Chapter 496 - 256: Peaceful and Happy Days
"Mr. You, are you busy?"
He Kongyue lay on the bed adorned with silver threads and golden embroidery, her gaze softly focused on the Xuanji Order in her hand.
Her long hair fell casually over the pillow, smooth like water, complementing her heroic visage.
You Su did not immediately respond, causing her to furrow her dark brows slightly, with a hint of anxiety and anticipation between them.
He probably won’t leave messages unanswered all night again...
Suddenly, the Xuanji Order vibrated lightly, a glimpse of joy flashed in He Kongyue’s eyes as she quickly connected to the Profound Qi.
"Mr. He, I’m here, is your father feeling better?"
"Much better, thanks to the poem you gave him, he’s found more will to live."
"It’s nothing, if your father likes it, I actually have several more poems memorializing departed wives."
"Could you be a reincarnation of a poetry immortal?"
"They’re all hearsay, not my own creations. I can recite them for you, Mr. He, and you can transcribe them as you please."
He Kongyue still found it a bit strange, even if some hermit scholar’s works not passed down were coincidentally known by You Su, they shouldn’t all concentrate in one person.
There must be some undiscovered secrets on You Su, yet she had no desire to uncover them. She knew not those who wrote the poems, only that they were given to her by You Su.
"No need for now, this ’Ten Years of Separation’ is enough for my father to ponder over for a long time. If you wish to offer more poems, you can come to my house and present them personally. My father specifically instructed me to invite you to visit the He Family more often."
"I’ll definitely visit when I have the chance."
You Su had indeed intended to do so, forming a good relationship with the master’s father offered him no reason to refuse.
"How about tomorrow?!"
He Kongyue blurted out without hesitation.
But as soon as she spoke, she regretted it, having just parted with him the day before yesterday from the Spirit Void Mountain Range and now she wanted to see him every day. Would that annoy You Su?
Before You Su could reply, He Kongyue hastily added:
"Wait, it seems I can’t tomorrow, I have something to do..."
He Kongyue nervously bit her lower lip, feeling foolish for talking to herself like this.
"Then let’s wait until Mr. He has time, proximity is in our favor after all."
Seeing You Su’s response, He Kongyue felt a slight tinge of disappointment, but he was right, the future held plenty of opportunities, there was no need to rush.
"Whenever you want to visit, just let me know in advance."
The phrase "the doors of the He Family are always open for you" was something He Kongyue ultimately couldn’t bring herself to say.
"By the way, Mr. He, you haven’t told me your speculation about Mr. Chengying’s abilities."
A blush emerged on He Kongyue’s fair face as she realized she’d been solely chatting about trivial matters and forgot the main topic.
"Before discussing that, let me ask you a question."
"Please, Mr. He, go ahead."
"I have apprenticed under Mr. Chengying, and technically, I am her disciple. Being a disciple of evil is akin to being evil itself, so why do you regard me as an ordinary person?"
"Naturally, because Venerable Jiyuan has already examined you, and you were found entirely innocent."
He Kongyue knew this was just an excuse, "But Miss Tiao clearly told me that even before Venerable Jiyuan examined me, you went out of your way to defend me. Weren’t you afraid I might be evil, leaving you accused of harboring evil?"
This question seemed to stump You Su, after a moment’s pause, You Su finally replied:
"Whether someone is evil, I do not know. But I do know that Mr. He is my friend, and I ought to protect you. Even if you were truly a disciple of evil, I would not stand idly by."
He Kongyue stared in astonishment at the words appearing in her Sea of Consciousness, feeling an inexplicable joy. She hid this joy well and responded:
"Mr. You shouldn’t think that way, evil is evil and people are people, they must not be confused. You judge people by closeness rather than righteousness, which is a dangerous and obsessive notion. One wrong move, and you could fall into evil yourself."
"Do you think I shouldn’t help you? If our roles were reversed, wouldn’t you protect me either?"
This paralyzed He Kongyue’s response, she was the one being protected, so what right did she have to say others shouldn’t protect her?
"Of course, I would protect you as well."
While He Kongyue used her Divine Sense to send these words, she felt her cheeks flush a little.
"Then it stands, You Su is just an ordinary person who understands this as human nature."
He Kongyue had to sigh softly, how could You Su, destined for high positions, controlling others’ fates with a mere gesture, afford to act on familial instincts instead of reasoning?
Seeing her advice was ineffective, He Kongyue had to switch topics:
"I believe you’ve noticed, after apprenticing under Mr. Chengying, it’s as if I’ve formed a peculiar bond with her. Her pain is my pain, her wound is my wound, and I can even feel her inner suffering. I think, this is the power she gained after succumbing to evil."
After sending this message, there was a brief silence. You Su seemed to be lost in thought.
"Could this be some kind of mental connection? But such an ability seems quite trivial."
"Perhaps trivial to us, but not to Mr. Chengying."
"What do you mean?"
"A thousand years ago, people discovered the Divine Radiance Stone. Its presence on the coast significantly reduced the number of evils on the Five Continents. Though it brought peace, it also made it harder for cultivators from the Five Continents to study evils."
"But Mr. Chengying was an evil from a thousand years ago; are you saying she possesses significant research value?"
"Correct, and what is Mr. Chengying’s greatest obsession?"