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Chapter 38 - What’s With This Forced Misunderstanding Plot?
Chapter 38 - What’s With This Forced Misunderstanding Plot?
Chapter 38 - What’s With This Forced Misunderstanding Plot?
Chapter 38 : What’s With This Forced Misunderstanding Plot?
“A person without spiritual roots achieving Qi Gathering in their lifetime is already quite impressive. It’s absolutely impossible to do so in just one day, let alone reach the Qi Gathering realm directly.”
Elder Qingyan was firm in his disbelief that Ye Xuan could have cultivated to the Qi Gathering stage within a single day. He viewed Yu Ling’er’s claim as nothing short of a miracle, an utter impossibility.
Even when his own daughter, who had never lied before, told him this, Elder Qingyan refused to believe it. His gaze landed skeptically on Ye Xuan. It seemed to him that Yu Ling’er was using this clumsy lie to make him pay more attention to Ye Xuan. ‘What a cunning plan,’ he thought, ‘No wonder he topped the entrance exam. With such scheming, it’s hard not to be first. But does he really think he can fool me with such a ploy?’
Elder Qingyan confronted Ye Xuan directly: “Ye Xuan, did you manipulate Ling’er into lying for you?”
“Father, what are you talking about?!” Yu Ling’er immediately protested, “I’m not lying for Brother Ye Xuan. He really has reached the Qi Gathering stage. You can see for yourself!”
Yu Ling’er, already having a complicated relationship with Ye Xuan, couldn’t let her father’s relationship with Ye Xuan sour as well. Ye Xuan was the kind of person who remembered both good and bad deeds.
Since she hadn’t treated him well upon their first meeting, he already harbored resentment against her. Even if she begged for forgiveness, he wouldn’t forgive her. Now, Ye Xuan only spoke to her and acknowledged her father as a master out of necessity, but winning his true trust seemed an almost impossible task.
Realizing this, Yu Ling’er glanced at Ye Xuan and noticed his eyes no longer held the respect due to a master when looking at her father.
Yu Ling’er sighed inwardly. Ye Xuan’s character was such that if someone treated him well, as she did in her previous life, he would cherish them for a lifetime, enduring any hardship without regret.
But in this life, where she had been harsh to him, even if he liked her in his heart, he wouldn’t show her any affection. To dissolve the resentment in his heart, she knew she had to make more efforts, showing him her true feelings as soon as possible.
“Is that so?” Elder Qingyan snorted coldly at Ye Xuan, “Ye Xuan, tell me yourself, have you really reached the Qi Gathering stage? If you dare to deceive me, I will not forgive you.”
Ye Xuan couldn’t possibly have reached the Qi Gathering stage in such a short time. It was simply not feasible in cultivation.
“Master, I don’t know what Qi Gathering is… so I can’t claim that I have reached that stage,” Ye Xuan responded, “It was Sister Yu Ling who said that I had reached the Qi Gathering stage…”
Yu Ling’er nodded in agreement with what Ye Xuan said. Ye Xuan indeed did not know how to differentiate his cultivation level.
However, Elder Qingyan’s eyebrows raised at this response. ‘So he is afraid now?’ he thought. ‘I thought he was bold enough to manipulate my daughter, but it turns out he is shameless enough to do but not admit it. It seems his talent for cultivation isn’t the only thing lacking; his character isn’t great either.’
Elder Qingyan concluded this based on his own judgment. In his eyes, Ye Xuan had used some unknown method to gain Yu Ling’er’s favor and had her speak on his behalf, claiming his cultivation was impressive.
This, in turn, would make Elder Qingyan take notice of him. What he didn’t expect was for Yu Ling’er, who was too innocent to lie, to come up with such an outrageous lie about Ye Xuan reaching the Qi Gathering stage. This explained why she suddenly came up with such an unbelievable lie for Ye Xuan.
“But…” Ye Xuan was about to say that although he wasn’t sure if he had reached the Qi Gathering stage, he could demonstrate his current cultivation level to Elder Qingyan for him to judge.
“Enough, no more!” Elder Qingyan interrupted Ye Xuan, saying, “Although you don’t have spiritual roots for cultivation, since you are my disciple, I won’t withhold the cultivation resources you deserve. Your training resources will be provided in full.”
His icy gaze fixed on Ye Xuan, “But don’t take me for a fool. I can see through your little schemes. Yu Ling is still naive, and you’ve taken advantage of that. With such cunning, how can you hope to become an immortal? Hmph, from now on, your senior brother will guide your cultivation!”
“Uh…” Ye Xuan was taken aback. ‘Really, Master, such a forced misunderstanding? Can’t you let me finish explaining? Do you think you are a romance novel heroine? If you don’t want to listen, fine, I don’t want to talk anymore, hmph!’
“Uh…” Yu Ling’er was also stunned. She knew her father was somewhat biased against Ye Xuan, but she didn’t expect it to be to this extent. He’d rather believe Ye Xuan had deceived her into speaking well of him than believe Ye Xuan had truly reached the Qi Gathering stage.
Now, Ye Xuan had shown his exceptional cultivation abilities, yet her father refused to believe it and even scolded Ye Xuan for it. Knowing Ye Xuan’s character, she doubted he would tolerate such unfair treatment.
‘Oh no, what should I do now?’ For a moment, Yu Ling’er panicked.
Only now did she realize she had been too presumptuous. She had witnessed Ye Xuan’s cultivation abilities and still found it hard to believe, let alone her father who hadn’t seen it himself. He would certainly not believe it and consider Ye Xuan’s explanation as mere excuses.
‘Great, I intended to impress my father with Ye Xuan’s talents, but now I’ve only made him offend Ye Xuan. What to do? If this goes on, Ye Xuan will surely hold a grudge against my father. It will only become harder for me to improve our relationship. Maybe… it’s time to make a decision…’ With that thought, Yu Ling’er silently made up her mind.