I drifted gracefully across the water, gazing at the rippling surface stirred by our landing. After a moment of inspiration, I said, "How about Xia Rulan?"
"Rulan? 'Mighty waves, vast and magnificent'—it's a fine name. Then Xia Rulan it is!" Li Guxian laughed heartily after hearing it. She then patted her lower abdomen and said, "Rulan, did you hear that? Your father wants you to be born with the grandeur of a sword!"
I nodded with a smile and reached out to take Li Guxian's hand. "As long as you're satisfied. The child hasn't even reacted yet, so why are you already blaming me?"
"Hehe, we absolutely can't let this child turn out like Lingxian in the future. She got so lost in a little girl that she vanished without a trace! She has to be like me!" Li Guxian declared solemnly.
"Right, like you. You have to fight for first place in the world in everything. You weren't this competitive before. These past few years, you've been like a treasured sword fresh from its sheath." I pinched her cheek.
Li Guxian bared her teeth in a feral grin. "To pursue the Sword Dao Law of heaven and earth, one has to be a little unruly and overbearing. That can lure people into a fight. At our level, we both understand the principle of keeping a sword sheathed, but if you don't fight and I don't fight, when will we ever fight? Since others refuse to draw their swords, I'll strike first and see whether they dare to answer!"
I widened my eyes in surprise. Only then did I understand the great wisdom in Li Guxian's heart. She wasn't being unruly—she was simply clever beyond compare.
"Great genius, you're even craftier than Zhao Qian." I laughed, changing from pinching her