BXBX NOVEL Chapter 204 - 203: Truth, Lies, Praise
Aguna decided to depart with Qin Luan and others to roam the Nine Provinces.
Before leaving, she went to say goodbye to her parents, only to find her father kneeling at the entrance of the house, head bowed, as if he had done something wrong.
“Dad, why are you kneeling at the gate? Why don’t you come in?” she asked.
“Your mother, without any reason, got angry suddenly. She commanded me to roll out of the house. She said I can’t come back in unless I accept my mistakes,” he answered.
The High Priest’s wife was also at the Nascent Soul stage, and her combat abilities were recognized as the best among the Gu Clan.
Confronted with such a domineering wife, the High Priest had no choice but to respectfully leave.
“Did you say something to Mom?” Aguna couldn’t understand. In her impression, her parents were very affectionate towards each other and never quarreled. Why would this happen today…
“The Human Emperor Jiang Li once mentioned, women dislike hearing the truth, so never speak the truth to them. So, when I got home, I said the exact opposite of what I genuinely wanted to say. I told your mother she was the ugliest woman I’ve ever seen and that marrying her was the worst tragedy of my life. I deeply regret it.”
Aguna was silent.
“Don’t worry. Jiang Li must have anticipated this scenario. This is his test for me.” The High Priest was kneeling on the ground, full of confidence.
The High Priest of the Gu Clan is selected through the Gu Immortal Secret Realm, and the selection criteria have always been a mystery for the Gu Clan.
Aguna suddenly realized the criteria for selecting the High Priest.
There is a legend that the Gu Immortal acts impulsively because she once fell for a sweet-talking male. The man deceived her terribly, causing the Gu Immortal to remain heartbroken for thousands of years.
Aguna guessed that because of this, the Gu Immortal set up a secret realm, established selection criteria, and chose the man with the lowest emotional intelligence among the Gu Clan to face the Gu Immortal.
This way, the Gu Immortal wouldn’t have to worry about being deceived by a smooth talker again.
Although the High Priest doesn’t have to face the Gu Immortal now, the criteria for selecting the High Priest never changed. That’s why Aguna’s father was chosen as the High Priest.
“So, women don’t like hearing the truth,” Qin Luan nodded, indicating he learned something new.
Seeing this, Song Ying, panicked, quickly held Qin Luan’s face between her palms and said seriously, “Listen, I know you admire Jiang Li, but you can’t just copy everything he does. Jiang Li also taught at the Great Zhou Dynasty Family Academy, saying that authority shouldn’t be trusted blindly.”
Qin Luan’s emotional intelligence was already very low. If he were to learn everything from Jiang Li, establishing a relationship with Qin Luan seemed more and more unlikely for Song Ying!
“So you’re saying women do like hearing the truth?” Qin Luan asked, confused.
“Of course, as women, we naturally like hearing men speak their true feelings,” Song Ying said shyly, full of implications, “For example, if I ask you, who do you think is the most beautiful amongst the women around you?”
Qin Luan answered truthfully, “Recently, a white fox girl has been appearing in my dreams. She is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”
Somehow, lately, Qin Luan’s dreams had been visited by a majestic, fluffy-eared, and tailed, beautiful white fox girl.
In the dream, the white fox girl earnestly guided Qin Luan, pointing out the inadequacies in his recent cultivation methods, where he needed improvements, and what his strengths were.
The white fox girl’s cultivation level and insights were quite extraordinary, and she even practiced with Qin Luan. Qin Luan’s combat experience was rapidly advancing during these dreams.
Song Ying was nearly fuming out of irritation.
Where did this fox vixen come from, trying to steal my man?
The little white fox sat steadily on top of Qin Luan’s head, staring innocently at Song Ying with its big eyes.
What harm could a little fox possibly do?
“Then you could just lie,” Song Ying said, disheartened.
“Song Ying, I love you,” he said.
Song Ying was overjoyed, her eyes sparkling, her realm showing signs of breakthrough.
With a trembling voice, she asked, “Really?!”
Qin Luan looked weirdly at the excited Song Ying: “Of course, it’s not. Isn’t this what you asked me for — to lie?”
Song Ying wished that her cultivation level was as high as Qin Luan’s, so she could pin Qin Luan to the ground and give him a good beating.
Aguna, who was standing by, remained silent. Did she make her decision to like Qin Luan too early?
“So, do you want me to tell the truth or to lie?” Qin Luan was utterly confused, thanks to Song Ying’s repeated surprising reactions.
Now, even Song Ying wasn’t sure whether women preferred hearing the truth or lies.
“Actually, what women really like to hear is neither the truth nor lies but flattering remarks,” Yuan Wuxing, being more experienced, cleared up the misunderstanding.
Seeing his disciple’s slow comprehension, Yuan Wuxing was beyond patient. He wondered when Qin Luan would start dating. After all, not having a love life would disrupt cultivation!
Yuan Wuxing felt that Qin Luan’s cultivation speed was so fast that he would catch up to him soon.
This won’t work. Let the master carry the burden of being the Human Emperor, while you should focus on having romantic relationships and building a harem.
Qin Luan finally understood. Women like to hear compliments.
“Song Ying, of all the women I have seen, you are the strongest. You will definitely be the biggest obstacle on my journey to becoming the Human
Emperor!”
Qin Luan thought this was the best compliment for Song Ying.
As a cultivator, who doesn’t want to grow stronger and become the Human Emperor?
Hence, his remark essentially praised Song Ying as terribly powerful.
She must be very pleased.
Yuan Wuxing held his forehead, conceding that relying on Qin Luan to start a love life is impossible. He decided it would be more reliable to focus on his cultivation and break into the Divinity Transformation Stage as quickly as possible, and compete for the title of Human Emperor with an absolute cultivation advantage.
“Thank you for your guidance, brother Jiang,” Mu, the leader, said, feeling that he had gained quite a bit from Jiang Li’s advice.
He secretly resolved that after dealing with the matter of the demon cultivators, he would use all the knowledge he learned from brother Jiang to pursue Ayisu.
Look forward to my wedding toast, my colleagues!
Mu, the leader, was filled with confidence.
[Task issued: The Feiyun Commerce Association is hosting an auction. You obtained plenty of Spirit Stones from the Gu Immortal Secret Realm, which presents a perfect opportunity for you to equip yourself. At the auction, you and an Aristocratic Disciple took a liking to the same item. The Aristocratic Disciple did not compete with you, causing them to lose face. Thus, they held a grudge, planning to teach you a lesson after the auction is over. Please win the fight against this Aristocratic Disciple and his followers]
[This task cannot be abandoned.]
[Task Reward: A collection of swordplay, insights of a cultivator in the Body
Integration Realm, and one hundred superior spirit stones]
Earlier, the system had issued a mission for Jiang Li to enter the Gu Immortal Secret Realm and reach the very end.
As the mission stated, [You are discouraged from giving up this mission], Jiang Li chose to give up.
This is why Jiang Li asked the High Priest if someone else managed to reach the end again, would they receive a Love Gu as a reward. The High Priest mentioned that the most outstanding woman of the generations of Gu Clan before them was still there.
The generations before the Gu Clan happened to be five hundred years prior.
It seemed that the most outstanding woman from the very previous generation of the Gu Clan would have an ambiguous relationship with him in the system timeline.
As the Gu Clan didn’t have the Divinity Transformation Stage, the fact that the woman managed to survive till the present indicated that she was at the Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, she had taken a Lifespan Extension Pill at least once.
Jiang Li already saw the woman from the window once. She was now an old, decrepit woman.
Jiang Li didn’t choose to see the woman he was supposed to have a relationship with. Instead, he left a few Lifespan Extension Pills for the High Priest to give to the woman and left the Gu Clan.
“The past cannot be changed,” Jiang Li sighed..