Seeing such a strong reaction from him, Xie Xiyi was puzzled instead. Without betraying anything, he said, "Your ears are very red."
Chi Yu said irritably, "That's none of your business."
Xie Xiyi raised an eyebrow. "Are you angry?"
Confusion clouded his golden eyes, and he asked quite naturally, "Why are you angry?"
"..." Chi Yu studied his expression. His handsome, elegant senior brother naturally still wore that same calm, easy expression.
Chi Yu's anger drained away at once. He adjusted his attitude and said, "Senior Brother Xuanji, I think it's very strange for you to eat my saliva."
Xie Xiyi asked, "What's strange about it?"
Chi Yu: "..."
So he hadn't taken in a single word Chi Yu had just said?!
Chi Yu said, "You eating my saliva! Would normal fellow disciples eat each other's saliva?"
Xie Xiyi asked in all seriousness, "Why can't they?"
Chi Yu scratched his head. "Ah, because it's too intimate! Only couples do that!"
Xie Xiyi said, "Why get caught up in something like this? Don't confine yourself within such rules. Following your heart is the Way of nature. If you dwell on whether you shouldn't do this, then you're attached to appearances. All appearances are illusory. If you see appearances as no appearances, you see the Tathagata. Your understanding of Chan teachings is profound. Don't you understand even this?"
Chi Yu: "...Uh."
He searched his heart. Did he really have too many distracting thoughts, as Senior Brother Xuanji said?
He couldn't help looking at Xie Xiyi. His expression was cold and solemn, with not the slightest trace of tenderness or romance.
Chi Yu felt he was fairly perceptive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have realized at a glance that Wu Yunsu, five hundred years later, had a crush on him. That proved he was good