Being Each Other's Cats

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Back on his own Transient Peak, Qin Yi plopped down in his meditation room, feeling somewhat exhausted.

It was also a slight sense of relief that the matter of the Immortal Palace Dao Debate had come to an end, even though I knew there would be more to come from Heavenly Mystery Child's side.

Getting involved in the Immortal Palace Surveillance is something Qin Yi absolutely doesn't want to do, but for now, having this trivial matter as a pretext might be useful in certain situations. Let alone the Immortal Palace Surveillance, he wouldn't even stay long at the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect; he had already written "Passerby" on his mountain peak, which meant he had already made his stance clear, and Ju Yunxiu tacitly agreed to this.

His cultivation was ultimately the traditional Immortal Dao, quite different from the path of immortals who were obsessed with something. It was merely used as a method for understanding and transcending the world through analogy; it was about learning skills rather than seeking the Dao. Once he reached a certain level, continuing to stay here would actually hinder his growth.

But no matter where they go out to seek the Dao or to gain experience, the sect they belong to in their hearts is still here.

The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace is somewhat "evil," but overall it's still righteous and doesn't conflict much with my values. Most of the eccentric people there are actually quite lovable. Ju Yunxiu, she's been incredibly kind to me, generously sharing all the sect's secret techniques without reservation, and even letting me explore my master's tomb. What more could I ask for?

The place where I once had no sense of belonging has gradually become a place of belonging and affection for me because of Ju Yunxiu and my familiarity and recognition with some of my fellow disciples.

That is the indelible mark of my alma mater, no matter where I go.

Does this still qualify as a "passerby"? It seems not really.

Even if you can't just be a passerby, if you have something to hold onto in your heart, like Southern Li, you'll definitely have to go back sooner or later.

Perhaps as time goes by, the "sense of being from another world" will disappear, and they will become people from another world completely.

After all, I've been here for over a year now, and I'm getting more and more used to everything.

"Hey." Liusu jumped off the Wolf Tooth Club, turned around in front of him for a while, and laughed, "What's going on between you and your Senior Sister?"

"My Senior Sister is a lonely person. She wants someone to be with her, and she likes me to be with her, but she seems... unwilling to let the relationship change. It doesn't seem to have reached that point yet."

"Tsk... And you?"

"I don't know. Bangbang, actually I have Qing Jun. I was a bit annoyed by Minghe's grand words and her distance from me. I shouldn't have been flirting with other girls. But Bangbang, if I stay with my Senior Sister like this, sooner or later I'll find it hard to let go, or one day I might not be able to resist and actually pursue her. Would I become a jerk then?"

"You've never started a relationship only to abandon it, so how can you be considered scum?" Liusu looked at him strangely for a long time. "How did you develop this subconscious belief that you shouldn't flirt with other girls after having Qing Jun? I've seen you show this before, but I didn't pay much attention, thinking it was because your First Love was unforgettable. Now I see it's a matter of values. What kind of strange culture exists in your world?"

"Hmm? A strange trend? Isn't this just common sense?"

"In my time, only the strong were respected. Regardless of gender, as long as you were strong enough, you could have whatever you wanted, and it was perfectly natural for you to be surrounded by many members of the opposite sex, just as female monkeys would only belong to the strongest alpha male. Unless it was a kind of cultivation that abstained from sex and desire, but even that kind of cultivation had its own needs, such as possessing more treasures and resources than others. Isn't that the way of nature?"

"You're Savage Wilderness era, so that's a monkey!"

"Pah! Isn't that the case nowadays?" Liusu looked at him with increasing curiosity. "You've been seeing Li Qingjun for so long, can't you see that Li Qingjun's completely used to this? Her father has so many Imperial Concubine, five hundred virgins, and so on, he can spout off about them at will. Even Li Qinglin, whose mind isn't really on women, has several concubines. In Li Qingjun's eyes, isn't this perfectly normal? What are you thinking?"

"Uh..." Qin Yi scratched his head, not knowing how to say it for a moment.

It seems that my Senior Sister didn't comment on his relationship. Even if she was reluctant to take things further, it wasn't because she knew he had a girlfriend.

It seems like nobody else took it seriously... except for me.

Their ideologies are completely different. In Liusu's eyes, a scumbag is someone who "starts a relationship and then abandons it," not someone who has had many women.

"Um..." Qin Yi asked, "Suppose, I mean suppose, if you were a woman, and your man brought another woman home, how would you feel?"

Liusu Su laughed a few times, then put on a stern face. "I'll smash his dog head in."

"..." Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. "Isn't this a double standard?"

"No, that's because nobody's better than me. If I had a partner, he'd just be subservient to me. Want other women to try their luck? Fine, I'll give him one when I'm in the mood. I'm very generous!"

Qin Yi's lips twitched, and he finally had nothing to say.

What a generous person...

The little white mist figure formed from Liusu jumped onto Qin Yi 'Qin Yi cheek affectionately. "Someone like you, a cat I've raised all this time, it's perfectly normal for you to want other female cats. Although seeing you all lovey-dovey with other female cats makes my teeth ache... Anyway, if you run off with some stray cat and don't even care about me anymore, then I'll smash your dog head in! Don't say I didn't warn you!"

Qin Yi jumped up. "You're the cat I'm feeding!"

"Hmm?" Liusu's expression was dangerous.

"Hmm!" Qin Yi very seriously.

The two stared at each other for a while, then suddenly a smile appeared on their faces.

Is this how we feel about each other?

It's somewhat similar, but not entirely.

"Never mind." Qin Yi gently lifted the little white mist figure, and the figure cooperated by pretending to be lifted and placing it on his lap. Qin Yi tugged at its little paws twice and chuckled, "No matter who's whose cat, we're each other's only family, and neither of us will abandon the other, right?"

Liusu shook his hand twice, then tilted her head to look at him. "Why are you so determined to collect those paintings?"

"Because I suspect they're related to the 'door' you mentioned," Qin Yi said. "The first painting belongs to the Ancient Corpse Senior, and he has the 'door' in his possession, so there might be a connection. Although there's no necessary causal relationship, it's still a clue."

"Regardless of whether this painting has anything to do with the door, even if it does, it's not your business to concern yourself with, Qin Yi."

"But I know you care."

After a long silence, Liusu sighed and said, "Speaking of which, you should already know part of it. Here's what we'll do: when you enter this illusory trial realm within the painting, take that fragment of the 'door' with you... In this illusory realm within the painting, and with such a small fragment, it should be able to avoid being detected by others."

"Why bring it in?"

"Take it out of the box and carry it with you to cultivate... For your Muscle Tendon Change Stage, breaking through will be incredibly easy." Liusu said slowly, "When you come into contact with this fragment, you'll be able to sense just how many secrets it holds."