Hu Liena: I'll Stand Firmly with Spirit Hall! Hu Bai: What If That Person Were Me?

Seeing Hu Liena fall into deep thought, Hu Bai added, "Oh, right. Most importantly, the person you like doesn't like you. He already has someone he likes, and you're the third party."

Hu Liena looked at Hu Bai in disbelief. "Brother, what's wrong with you this morning? Why are you asking such strange questions? How could I, Hu Liena, possibly fall for someone like that?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Just answer my question," Hu Bai said calmly.

Hu Liena said, "Since he doesn't like me and I'm the third party, isn't the answer obvious? I would definitely stand firmly on Spirit Hall's side!"

Seeing the resolve in Hu Liena's eyes, Hu Bai was still far from satisfied with her answer. "Nana, you haven't met this person yet, so of course you can say that. I know your personality too well. You're a total face-con. Right now, it's just your rationality winning out."

"That's impossible, Brother, you have to believe me! Spirit Hall is my second home. How could I ever betray Spirit Hall in the end?"

Hu Bai sighed inwardly. In the original story, Hu Liena indeed had not betrayed Spirit Hall, but she would warn Tang San not to go to the Star Dou Great Forest for his safety, because Bibi Dong was hunting Da Ming and Er Ming at that time!

If not for Hu Liena's warning, Da Ming and Er Ming would definitely have become Bibi Dong's Soul Rings rather than Tang San's.

According to the original story, Hu Liena had lost both her parents at a young age. Bibi Dong took her in as a disciple and raised her like a daughter. It could be said that Bibi Dong was Hu Liena's second mom, her closest family.

But what did Hu Liena do?

Looking through the original story from beginning to end, Hu Liena only had this one stain on her record, but that single stain was enough to ruin her! (As far as he remembered, it seemed to be the only one?)

If Bibi Dong had treated her poorly, Hu Liena's reputation might not have been so bad. At least she could barely comfort herself with the excuse that Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong had not treated her well.

But the key was that Bibi Dong had truly treated Hu Liena extremely well!

The strongest proof was that, five years after the Soul Master Tournament, they failed to hunt Xiao Wu. Bibi Dong merely slapped Hu Liena once and sent her away.

Yet toward Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had carried out the mission, she had genuinely harbored killing intent. If not for the special nature of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and the fact that she truly lacked manpower, she would not have let them off so lightly.

This was not especially damning for Hu Liena, though, since she had been kept in the dark at the time and did not know Tang Yin was Tang San. It was understandable.

It also proved her earlier answer. In the original story, Hu Liena knew Tang Yin was someone from the Clear Sky Sect who had ended up outside the sect, and she had indeed tried to persuade him to join Spirit Hall. But how could Tang San possibly agree?

Therefore, Hu Bai was very dissatisfied with Hu Liena's answer.

There was still plenty of time. He had to correct this girl's way of thinking and make her as rational as possible.

He did not oppose being lovestruck, but she could not be lovestruck over the wrong person!

Hu Liena could also tell that Hu Bai was not satisfied with her answer. Somewhat uneasy, she asked, "Brother, was I wrong?"

Hu Bai shook his head. "No, what you said was right, but that's because you have no point of reference. How about this? Imagine that person has my face. We're not related by blood, and I'm the person you like. Now say your answer again. I'll give you two and a half minutes to put yourself in that situation."

Outside the door, Xie Tian and the other two were sneakily hiding by the corner of the wall, ears pricked as they eavesdropped.

They did not know what Hu Bai intended, but they were quite interested in this topic too. Time for some gossip.

But when they heard that Hu Bai wanted Hu Liena to put him in that scenario, strange looks appeared in all three of their eyes.

The three of them knew that Hu Liena loved this brother of hers the most. Now, with the condition that they were not blood-related... wouldn't that put Hu Liena in a very difficult position?

Sure enough, Hu Liena's face turned pale, and she could not make a choice for a long time.

Hu Bai smiled. "What's wrong? Why aren't you speaking now? Can't you do it? Were all those things you said just empty words?"

Hu Liena shook her head and hurriedly explained, "But Brother, you wouldn't do something like that!"

Hu Bai said, "I said to use my appearance as the person you like. If we weren't related by blood and everything I mentioned happened, what would you do?"

"I... I..." Hu Liena stammered, unable to speak. This time, both sides were equally dear to her. How was she supposed to choose?

Even though Hu Bai wanted her to imagine him in that role, Hu Liena still could not do it. The moment she thought of that being her brother's face, she could not say what she had said earlier.

Perhaps because it had not truly happened, Hu Liena could not immerse herself deeply in the scenario. She still believed Hu Bai would never do such a thing.

Hu Bai more or less understood. Seeing that the time was about right, he said very seriously, "Nana, I'm not forcing you. Do you want to know what my ideal answer would be?"

Hu Liena nodded. "I do."

Hu Bai smiled. "Nana, just like you, I'm also a face-con. But I'm better than you at controlling my emotions and looking at things rationally."

"If our roles were reversed and I encountered a situation like yours, where Spirit Hall and Teacher had shown me immense kindness, then the first rule in my heart would be that I could never betray them. Even if that person were someone I liked. What's more, I already said it would only be unrequited love. He wouldn't like you at all and might even use your feelings."

"After all that, you would still like him? Wouldn't that make you stupid?"

"I... I... But if that person were you, Brother, I... I really can't imagine what I would do." Hu Liena was panicking now, so anxious that she was about to cry.

The two were Twins and shared an unspoken connection. Seeing Hu Liena like this made Hu Bai feel terrible as well.

But there was no helping it. She still had to be taught.

"Brother, if it really happened, what should I do?" Hu Liena finally gathered her courage and asked. She did not want Hu Bai to be sad or disappointed.

Hu Bai said calmly, "Nana, if you truly can't do it, then just remember one sentence: do what you believe is right. Once you do it, don't regret it. Otherwise, you'd be better off not doing anything at all. Just stand to the side and watch things happen. Understand?"

Hu Liena nodded as if she understood, though not entirely. "Then what if I really like him? What if he's Teacher's enemy and Spirit Hall's enemy? What should I do? Really watch Spirit Hall kill him?"

Hu Bai gave his answer. "If I were you, there would be two possibilities. First, if you were stronger than the person you liked and could not persuade him to join Spirit Hall, yet you liked him very much, what then? I'll tell you: love is selfish. Who cares whether he has someone he likes? Just take him for yourself. What if he would rather die than submit? Cripple his cultivation and tie him to your side."

"The second possibility is that your cultivation is inferior to his. Then there's nothing you can do. You can't blame Spirit Hall and Teacher, who have shown you such great kindness. The only thing you can do is find a corner and die alongside him. And to avoid putting your teacher in a difficult position, you must die in secret! Understand?"

"In short, there's only one thing to remember: everything you do must be based on it being the right thing to do. You cannot let your personal affairs cause any other misfortune to Spirit Hall or your teacher."

Outside the door, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were utterly dumbfounded. They were shocked that a six-year-old child could say something like that. In that instant, they felt that Hu Bai... was righteous to an almost sinister degree!

PS: Tomorrow is the final day of the Trial Run. Brothers, keep up the Follow Reads and help push the ranking a little higher~~

Hu Bai's lesson for Hu Liena should be alright, right? Of course, beliefs are not easy to change, so he had to intervene more from childhood. It was impossible to change her all at once. But writing it this way, why did he feel like Hu Liena might become a yandere?