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Just Wanting to Live Well, Yet Surpassed the Protagonist – 77 I Dug a Pit for Myself
“Shimeng, why are you here?” Ye Yong was still a little embarrassed, as if he had almost been caught having an affair, although it wasn’t really an affair.
“I just finished comprehending the insights. I heard from Xiao Huan that you guys had entered this forest, so I thought I’d come and ask if you wanted to have dinner together tonight before you leave.” Qin Shimeng’s face had a hint of a smile, but she was clearly not the type of person who was good at fake smiles, so it seemed a little stiff.
Ye Yong knew that Qin Shimeng was very intelligent. Intelligent people can often discover problems from small details.
For example, his collar was a little messy, the clothes on his chest were wrinkled, and Liang Xiaorou’s blush had not yet faded from her face.
If he insisted that they had just been practicing, it wouldn’t be impossible, but the key was, would Qin Shimeng believe it? Perhaps she would believe it on the surface, but it was hard to say what she would think in her heart .
Ye Yong knew that Qin Shimeng had deliberately not suppressed the sound of her footsteps just now, which was actually a way of telling them that someone was coming. If she had approached quietly, given the state of excitement they were both in, there was no way they would have noticed her.
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“Well, I’m very sorry that I couldn’t accept your master’s invitation today. I only came to Tianluo Sect from home this afternoon.” Liang Xiaorou stopped pretending to practice swordsmanship. “I heard that Ye Yong was with you, and I wanted to talk to him about tomorrow’s banquet. As a result, he asked me to demonstrate it for him, so…”
Sometimes, the more you try to explain, the more suspicious it seems.
Qin Shimeng didn’t ask for details, she just nodded. “I understand. With his current understanding of swordsmanship, he’s more than qualified to guide us.”
“Yes, that’s right.” Liang Xiaorou didn’t know that Ye Yong had mastered the Nascent Soul Sword Intent. After all, it was already for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to master a Sword Intent that spanned two major realms. Liang Xiaorou she had only mastered a Golden Core mid-Sword Intent, which spanned one major realm. However, after her immortal body was activated once, coupled with the immortal technique that Ye Yong had given her, her progress in all aspects had been much faster, and she was vaguely approaching the threshold of the Golden Core late Sword Intent.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little silent, leaving only the sound of leaves rustling in the wind and the sound of fallen leaves.
Liang Xiaorou had come to Qin Shimeng’s residence because she was worried that Ye Yong and Qin Shimeng had done something, so she had come over to observe the situation. As for Qin Shimeng, the reason she had come here was also because she was worried that Ye Yong and Liang Xiaorou had done something, so she had come over to observe the situation.
The two of them had indeed built a very deep friendship in the secret realm, but even if they could accept each other, they couldn’t help but care who Ye Yong would choose first.
“It’s getting dark. Let’s go to Shimeng’s place for dinner. We can talk about anything while we eat.” In the end, Ye Yong broke the silence, and the atmosphere eased up a little.
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Qin Shimeng claimed that she had gone to the forest to find Ye Yong and Liang Xiaorou to invite them to dinner, which was obviously a pretext she had come up with on the spur of the moment, because she hadn’t prepared anything. Not to mention that she didn’t have any spirit food ingredients, the only one who knew how to cook was Xiao Huan, and she only knew how to make mortal food, not spirit food. It was only when Ye Yong took out the second-grade spirit food made by the system that dinner was settled.
As for where the spirit food came from, Ye Yong could make up any excuse he wanted. The simplest one was that there was a banquet in the Yinhua Hall, and there was a lot of it that he hadn’t touched and had stored in his ring as spare food.
Why was the food that was made in the hall now steaming hot, as if it had just been made? And there was a lot of it that they liked to eat? Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou didn’t ask too many questions, nor did they have the thoughts to do so.
They very tacitly sat down on either side of the table, facing each other, and watched to see which side Ye Yong would choose to sit on.
Who was Ye Yong? He wasn’t stupid enough to rashly take sides. Besides, after what had happened in the secret realm, both of them were his wings. There was no need to let his wings get hurt.
He took out two plates of first-grade spirit food and gave them to Xiao Huan, who was very sensible and went back to her room.
Ye Yong sat down on the empty side and patted the empty seat next to him. “Sit down together?”
Ye Yong’s way of dealing with it was very simple.
If the enemy moves, I won’t move.
Anyway, I won’t take the initiative now. Either you take the initiative, or be passive with me.
He didn’t choose to sit next to either of them, but instead let them sit next to him. Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou both secretly sighed in relief, because Ye Yong didn’t favor either of them. But at the same time, they were also a little unwilling, because they both hoped that Ye Yong would choose them in their hearts.
In the emotional confrontation between intelligent people, every little move was full of details. Fortunately, Ye Yong liked to read harem novels and think, otherwise he would have been a little overwhelmed.
If he had just randomly chosen someone close to him to sit next to, and then asked the other one to come over, even if he hadn’t meant to, it would have hurt the other person.
It’s not easy to create a harmonious harem.
After Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou sat down next to Ye Yong, one on the left and one on the right, he didn’t say anything and just started eating.
They weren’t in the secret realm now, and the sense of crisis that their lives could be lost in the next second was gone, which meant that they couldn’t be as casual and carefree as they were then. Ye Yong didn’ t dare to hold Liang Xiaorou in his arms and put his right arm around Qin Shimeng.
The same words again, if the enemy moves, I won’t move. Either everyone doesn’t move, or let’s all move. Anyway, let’s get through this first, defeat them one by one, and then increase their favorability before fighting again.
Qin Shimeng was originally a very reserved person. Unless Ye Yong asked, it was relatively difficult for her to take the initiative. As for Liang Xiaorou, it was even more needless to say. To expect a proud and arrogant little girl to act coquettishly towards Ye Yong when there were other people present? It was impossible.
Without a doubt, the atmosphere of this dinner was very awkward, but Ye Yong had no choice. If it was one-on-one, he could flirt with them until they couldn’t take it anymore, but when it came to two at once, he had no experience. More importantly, the other party might not cooperate, because this involved the issue of reserve and face. Moreover, there was Xiao Huan in the room who could appear at any time. Unless their favorability was high enough to ignore all this, it was really very difficult.
“This tastes pretty good. You try it.” At this time, Liang Xiaorou gave Ye Yong a piece of meat that she liked to eat, and then quickly pulled back her chopsticks, as if nothing had happened.
“This one is very good. Try it.” Qin Shimeng also gave Ye Yong a piece of spirit vegetable that she liked.
Liang Xiaorou saw this and silently served Ye Yong a piece of meat.
Qin Shimeng thought for a while and silently served a piece of vegetable.
Liang Xiaorou continued to serve meat, while Qin Shimeng kept serving vegetables.
Soon, Ye Yong’s bowl was like a stack of Arhats, with meat and vegetables clearly separated and stacked high.
What are you doing competing over nothing? It’s a shame that you’re still good sisters who have lived and died together, and fought side by side. Although Ye Yong wanted to say this, he suddenly thought that they might not be competing, but just wanted to prove that they were closer to Ye Yong and didn’t want to fall behind.
All Ye Yong could do was accept everything. He ate as much as they served, and by the end of the night, most of the food had ended up in his stomach. He was even to the point of discomfort, but he didn’ t show it. Instead, he smiled and said, “I’ve eaten it all. Are you full?”
Only then did Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou realize that they hadn’t eaten much. When Ye Yong brought out new food for them and saw that they had only taken a few bites before starting to serve him again, Ye Yong couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
Damn, I dug a hole for myself.