At those words, Duanmu Qingyue stiffened. If this was not about her cultivation, then it could only be about Hua Yunfei, couldn't it?
But nothing had progressed between them. What was she supposed to say? That they had eaten hot pot together many times? That did not seem appropriate either.
"It seems you've forgotten every word your master told you?" A trace of sternness entered Dang Jin Tian's voice.
"I wouldn't dare. I just... I just don't know how to make any progress," Duanmu Qingyue said, gently biting her red lip.
"Didn't you used to understand these matters quite well?" Dang Jin Tian asked.
"I..." Duanmu Qingyue could not find the words.
Beside her, Tianma Liuxing stood frozen in fear. Duanmu Qingyue's master was so fierce. That invisible pressure alone seemed capable of shaking her to death!
She had thought her father's master would be as easygoing as her father.
"So how much longer do you intend to keep suppressing your own personality?" Dang Jin Tian asked.
Only then did Duanmu Qingyue finally lift her head to look at Dang Jin Tian, her gaze somewhat bewildered.
"Who you were in your previous life is who you were then. Who you are now is who you are now. Both are you. You don't have to deliberately play the obedient little girl."
An amused smile appeared on Dang Jin Tian's face. "Besides, you weren't an obedient little girl in your previous life either. If you had been, how could everything that followed have happened?"
Duanmu Qingyue gazed at Dang Jin Tian, tears gradually filling her eyes.
Dang Jin Tian opened his arms. "Don't cry. Come, let your master give you a hug."
Duanmu Qingyue threw herself into Dang Jin Tian's arms, deeply moved by her master's understanding.
Dang Jin Tian gently patted