At that moment, Long Xiaoyao vaguely began to understand something.
The true meaning behind Qian Chongling's words about Mu En's true colors.
For Xuan Zi to say these things, Mu En must have told him.
But those words were a mixture of truth and lies. No one but the people involved could tell which was which.
By that reasoning, Mu En was very likely lying!
"Heh, Mu En is right here. Do you need to confront him on the spot?"
Xuan Zi sneered as he spoke.
"There's no need for me to confront Mu En face-to-face. He hasn't come out to refute your words, which proves he tacitly agrees that they're true."
Long Xiaoyao shook his head, enunciating every word.
"Heh, then I'll continue."
Xuan Zi sneered, then continued, "But both you and Mu En knew very well that your cultivation was similar. If you fought with everything you had, the only possible outcome would be mutual destruction, so you both gave up."
"However, neither you nor Mu En expected the other to make exactly the same choice. And because of that, you hurt Ye Xishui."
"Ye Xishui waited at the agreed location for three whole days, but neither you nor Mu En appeared. She had always been fierce and headstrong. In her rage, she swept her sleeves and left."
"Both Mu En and you assumed Ye Xishui had gone with the other. After a period of grief, you each poured your feelings into cultivation. To avoid stirring up those painful memories, neither of you sought out the other."
Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao shrugged and said expressionlessly, "Go on."
"Then, ten years passed in the blink of an eye. You had both started families of your own. At that point, Ye Xishui suddenly came to Shrek Academy and specifically asked