Today, she would completely set Mu Xiaoqing straight about her obsession and sever this forbidden entanglement between her and Lingyun Venerable.
She looked directly at tearful Mu Xiaoqing and spoke each word clearly. "Senior Sister, you followed Master from the age of three. You had no father or mother, no relatives, no one to rely on. He raised you, taught you, and protected you for more than a decade. To you, he was your only support, your entire family. This dependence carved into your very bones was perfectly normal."
Mu Xiaoqing suddenly lifted her eyes. A faint glimmer abruptly lit up in her reddened gaze, as though she had caught hold of a life-saving straw amid endless fog. She stared fixedly at Jiang Lu, her lips trembling slightly, filled with urgency and anticipation.
For the first time in so long, someone had said they understood the feelings between her and Master.
Seeing this, Jiang Lu bent down and moved slightly closer. The two were separated by no more than a palm's breadth, their gazes meeting directly. Her presence was steady yet forceful as she guided Mu Xiaoqing's thoughts step by step.
"But you mistook a father's love for romantic love!"
"Let me ask you: can you not bear to be apart from him even for a moment?"
Mu Xiaoqing nodded heavily without the slightest hesitation.
"Whenever you cannot see him, do you become anxious and feel utterly insecure?"
Mu Xiaoqing nodded hard again, the confusion in her eyes growing even thicker.
"Do you feel that as long as he is by your side, everything is enough and you desire nothing else?"
Three questions in succession, each building upon the last, gave Mu Xiaoqing not half a moment to think.
Then Jiang Lu continued, letting question after question fall beside her