Spirit Hall and Shrek Academy's Mixed Team (IV)

"Let's consider her an exception." Ye Qingcang knew something about Chen Ying'er's situation, but he couldn't really deduce Chen Ying'er exact ranking, at least not at this moment. "Rather than saying that her luck determined the strength of the Magical Beast she summoned, it's more accurate to say that her control over her own physique determined the strength of the Magical Beast she summoned. It's like a bottle of water; every time her rank increases, it's like pouring some ink into that bottle of water. Until the Seventh Order, the bottle of water can officially become ink, reaching the minimum standard for writing. Right now... I can't say for sure whether her stroke is dipped in water or undissolved ink."

"So, what Sakura should strengthen is her control over her own physique..." Violet summarized to herself, then asked a question that not everyone dared to ask, "But you don't seem to have any intention of guiding her, why is that?"

Chen Ying'er's expression froze for a moment.

Violet's words were not particularly sharp.

I'm just telling the truth.

Everyone present could hear it.

But what goes around comes around: the speaker may not mean anything by it, but the listener takes it to heart.

Chen Ying'er also wanted to know why.

Because this doesn't seem like something Ye Qingcang wouldn't know.

If Ye Qingcang didn't know, she naturally couldn't blame Ye Qingcang. But Ye Qingcang clearly knew but didn't say anything, she was genuinely curious and felt wronged, even though she knew that Ye Qingcang had no obligation to tell her.

"Because that girl has a bad heart."

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena crossed her long left leg over her right leg.

In an extremely objective tone.

They completely ignored Chen Ying'er's feelings.

He acted as Ye Qingcang's mouth double.

This statement was both chilling and heartbreaking.

The atmosphere in the room visibly stiffened, because Chen Ying'er was right there in the room, right next to Xiao Xiao. Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's words not only slapped Chen Ying'er in the face, but also expressed an attitude: From beginning to end, I have never taken you Chen Ying'er, seriously. Regardless of whether I have a habit of gossiping behind people's backs, at least when it comes to you, I would not stoop to talking about you behind your back!

That kind of pride is so dazzling that it needs no further explanation!

Chen Ying'er was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes!

But when she thought of the tasks her grandparents and other members of the Temple Alliance had given her, Chen Ying'er could only reluctantly shut her mouth.

This only made the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's gaze even more contemptuous.

However, this also completely ignited Wang Yuanyuan's anger.

He slammed his hand on the table.

He stood up in a flash.

He stared directly at the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

His tone was filled with indignation. "Your Silver Dragon King Your Excellency, I don't know where Ying'er offended you, but that's no reason for you to slander her. You say she's dishonest, but I'd like to know your reasons for saying that, and where your evidence is... And you, Ye Qingcang, Ying'er is your team member. She's been bullied, and you don't even dare to utter a peep. Are you still Ying'er's captain?"

"A clean little girl." Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena smiled, not angry, but commenting in this way. Then, she changed the subject, her gaze falling back on Ye Qingcang. Looking at Ye Qingcang, who was as calm and composed as herself, she asked curiously, "Shall you do it, or should I do it, or let them figure it out themselves?"

"I'll do it... I've got nothing else to do anyway."

"Actually, you could have just ignored it."

"Everyone has their own guesses, there's no need to bring them out into the open."

"Of course, I don't blame you."

"It was just a casual remark."

Ye Qingcang put down the last piece of intelligence in his hand.

Fold them neatly and place them on the table.

Looking at the spot that had been shattered by Wang Yuanyuan's palm strike.

He flicked his fingers and gently tapped the table.

The cracked areas were instantly restored to their original state.

Staffless spellcasting + silent spellcasting = everything at hand.

This formula is not rigorous, but its greatest advantage is its practicality.

After running the formula once, Ye Qingcang smoothly steered the conversation back on track, saying that it would just need to be addressed in batches, "Wang Yuanyuan, I'll answer your second question first, then address your third question, and finally answer your first question. I hope you can hold on until I finish speaking."

"Speak!"

"I'd like to hear your explanation!"

"But no matter how you explain it, it's useless!"

"The facts speak for themselves."

"Everyone can see that at a glance."

Wang Yuanyuan confidently tossed her short ponytail, looked directly at Ye Qingcang, and her tone and reply were exceptionally crisp and decisive.

He's the kind of person who has nothing to hide.

Despite Wang Yuanyuan's confidence, Ye Qingcang wouldn't hold back. "The reason I didn't stop Miss Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, and the reason I didn't speak up for Chen Ying'er, is because Miss Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's statement was flawless. Even I would find it difficult to find fault with it. Besides, although we haven't known each other for long, you should know my personality. Chen Ying'er is my team member, but she's not really one of us. If she were one of us, even if I was in the wrong, I would help her, even if it involved some sophistry. It's very simple for me... But you might as well ask her, and you might as well ask yourself: Do you really consider me one of you, or have I accepted you?"

"I..." Wang Yuanyuan started to speak subconsciously, but thankfully, she still had a brain. Before speaking, she analyzed the situation, and then she was speechless. After stammering for a while, she made an excuse. "You said before that we've only known each other for a few days, and I don't consider you one of my own... Maybe I'm just slow to accept it?"

"Alright, then let's just say it's a slow process of acceptance. Anyway, that's not what I meant..." Ye Qingcang crossed his arms, not caring about the feelings of others. Looking at Wang Yuanyuan, who was gradually lowering her head, he gave a meaningful reminder in a nonchalant tone. "What I want to say is, if you really considered me one of your own, and yourself a part of the team, you wouldn't have slammed your fist on the table just now. Instead, you would have stood from the team's perspective, either smoothed things over or asked for my opinion, instead of escalating the situation."

"Is... that's how it is...?"

Wang Yuanyuan seemed to be deep in thought, and her momentum weakened.

His tone also lost its momentum.

I kept pondering that sentence.

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes.

When a conflict arises and you find yourself in a difficult situation, the best strategy is to shift the topic, at most to resolve the conflict evenly, rather than reopening the fire and bringing the conflict into the open, making the situation completely irreparable.

It can be said that if Ye Qingcang hadn't been calm...

If the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena doesn't calm down.

The situation will definitely escalate to the point where action must be taken to resolve it.

She had to admit that she couldn't beat Ye Qingcang, and she also had to admit that even if she and Ying'er joined forces, they still couldn't beat Ye Qingcang.

But being able to win and being unable to win are two different things.

Whether or not they actually take action is another matter entirely.

Look at Ye Qingcang's actions. Even when she pointed her finger at him and scolded him, he remained calm and even analyzed the situation with such incredible composure, reasoning with her. Then look at her previous behavior. She was enraged by a single sentence from Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, who reprimanded Chen Ying'er. Even though what Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena said was completely unreasonable and every word was wrong, her actions were indeed too reckless.

"Then, there's the third question."

"The problems that exist within you."

"I refuse to accept this!"

Ye Qingcang's style of speaking has always been honest.

Say what you mean.

There are only three ways to answer Ye Qingcang's questions: the first is to be honest, as mentioned above; the second is to remain silent; and the third is to be slightly guided. There is no option to lie.

Therefore, when discussing the truth, his words were particularly harsh. "You inherently believe that my position as captain was earned through merit. Of course, it's normal for you to have this thought, but in your heart, you don't truly acknowledge me as captain. So, when the incident occurred, you naturally shifted the blame onto me, believing that my dereliction of duty as captain caused Chen Ying'er to suffer. In fact, you can have this thought, but the moment you uttered it, your trust in me was completely shattered... Perhaps you can still use the excuse of not having spent much time together to justify this, but think about it: from beginning to end, I didn't have a single suitable opportunity to speak. Almost the instant Miss Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena finished speaking, you slammed your fist on the table, stood up, and launched a scathing attack on me, the captain, for Chen Ying'er's sake... You weren't even willing to wait for an explanation. Even if you truly trusted me, it was most likely just lip service. Do you think what I said is right?"

"Or rather..." Violet added from the side, "Miss Wang Yuanyuan, what explanation do you have for all of this?"

Explanation is a neutral term.

It has neither a positive nor a negative connotation.

But when this word is used here.

The implied meaning then becomes entirely negative.

The person who said nothing had no chance to explain and was scolded, while the person who was scolded was able to calmly give the other party a chance to explain. The difference in their mindset was too great.

Even though Wang Yuanyuan didn't know the story of the gentleman and the villain.

At this moment, I also feel somewhat ashamed of myself.

He lowered his head in silence.

"The first question, which concerns whether Chen Ying'er's heart is righteous or not, requires clarifying two core concepts."

The first is the definition of the heart.

"The second is the definition of positive."

"In layman's terms, there are three ways to interpret the mind."

"The first one is mindset, or state of mind. Whether a person's mindset or state of mind is stable can be seen from their emotional expression. I like to summarize it as self-regulation ability."

"The second one is thought. To put it bluntly, when a person meets a beautiful person of the opposite sex, is their first thought to appreciate beauty, possess beauty, or destroy beauty? This is all related to their thoughts. To expand this concept, it is whether one can achieve consistency between knowledge and action and have a clear conscience... Of course, I haven't reached that level yet."

"The third type is the heart in a physical sense."

"This doesn't need explanation."

"There are two ways to interpret 'correct'."

"The first is physical uprightness, such as whether this table is placed straight, whether the room is straight, whether the square is straight... The second is spiritual uprightness, such as being upright and honest, acting uprightly and doing things right, and not being afraid of a crooked shadow."

"We take the second interpretation of 'heart' and 'righteousness' and put it in a different way."

At this point, Ye Qingcang shifted his gaze to Chen Ying'er, paused for a second, and then questioned Chen Ying'er true feelings, "Chen Ying'er, is your desire to follow me truly from the bottom of your heart?"

Chen Ying'er's heart skipped a beat.

That was the answer I had prepared.

Suddenly, he choked on his own words.

He couldn't utter a single word.

A strange sense of grievance welled up in Chen Ying'er's heart, but she still forced herself to stand up, bowed to Ye Qingcang, and then turned and ran towards the door. Although her suppressed sobs were very soft, the people in the room were not ordinary people, so this kind of suppression was no different from not suppressing her feelings. Jiang Nannan and her group, who had just walked to the door, were also startled. Seeing Chen Ying'er running away with tears on her face, they were also a little at a loss.

"Come in, everyone."

Ye Qingcang's voice came from behind the door that Chen Ying'er had left in a hurry, still calm and without any emotion.

Jiang Nannan then led Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Dai Yueheng, Gongyang Mo, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and others into the room.

"If you want to persuade her, then go ahead."

"Chen Ying'er's personality isn't bad."

"Besides, to be honest, I don't dislike her. If I disliked her, I wouldn't have agreed to let her bring you into my team."

"The reason for this is largely due to the high-ranking members of your Six Great Temples. They are all so stupid that their brains are blocked with lard, and they only play these petty tricks that are not fit for the table."

"Anyway, it's none of your business."

"It has nothing to do with Chen Ying'er."

"Go... lest she do something foolish."

Seeing the anxious Wang Yuanyuan, Ye Qingcang spoke quite reasonably.

Wang Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he nodded as if granted a pardon.

He dashed out in a flash.

He also nodded to Jiang Nannan and her group.

That was a way of saying hello.

Afterwards, Ye Qingcang had the time to entertain Jiang Nannan and the others. He took Jiang Nannan's hand and sat her down on the sofa next to Liu Erlong: "Come on, Nan Nan, let me introduce you. This is my mother... Oh, right, Mom, this is my girlfriend Jiang Nannan."

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Jiang Nannan."

"Jiang in the river, Nan in the nanmu."

"I didn't know you were coming... My apologies."

Unlike Violet, who sees Liu Erlong almost every day, this is the first time Jiang Nannan has truly met Liu Erlong in person. She had only seen statues of him before, and this was the first time she had seen him alive. Although that statement is somewhat inaccurate, her excitement is understandable.

Liu Erlong was also taken aback.

The main problem was that they were completely unprepared.

Fortunately, she has a good ability to regulate her emotions.

He turned his head and glared fiercely at Ye Qingcang, that grinning brat.

The moment he turned around, his expression changed.

I was slightly flattered.

There was also some joy.

The main theme is the surprise of one's own piglet starting to root up cabbages.

I was still surprised to find such a good cabbage.

Holding Jiang Nannan's hand, she laughed, "You're being too polite. To be honest, I came secretly, just wanting to give A Ying a surprise. I didn't expect him to give me more of a shock... A Ying, tell me the truth, if I hadn't come, were you planning to trick this girl into becoming your wife before telling me the truth...? You're really making things too difficult for Nan Nan!"