Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

Chapter 342 - 196: Master Makes Shredded Chicken for You Su

"Ah?"

You Su was suddenly asked this question and felt a bit at a loss, momentarily thinking he might have misheard.

’Did he not hear clearly...’

He Shutong gently bit her thin lips, her beautiful figure half-concealed in the water was subtly tense, as if undergoing an extremely difficult psychological build-up.

’He Shutong, wake up!

He’s just your disciple, a child nearly two hundred years younger than you!

This isn’t a woman asking a man if he’s relieved himself recently, this is an elder caring about whether a younger one’s illness has improved...

If you’re bashful, isn’t that trying to cover up? But what do you have to cover up?’

He Shutong’s gaze suddenly became resolute, seemingly throwing away her shy heart, and treating this question as nothing but a serious inquiry:

"I’m asking if you’ve had any release of your Yang Qi recently?"

You Su’s eyes quietly widened, his lips slightly parted; Master’s upright tone made him unable to attempt to evade:

"No..."

"Why not?" He Shutong questioned seriously, "Didn’t your junior sister come up the mountain?"

"This..." You Su was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to explain.

"Was she unwilling?" He Shutong stared at You Su’s nervously interlocked hands.

"No, not at all!" You Su hurried to explain, then in a deflated manner said, "Actually, if I really needed to, junior sister probably wouldn’t refuse me..."

"Then why? You should know that accumulating too much Yang Qi can turn poisonous. Is there anything more important than your body?" He Shutong asked with confusion.

You Su silently sighed upon hearing this:

"I’m just too cowardly... I’ve done something to wrong my junior sister, which has left me with a sense of indebtedness to her, so I don’t dare to be too close. I even fear telling her about my condition, afraid she might think I’m only interested in her Yin Qi and not truly seeing her as a Dao companion. Actually, I wish to spend more time together, wait for junior sister to slowly get accustomed to Lotus Peak before trying. Such dual cultivation might feel more natural."

Even He Shutong didn’t know why, but after hearing You Su’s explanation, her heart ached.

This blind man cherished those around him so much that he acted with such caution.

He’d rather endure the discomfort of Yang Qi to protect the girl’s feelings; is he really that afraid of losing...

"What exactly did you do to wrong her?" He Shutong couldn’t help her curiosity.

You Su slightly raised his head; this was the first time Master asked about his private matters.

He didn’t feel offended, but rather delighted, as this showed Master genuinely cared for him, much like a close and insightful female elder.

"I had entanglements at Jade Ring Pool with Ji Xueruo, Clan Leader of the Snake Race. And Ji Xueruo is my junior sister’s own sister..."

After speaking, You Su lowered his head, seeming to await criticism from He Shutong.

He Shutong was slightly shocked; so the relief he found at Jade Ring Pool was actually due to dual cultivation with that extraordinarily talented Snake Race Clan Leader?

She had always guessed it was a concubine offered by Jade Ring Pool...

Looking at You Su with a complex expression, He Shutong finally understood the reason You Su dared not openly express his love.

After all, they are sisters... even in the celestial realm, that’s a remarkable situation.

Moreover, she knew that neither of these sisters was easy to deal with. Caught between them, You Su must be in a complicated and inexpressible situation.

Noticing Master’s prolonged silence, You Su feared she was disappointed in him and cautiously asked:

"Master, am I... really that bad?"

"Why would you think of yourself that way?" He Shutong asked perplexed.

"I like more than one girl at the same time..."

"But has your affection for your junior sister diminished in the least because of her sister’s appearance?"

"Definitely not!" You Su answered quickly.

He Shutong fell into silence for a while and then said softly:

"Actually, you are greedier than you think. In the Mortal Realm, it’s common for the powerful and influential to have many wives and concubines; in the Cultivation Realm, the focus and allocation of resources like Dao partners, wealth, companions, and land are sometimes even more severe than the mundane world. Yet, this often represents an attachment to strength, you are not satisfied with this; you not only want them as yours, but you’re also worried their hearts aren’t yours. This is where your distress originates."

She stood at a different perspective from You Su; he would feel guilty for not being able to equally respond to the feelings of junior sister and Ji Xueruo. But as You Su’s Master, having also studied the concepts from the Hehuan Sect, she naturally held an open attitude towards the number of You Su’s Dao companions. Hence, she saw things much more clearly than You Su himself.

You Su looked in amazement at He Shutong through the mist; he never expected Master to analyze him so deeply.

"Master... is right. I’m very afraid they’ll leave me, because I feel it’s not fair to them... Before reuniting with my junior sister, I even greedily wished not to give up on any of them. But after truly seeing junior sister, I realized the harm it caused her. Consequently, I’ve always been cautious, caught in continuous internal conflict."

These words from You Su were truly heartfelt, as he almost laid bare his heart for He Shutong to see.

"I actually think what you’re doing isn’t fair," He Shutong suddenly said.

"Please teach me, Master."

You Su suddenly folded his hands earnestly in salute.

’It turns out, beyond career, even in emotions, I can help You Su...’

Gazing at the youth depending on her, He Shutong felt warmth in her heart, silently acknowledging this was being a competent Master, truly living up to being a ’mother’ for life, having once been a teacher...