Brother Chu, My Elder Brother Is Marrying Changxi
Only when Hong Yun glared at him did Wu Chu stop chuckling and suppressing his gloating.
Qingqiu Li said, "It seems that Butterfly Lady has fallen in love with Fellow Daoist Hongyun!"
Hong Yun glanced at Qingqiu Li and Houtu, noticing their calm expressions, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you mind Xiao Yu...?"
Before Qingqiu Li and Houtu could continue the topic, Wu Chu directly shifted the focus to Hong Yun, saying, "This is called a teacher-student complex, it's perfectly normal. My brother is so outstanding, so sincere and kind, so good-tempered, so free-spirited and individualistic. It's only natural that Butterfly Lady would be attracted to him after spending so many years by his side, isn't it?"
"But I am her master! Isn't this against common sense!"
"Common sense? What common sense?"
In this Primordial World where even basic etiquette and laws don't exist, where does this common sense come from?
In a later world with more mature social norms, such a thing might indeed be contrary to common sense and not easily accepted by the world, but it would still not be considered shocking.
It's just a teacher-student relationship!
What's the big deal?
In this Primordial World, who would care about such things?
As long as you, Hong Yun, don't blow up the Primordial World or provoke the Three Clans, who cares which female demon you Hong Yun today or which demon you fight with tomorrow?
Do whatever you want!
"..."
Hong Yun was somewhat speechless, instinctively feeling that this was not a good thing.
This is precisely why he felt uneasy, and therefore, after receiving Zhen Yuanzi's summons, he rushed over without stopping.
Fortunately, only Wu Chu and a few other Daluo were in the Main Hall; even the Little Fox wasn't there. Otherwise, this Eight Trigrams would have shocked everyone else to their core.
Zhen Yuanzi glanced at Hong Yun, then at Qingqiu Li and Houtu beside him, and finally looked at Wu Chu, asking, "If something like this happened to you, for example, if Xiao Feng Yi fell in love with you in the future, what would you do?"
"No way!" Wu Chu shook his head and laughed. "With Xiao Feng Yi's personality, she wouldn't like someone like me who doesn't care about etiquette. To be honest, if I weren't her master, she would probably want to lecture me! Sometimes when she sees me sitting improperly, I can tell that she actually wanted to correct me several times, but in the end she just held back."
When Qingqiu Li and Houtu heard this, they couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh, thinking about Xiao Feng Yi's usual behavior, especially when they thought of the times when Huanglong and Di Kun were lectured by her.
"I mean, if, supposing..."
Seeing that Hong Yun was also looking at him, Wu Chu put away his joking mood, coughed lightly, and said seriously, "If it were me, then it would depend on whether I like her in the same way. Of course, this liking must be the liking between opposite sexes, not the liking a master has for his disciple."
Hong Yun seemed lost in thought, and Wu Chu added, "Actually, things aren't that complicated..."
This is Primordial World, so no one would think this is wrong, since there's no precedent to follow. If we look for the answer among the natural world's species, it's even less of a problem. Because in nature, there are even fewer rules and regulations, and chaos is commonplace.
Why do some creatures drive their sons out of the group after they have grown up?
Reducing chaos is one of the reasons.
"This matter mainly depends on your own thoughts. Personally, I don't recommend that you compromise just because you care about Die Butterfly Lady and don't want to see Butterfly Lady sad. This is not in line with your carefree personality, and it will cause trouble sooner or later. In the end, you might even become enemies."
Zhen Yuanzi nodded and said, "Brother, what you say makes sense!"
In Zhen Yuanzi's opinion, given Hong Yun's kind nature, he might actually do that to avoid hurting Butterfly Lady.
But given Hong Yun's inherently unyielding nature, if she were to truly compromise herself for this reason, things might actually get out of hand in the long run.
"Of course, if you also like Butterfly Lady, and it's the kind of liking you have for the opposite sex, then I certainly wouldn't advise you to suppress your feelings. A master-disciple relationship can be established, and it can also be dissolved, right? What's the big deal?"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi opened his mouth, but felt that the words were somewhat casual.
But upon closer reflection, it seems there's nothing wrong with it.
Hong Yun frowned, shook her head and sighed softly, "It sounds simple, but I'm not really sure what I'm thinking. I just have this strange feeling in my heart."
Upon hearing Hong Yun's words, Zhenyuan was dumbfounded. This was the first time he had ever seen Hong Yun like this. He was puzzled; was it really that difficult to verify such a thing?
He couldn't help but look at Wu Chu, after all, he didn't understand matters of the heart between men and women.
Wu Chu chuckled and said, "You've come to the right person with this question, I have experience with it!"
Houtu and Qingqiu Li couldn't help but secretly curse him when they saw him like this. If it weren't for the two older brothers standing by, they probably would have attacked Wu Chu directly.
"So, you stay here with Brother Zhenyuan. Don't easily use your Primordial Spirit to extinguish those thoughts that arise in your heart. Then, see if among these thoughts you want to the Crimson Palace, or if you think of Butterfly Lady... See how strong these thoughts are, until you can't help but want to extinguish them. Then I'll help you analyze them."
Wu Chu, with the air of someone who'd been there all along, said, "Don't laugh at me, brothers, but this was the method I used to confirm my feelings for you two. Unlike you two, I'm not single-mindedly focused on cultivation or pursuing the ultimate Dao. I think the ultimate Dao isn't so easy to achieve; it's better to live in the present and enjoy the beauty of the moment. Fortunately, you two also have feelings for me, which is the ideal situation."
As he spoke, he looked at Houtu and Qingqiu Li with deep affection, and the two women, who had initially wanted to pinch him, became tender and affectionate towards each other.
Seeing this, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi felt like they'd been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and they coughed lightly to signal them to tone it down, reminding them that they were still there!
Wu Chu chuckled in a slightly smug way, then glanced at Zhen Yuanzi.
He thought to himself: If Hong Yun really ends up with Butterfly Lady in the future, will Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, these two best buddies, still be able to stay "inseparable" like in the legends?
However, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi aren't inseparable these days!
Just as Zhen Yuanzi sensed the strangeness in Wu Chu's eyes and was about to ask him what he was thinking, the Little Flower Fairies brought out new dishes.
Just as they were about to try this braised tofu, their minds were stirred, and they sensed the fluctuations of Taiyi's Primordial Spirit from the fluctuations of the Great Dao.
"Brother A Chu, my elder brother is getting married to Changxi. Do you have time to come? If not, could you please lend us Little Moon Spirit for a moment?"
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