if you spoke coldly to him, but how could you say something nonsense to him and tell him that I was engaged to someone? You knew very well that he was the savior I had been looking for. I came down to the world to find him, to repay him for saving my life one thousand seven hundred years ago. Now, because of your nonsense, he has been mad at you and left. How do you want me to repay you now?" Xiaoqing went to the front hall to greet Xu Xian. Bai Suzhen had been listening to their conversation with her mind. She knew everything that happened in the front hall just now. She knew that Xiaoqing had always been impatient and did whatever she wanted, but she couldn't understand why Xiaoqing disliked Xu Xian, a gentleman with a mild temper and well-behaved manners, and why she said nonsense that she was engaged to someone? How could she act so without any sense of propriety
"Sister, are you blaming me?" Xiaoqing had never seen Bai Suzhen so angry before, and she was angry with herself now, because of that pedantic scholar. It turned out that her position in her heart was so low. Xu Xian only saved her once a few lives ago. She had been with her day and night for many days, but she was not as good as her so-called savior. Haha, it was really ironic! Her heart was a little blocked, and she felt a little irritable. Looking at Bai Suzhen steadily, Xiaoqing took a deep breath and said, "Sister, I admit that I really don't have a good impression of Xu Xian, especially knowing that he has delusions about you."
Bai Suzhen was startled and said in surprise: "You mean Xu Xian did this to me..."
"He has fallen in love with you." Xiao Qing said, "Sister, can't you see it?"
Bai Suzhen shook her head and murmured, "How is this possible? I only met him once, how could he be attracted to me?"
"How is it impossible?" Xiaoqing smiled bitterly and laughed at herself in her heart: Not only him, but even I, as a woman, lost my soul when I saw you for the first time, let alone those ordinary people? Looking at Bai Suzhen absentmindedly, Xiaoqing suddenly doubted that she was defeated by Bai Suzhen at the beginning, and found excuses to stay by her side because she was dissatisfied and wanted to find an opportunity to embarrass her? Maybe she didn't even know her own feelings at that time!
"Sister." After calming down, Xiaoqing asked Bai Suzhen solemnly: "I know you owe Xu Xian a favor, but how are you going to repay him? Will you agree to whatever he asks for?"
Bai Suzhen had no idea how to repay Xu Xian for saving her life. She sighed softly and said, "Xu Xian saved my life. If he has any wish, I will do my best to help him achieve it."
"What if his request is a little excessive?" Xiaoqing asked closely.
Bai Suzhen didn't know why Xiaoqing asked such a question, and she couldn't imagine how excessive Xu Xian's request would be. Even if their mortal demands were excessive, they would not be able to meet them with their own cultivation.
"Qing'er, I just said that no matter what Xu Xian's wish is, I will do my best to help him realize it, repay his kindness, and put an end to this worldly affair. You and I can leave here early and practice in peace, hoping to achieve the right result soon. So Qing'er, you shouldn't be too rude to Xu Xian."
Xiao Qing's heart sank, and she blurted out, "I'm afraid his biggest wish now is to be with you. Are you going to marry him?"
Marry Xu Xian? Bai Suzhen was stunned. She had never had such an idea in her mind. Not to mention that she was devoted to Taoism and only wanted to ascend to heaven in broad daylight, and she could not be greedy for the world. Even if she really gave up cultivation one day, she would not marry Xu Xian. After meeting Xu Xian once, she could see that although Xu Xian was kind, he was too weak. She might admire him, but she would never fall in love with him. He was her lifesaver, and she would repay his kindness, but not by promising herself to him. So when she heard Xiaoqing say that Xu Xian might have feelings for her, she was just surprised, and there was no strange feeling in her heart. But if it was really as Xiaoqing said, and Xu Xian really proposed to her, how would she reject him appropriately? Bai Suzhen frowned with a headache. It was just repaying a favor. She didn't expect that it would not be easy to repay Xu Xian after finding him.
Xiaoqing didn't hear Bai Suzhen's answer for a long time, and thought that Bai Suzhen would really consider marrying Xu Xian in order to repay her gratitude. Her heart ached at first, and then she felt irritated. She put her hands on Bai Suzhen's shoulders, and her tone was a little anxious and a little angry: "You will marry Xu Xian, right? In order to repay his damn life-saving grace, you will be willing to lower yourself and marry Xu Xian, a mortal man, right?" The uncertainty and fear in her heart made her gradually lose her composure. The strength in her hands was a little heavier, and Bai Suzhen frowned slightly in pain.
"Qing'er, you hurt me." Bai Suzhen saw Xiaoqing was anxious and angry, and didn't know what she was anxious about or angry about. "Qing'er, what's wrong with you?"
"You can't marry Xu Xian, no! I won't allow it!" Xiao Qing stared at Bai Suzhen and said firmly, "I won't let him take you away from me."
Bai Suzhen looked at Xiaoqing with amusement, feeling that she seemed a little strange today. She looked domineering, as if Xu Xian wanted to fight with her for something. She sighed faintly, wanting to tell Xiaoqing that she would not marry Xu Xian. Just as she opened her red lips and before she could say anything, she saw a flash of determination in Xiaoqing's eyes. The next moment, she suddenly leaned over and kissed her lips domineeringly. Bai Suzhen's body trembled, and her mind went blank for a moment. The next moment, she came back to her senses in time. She pushed Xiaoqing away violently, staggered to the side, and stared at Xiaoqing in shock and amazement: "Qing'er, what are you doing?"
"Sister, you are mine, I like you, please don't marry Xu Xian, okay?" Xiaoqing wanted to get closer to Bai Suzhen, but Bai Suzhen stepped back and said coldly, "Don't come over!"
Xiaoqing's body froze. Looking at Bai Suzhen's defensive face, she felt bitter in her heart. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "Sister, I'm sorry. I was wrong just now." She glanced at Bai Suzhen cautiously, bit her lip, and mustered up the courage to say, "But I didn't mean to offend you. I just... I just like you. Can you forgive me?"
Bai Suzhen's heart was in a mess. Xiaoqing suddenly kissed her and said she liked her. She was shocked and unbelievable. How could Xiaoqing like her? She was obviously a woman. She didn't know how to reply to her, let alone how to face her. She turned away without looking at Xiaoqing. She just said coldly: "Qing'er, you go down first. I want to be alone."
"Sister, I—"
"Get out!" Bai Suzhen's voice turned cold.
Xiaoqing's heart sank, as if she had fallen into an icy cave. She took a few steps back, nodded, and said sadly, "Okay, if you don't want to see me, I'll leave." She turned around and rushed out of the room without looking back.