Ye Zhenji was very gloomy, and he couldn't describe the gloominess in his heart.
He felt like he was cheated, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't tell where he was cheated. He just felt full of grievances and couldn't be motivated to do anything.
"Hey, what are you doing?
Why are you in a daze during a fight of magical power? "
The youth opposite him, who was about the same age and cultivation level as him, shouted in dissatisfaction.
Ye Zhenji frowned and felt impatient, so he simply abandoned his magic tool and sat on a rock next to him, lowering his head in anger.
Hualing walked over and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?"
Ye Zhenji frowned and said gloomily, "I'm very annoyed."
Annoyed?
Hualing thought for a moment then said, "Because of your aunt?
Didn't grandmaster say she's fine? What are you worried about? "
"It's not about that." Although his aunt hadn't woken up yet, his master said she was fine, so he wasn't worried.
However, seeing his master coming out of Closed Door Meditation and busily doing this and that, he felt annoyed.
Why did he feel uncomfortable?
Whether it was his master or his aunt, they were both people he respected and loved. Wasn't it better if his master treated his aunt well?
Although this was what his rationality told him, he was still very unhappy.
Perhaps he thought he was the closest person to them, but in the end, he was completely kept in the dark?
In fact, when he thought about it carefully, whether it was when he was with his aunt, when his aunt mentioned his master or when his master mentioned his aunt, their expressions were a bit strange. However, at that time, he didn't think there was any relationship between them.
"What's bothering you?
Is there something you can't tell me? "
Ye Zhenji glanced at Hualing, thought for a moment then said, "Then I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone."
Hualing raised his eyebrows. "Of course. What's our relationship?"
Ye Zhenji pondered in his heart then said slowly, "I suspect there's something between my aunt and my master."
"Oh … Your aunt and your master … Ah!" Hualing nodded, but halfway through his thought, he realized something was wrong and shouted.
He thought for a moment then leaned over and whispered, "That's impossible, right?
Don't they rarely see each other? "
"I thought so too."
Ye Zhenji sat there with a distressed expression. "But when my aunt had an accident in the Ten Thousand Laws of Nature Formation, the first person she sensed was actually master …"
Hualing was a bit stunned. "No way?"
"Why else would I be depressed?"
Ye Zhenji said listlessly, "Besides, after Auntie had an accident, master was so nervous, and grandmaster said some strange things …"
Hualing thought for a moment then said, "Even if it's true, what's there to be depressed about?
Your master and your aunt are both close to you. Isn't it good for them to be together? "
"You can say that …" In fact, Ye Zhenji also didn't understand what he was feeling gloomy about. He just felt irritated and irritated, especially when he saw his master helping his aunt nourish her body with a cultivation technique every day and also searching everywhere for spiritual plants to concoct medicinal pills … Whenever he saw this, he felt very irritated and found his master very unpleasant to the eye.
However, after she said that to Hualing, Hualing found it funny. "Do you feel like you're being left out?"
Ye Zhenji froze.
Hualing continued, "Ever since you were brought back by your aunt, whether it was with your aunt or with your master, you've always been their only disciple. They've always treated you extremely well, so you've always felt very happy because the person they value the most is you.
But now, you realize that they, who you thought valued the most, are hiding such an important thing from you, which makes you feel like you're not that important. "
Ye Zhenji frowned, but he couldn't say that Hualing was wrong. "I don't know. In any case, whenever I see master now, I feel annoyed and don't want to go back."
Seeing his appearance, Hualing found it a bit funny. "In fact, you're just jealous, aren't you?"
"…" Ye Zhenji didn't say anything. He just lowered his head and said nothing.
Hualing sat down next to him and said, "Do you think your master took your aunt away?"
Ye Zhenji was silent for a while then answered honestly, "A little bit."
Hualing smiled. "Because you've always respected your master, so when you found out he carried you … that … from the beginning to the end, he didn't ask you about it, so you suddenly felt he was very annoying, right?"
"…"
Without waiting for Ye Zhenji's answer, Hualing already had an answer in his heart.
He patted Ye Zhenji's shoulder and said, "Get over it. We can't meddle too much in the affairs of our elders.
Besides, your master was so good to you — in all fairness, did he ever let you down? "
After thinking for a while, Ye Zhenji answered honestly, "No." Then he immediately added, "But I still feel uncomfortable."
Hualing shook his head. "In that case, let me ask you this — if you didn't find out about this, would you want your master and your aunt to be together?"
This time, Ye Zhenji thought for a long time. After a while, he finally said, "I originally thought that since I wanted to be with both my aunt and my master, it'd be good if they lived together.
But … But those are two different things! "
Hualing found it funny. "You want them to live together, but you don't want them to have a special relationship because you think you're the person they care about the most — even if both of them can't take away your position, right?"
"…"
"Besides, are you worried that if that happened, your position in their hearts would be pushed back?
Do you think you'd be redundant? "
"…"
Upon seeing Ye Zhenji's lowered head, Hualing smiled. "Brother, we're already in our forties. Although we're cultivators and our lifespans are much longer, we're not children anymore. Why are you still so awkward?"
Ye Zhenji glared at him and said unwillingly, "You said it clearly, but where did you find out?"
Hualing said, "Before I was ten years old, when I was with my parents, I often thought that way.
My parents had a very good relationship, so at that time, I often felt I was redundant when they were together. "
As he talked about his childhood, he smiled and glanced at Ye Zhenji. "But now that I've grown up, I feel I was really childish back then. Shouldn't I be happy that my parents had a good relationship?
Their feelings for each other were different from their feelings for me. No matter how good they were, I was still the most important person to them. "
"…" Ye Zhenji was still full of reluctance, but he felt what Hualing said was right, so he muttered, "But master didn't even tell me …"
"Why would he tell you about this kind of thing?"
Hualing looked at him in confusion. "You're their junior, not their elder. How could he explain this to a junior?"
Ye Zhenji was at a loss for words and was rendered speechless.
Rationally speaking, he felt that what Hualing said was right. But emotionally speaking, he still felt very, very unhappy …
"Ay!"
Hualing patted him on the back. "Brat, you're in your forties now, not in your teens, okay?
You've cultivated too much that you've become stupid, haven't you? "
Ye Zhenji pushed his hand away. "In any case, I still feel unhappy."
"If you're unhappy, go talk to your master!"
Since he'd already said it, Hualing couldn't do anything else. After thinking for a moment, he leaned closer and smiled slyly. "In fact, I think you might as well find yourself a little wife. That way, someone will get tired of you, and you won't have time to be unhappy."
"Go away!" Ye Zhenji pushed him away. "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Hualing said with a smile, "This is a sincere suggestion. Although our Dao School doesn't advocate it, Dual Cultivation is, after all, a good thing. Look at your master, he's so old, but isn't he …"
"My master isn't old!
He's only a hundred and seventy-five years old, okay?
He's already very young for a Core Formation cultivator, let alone he's about to form his Nascent Soul! "
Hualing found it even more funny. "Just now, you said you didn't like your master, so why are you defending him now?"
"I …" Ye Zhenji was speechless.
"Ay, youngsters!" Hualing pretended to be mature. "Why are you so awkward?"
Ye Zhenji lowered his head and didn't refute.
Hualing's words made him feel a little awkward. He didn't allow others to talk about his master, but he himself didn't like his master.
"I reckon it's useless to say anything now. In fact, it's not that you don't understand; you're just unhappy, aren't you?"
Ye Zhenji sighed. "Yes, you're right."
"In fact, I have a sincere suggestion," Hualing said very seriously.
"En?"
"You … better find yourself a little wife!"
Ye Zhenji slapped him with his palm. "Nonsense!"
Hualing couldn't help but laugh as he said, "In fact, I think the most important thing for you is to be angry at your master. On the contrary, you're not that angry at your aunt, am I right?"
"Nonsense. My aunt's still asleep. It's not like it has much to do with her …"
"But didn't you say it just now?
Your aunt doesn't seem to be completely innocent, right? "
"…"
Hualing, who was observant, smiled. "Don't you think so?
Your feelings for your aunt aren't ordinary. "
Ye Zhenji understood the meaning of his words. He glared at him and said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. Aunt is my aunt. I've always regarded her as my master and respected her as an elder."
"Ay, I didn't mean that."
Hualing hastily explained, "What I meant was, ever since you were a child, your aunt has been the female elder closest to you. She also treats you very well, so you must've thought women should be like your aunt.
It's also because of this that you think your master is annoying, right? "
Ye Zhenji was stunned. He never thought about this aspect.
But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be the case … If there was a woman, it would naturally be best if she was like his aunt.
"In fact, your aunt is only an image in your heart. Before you have a definite lover, you'll probably think of your aunt as an image, so in your heart, you actually regard your master as your love rival …"
"Nonsense!" Love rival or whatnot — that's too much …
Hualing looked at his awkward expression and smiled. "In any case, that's what I meant. It's fine as long as you understand.
So I think if you find yourself a little wife, you probably won't be like this … "
"Stop!" Ye Zhenji lowered his head and said, "Before I form my Gold Core, I won't think about this nonsense."
Hualing shrugged, expressing his helplessness. "I didn't say you must; it was just a suggestion.
In fact, it's not a big deal. Generally speaking, once you grow up, you won't feel that way anymore. You, ah, just haven't grown up yet. "
"Get lost!" Ye Zhenji was annoyed. "You're the one who hasn't grown up!"