Legend of the Great Sage

ly sneered.
“A new order? What a boast!”

Li Qingshan spread his arms.
“When I undergo the fourth heavenly tribulation, I’ll have ten times as many clones, and I’ll understand the path of nature even better.
By then, you can chase out that kid Shen Yushu.”

The nine-coloured deer found it rather difficult to counter his words.
If others said something like that, she could treat it as arrogance, but he really did seem to be capable of doing so.
She said impatiently, “Let’s just say this.
I don’t wish for her to become too close with any men.”

Surprised, Li Qingshan took half a step back.
“You have that kind of relationship?”

Surely not everyone had a gay side to them, right? He recalled what Ruan Yaozhu had said.
When she was at the lowest point in her life, it was all thanks to the nine-coloured deer’s support.
After thinking that, it no longer seemed particularly strange.
However, it was just such a pity.

As soon as he said those words, his foot ached violently.
A deer hoof crushed down on his foot viciously.
The nine-coloured deer ground her teeth.
“What the hell are you saying!?”

A gentle laugh rang out from the Hundred Herbs dwelling.
Ruan Yaozhu laughed over how the nine-coloured deer suffered in her conversation with Li Qingshan, but she also felt touched.
She did all of this for the sake of her.
They had accompanied each other for a millennium, sharing joys and sorrows, going through thick and thin together.
They were even closer than “that kind of relationship”.

Li Qingshan glanced at his foot and shrugged.
“I was wondering! I’m clearly doing a good job and helping out senior sister Ruan, so why do you suddenly want me to leave? Is this what you want, or what senior sister Ruan wants?”

The nine-coloured deer lifted her hoof slowly.
“Alright, I’ll come clean.
Yaozhu doesn’t know about this.
This is what I want.”

Li Qingshan said in annoyance, “Just why do you dislike me? I have a bit of the qilin’s bloodline after all, and I helped you win a great sum of Green Jade bookmarks.
Even if you don’t want to befriend me, you don’t have to oppose me like this!”

“I’ll be honest.
You’re very impressive.
I don’t dislike you.
Just from the fact that you helped us win a lot of Green Jade bookmarks, I should go easy on you.
However, Yaozhu is currently at a critical juncture in order to become a Human Immortal.
I hope that no one and nothing will disturb her and make her lose focus.”

“She’s very gentle to everyone.
It’s exactly because you’re very good that she’s particularly gentle to you.
I don’t think anything will happen between the two of you, but even if there’s a one-in-ten-thousand chance, I’d still want to avoid it.
Do you understand me? How about this? I’m not going to chase you away with nothing.
If you’re willing to leave, I’ll give you a hundred Green Jade bookmarks.
Treat it as compensation.”

Li Qingshan fell silent for a good while, pacing around the tree with his hands behind his back a few times.
Suddenly, he said, “You’re very right.
I need to leave, but I don’t want the bookmarks.
You don’t owe me anything, so you don’t have to compensate me.”

Otherwise, this situation would be far too familiar.
It was basically going along the beat of “I’ll give you a million dollars if you leave my daughter”.

“So you’re agreeing?”

The nine-coloured deer was surprised.
Originally, she thought he would ask to see Ruan Yaozhu again at the very least.
She never expected him to agree to it so happily.

“Yeah, I’ll go put in my notice with senior sister Ruan right now- no, it’s best if I don’t see her again.
I’ll write up a notice, and you can take it to her!” Li Qingshan said that as he began looking for paper and a brush.
He actually did not hesitate for even a second.

The nine-coloured deer blinked her eyes in confusion.
Everything happened far too smoothly, such that it felt surreal.

Why? Why? This kid is clearly as stubborn and conceited as you can get.
He’s definitely not someone whose mind can be changed by words.
He clearly didn’t agree to it either because he fears me.
He doesn’t even take Le Tian seriously, and he said he wanted to become softwood’s senior brother.
He even turned the Green Jade bookmarks down bluntly.
Why in the world is he doing this? Oh no, if this is the case, then wouldn’t I have lost the bet?