Shen Qing was just about to explain the matter of Ling Zhou when she noticed that Li Xian's eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up.
She thought she had been too forceful, quickly withdrew her hand, and asked, "What's wrong with you? Could it be that I was too forceful and hurt you? Are you okay?"
Concern showed on Shen Qing's face, but this only made Li Xian feel even sadder.
Shen Qing was so gentle even to him, a substitute. How much more gentle would she be to the white moonlight in her heart?
With this thought in mind, Li Xian felt awkward whenever he looked at Shen Qing, always feeling as if he was about to be abandoned.
"Shen Qing... Is that man good to you?"
Li Xian lowered his head, his voice muffled, not wanting Shen Qing to detect his disappointment.
Thinking of Ling Zhou's teachings in the past, Shen Qing nodded理所当然ly: "Of course. He was very good to me, which is why I've always remembered him."
Hearing this, Li Xian couldn't hold back his tears any longer. Big teardrops fell one by one onto the ground.
"Is... Is his cooking better than mine? Will he also warm your hands, keep you warm from the cold, care about you, and love you?"
Shen Qing didn't know why Li Xian was reacting so strongly. She fumbled around, trying to wipe away his tears.
But she still answered honestly, "I don't know if his cooking is good or not, but he definitely can't warm my hands or keep me warm. But he's my master. Isn't it normal for him to care about me and love me?"
"Why... Why are you crying?"
A crazy thought suddenly popped into Shen Qing's mind. Could it be that Li Xian was even jealous of Ling Zhou?
One was her partner, and the other was her master. They were two completely different roles.
"Mas... Master?"
"The man in your mind is Ling Zhou from the Ling family in Guangfu?"
Only then did Li Xian realize that he had made a mistake. The man Shen Qing was talking about was Ling Zhou, her master.
This was embarrassing.
Before Shen Qing could reach out to wipe his tears again, Li Xian sniffed hard, wiped his eyes roughly with his sleeve, and regained his usual composure.
"Well... Just now, the wind got into my eyes. A huge grain of sand blew in, making me cry."
Li Xian explained awkwardly, but his eyes lit up, and his tone became excited. He no longer looked disappointed.
Shen Qing was speechless. She could tell at a glance that Li Xian was just making excuses, but she didn't expose him.
"What on earth are you thinking? You didn't listen to a single word I said just now, did you?"
Li Xian scratched his nose awkwardly. How could he say that as soon as he heard Shen Qing say that she remembered another man, he couldn't listen to anything else? All he could think about was whether he was going to be abandoned.
Once this thought popped into his head, his mind became muddled, and he didn't hear a single word Shen Qing said after that.
"I just got distracted for a moment. You can continue. I promise I'll listen carefully and won't interrupt anymore."
Shen Qing sighed helplessly and told Li Xian how she had formed a bond with the jade pendant and how she had met Ling Zhou in the space.
Li Xian listened, with just the right amount of surprise and confusion on his face.
Seeing the changes in his expression, Shen Qing was afraid that Li Xian wouldn't believe her: "Everything I said is true. You have to believe me."
Li Xian nodded. In fact, many inexplicable things had happened to Shen Qing. Picking up a jade pendant with a space and having a man in it was something he could accept.
It wasn't a big deal.
It was just a man.
He just happened to be able to stay with Shen Qing all the time.
He could know everything Shen Qing did.
He even knew about their intimate whispers and the things they had experienced.
What was so big about that?
It was all just a small matter.
A small matter!
By the end of his thoughts, Li Xian was almost gnashing his teeth. Before even meeting Ling Zhou, Li Xian had already marked Ling Zhou as a no-go.
Seeing that Li Xian still didn't say a word, Shen Qing became a little anxious. She didn't know how to prove that what she said was true.
"Li Xian, I'm really not lying to you. Ling Zhou is really my master. As soon as we entered here, his soul separated from my spiritual sea. I can't prove it to you now..."
"There's no need to prove it. I believe you."
Shen Qing's eager explanation was interrupted by Li Xian. Li Xian's eyes were filled with pure trust, without a hint of doubt.
Being looked at with such a gaze, Shen Qing suddenly didn't feel flustered anymore.
"Why... Why do you believe such a crazy thing?"
Li Xian raised his eyebrows. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Haven't many crazy things happened to you? This one is just one more."
Shen Qing pursed her lips, not knowing how to refute.
Li Xian asked, "So you're planning to take this opportunity to let Ling Zhou leave your spiritual sea, right?"
Seeing that Li Xian immediately understood her thoughts, Shen Qing nodded excitedly: "As long as we can find a suitable body for him, I think this plan can work. Soul possession happens from time to time. I think we can give it a try."
Li Xian had also seen ancient books in the Five Elements Dao Sect that recorded soul possession. Some cultivators had used this method to avoid the end of their lifespan and extended their lives for many years.
But this method required the soul to be compatible with the body. If there was any rejection, the soul would be ejected from the body, which would be a troublesome matter.
But... If they really wanted to do it, it wasn't completely impossible.
"Whose body have you set your eyes on? If a soul leaves the body and can't return to it within a short period of time, it will never be able to go back."
Shen Qing thought for a moment and slowly said a name, "Ji Zhongming."
Li Xian raised his eyebrows, "Are you that crazy?"
Shen Qing grinned, "It's just a big bet."
"Do you think it will work?"
Li Xian also laughed, with a meaningful look in his eyes, "Maybe... It really can."
"So this is how you've been scheming against me. Did you even ask for my opinion?"
Ling Zhou's voice sounded sinisterly beside the two of them.
Shen Qing shivered and quickly turned around to see a familiar face.
"Master!"
Shen Qing suddenly felt a little unaccustomed. The Ling Zhou she usually saw was semi-transparent, and his lower body was almost invisible. Now, seeing Ling Zhou standing right in front of her, alive and well, she felt a little strange.
Ling Zhou was holding Bi Luo in his hand. There was a smile in his eyes, but his mouth scolded Shen Qing, "Fortunately, I came here first after regaining my memories. Otherwise, I wouldn't have heard you scheming against me."
As he said this, he raised his hand and gently flicked Shen Qing's forehead, an intimate gesture.
Shen Qing was a little curious. Only then did she realize that Ling Zhou was so tall. She wasn't short herself, but Ling Zhou was at least two and a half heads taller than her.
Shen Qing roughly estimated that Ling Zhou was probably much taller than the True Lord Heng Ling.
"Master, I'm doing this for your own good. With a body, it'll be more convenient for you to do whatever you want."
Ling Zhou knew Shen Qing's good intentions, but he still joked, "I'm afraid you're just嫌 me noisy in your head and thinking of getting rid of me, right?"