There was such a thing as a fake breakup?
Mo Wudu was genuinely speechless. The original Mo Wudu had taken the breakup completely seriously. That was why he spent his days beneath the peach tree, drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
Yet now, Xi Menglan suddenly told him it had only been a fake breakup. Although Mo Wudu wasn’t the original owner of this body, even he found Xi Menglan’s actions incredibly upsetting.
At this point, Mo Wudu couldn’t help feeling indignant on behalf of the original Mo Wudu. He said, “Sister Menglan, you might have thought it was a fake breakup, but he definitely took it seriously. Sister Menglan, even if he has found someone new, doesn’t that have nothing to do with you anymore?”
Xi Menglan realized that Mo Wudu’s words made perfect sense, and her entire mood immediately collapsed. The thought of the man she had missed all these years being held in another woman’s arms, while she no longer even had the right to interfere, filled her with regret.
The more she thought about it, the more she regretted listening to that terrible advice in the first place.
Xi Menglan asked anxiously, “If I go apologize to him, do you think he’ll forgive me?”
Mo Wudu replied, “Sister Menglan, you need to understand something. A broken mirror is difficult to make whole again. Even if you manage to repair it, it will never be exactly the same as before. If I were your boyfriend, I definitely wouldn’t forgive you.”
Mo Wudu’s lecture actually brought Xi Menglan to tears. She hugged him and cried, “It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault. Little Sister Qingxue, you must have some way to fix this, right?”
Seeing Xi Menglan looking at him so pitifully, Mo Wudu couldn’t help feeling a little heartache. Perhaps the original body’s memories were affecting him. In those memories, Mo Wudu had never once seen Xi Menglan cry. She had always carried herself with the pride and aloofness of someone standing high above everyone else.
Mo Wudu said, “Sister Menglan, I’ve never experienced something like this either. You can try apologizing to him first. If he still refuses to forgive you, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Mo Wudu had originally intended to come up with an excuse to stop Xi Menglan from going to the Jade Flower Sect. Yet somehow, when the words reached his lips, this was what came out instead.
Perhaps this was another lingering obsession left behind by the original Mo Wudu.
Xi Menglan wiped the tears from her face, then spoke with determination, “I’ll go up the mountain tomorrow and apologize to him. I just don’t know whether I should bring him a gift. He never liked it when I gave him gifts before. Whenever I tried to give him something, he always felt like I was insulting him.”
A gift?
Now that sounded good!
Mo Wudu didn’t know exactly where Xi Menglan came from, but according to the original body’s memories, her family background was definitely extraordinary. She had casually given away entire boxes of Mystic Jade Skin-Healing Ointment. An ordinary family could never afford to hand out something like that so freely.
Moreover, Mo Wudu’s spatial ring still contained many things Xi Menglan had given the original Mo Wudu. Every single one looked extremely valuable. There were magical artifacts, spiritual herbs, and all kinds of other treasures.
She was practically the perfect combination of a beautiful, wealthy heiress and a sweet but hopelessly naive young lady.
The original Mo Wudu had been rather traditional and prideful when it came to relationships. He wanted to rely on his own efforts to support Xi Menglan rather than live off her wealth. Therefore, he had never used any of the things Xi Menglan gave him. Instead, he had stored every single one inside his spatial ring.
The current Mo Wudu, however, was completely different.
Who would ever complain about having too many treasures?
Especially when they came from a wealthy beauty. Anything she gave him certainly wouldn’t be ordinary.
The problem was that if he actually accepted Xi Menglan’s gift, wouldn’t that basically mean he had forgiven her?
Mo Wudu fell into a deep internal struggle.
After struggling for exactly 0.00001 seconds, he decided that the gift was still a little too dangerous to accept.
He didn’t know exactly how powerful Xi Menglan’s family was, while he himself was just a poor guy living on an impoverished peak. Her family would almost certainly look down on him. There was no reason to invite unnecessary trouble into his life merely for some material possessions.
As long as he could raise Ning Qingxue’s favorability toward him, he would eventually become the Master of a Great Emperor.
What kind of treasure wouldn’t he be able to obtain then?
Mo Wudu said, “All right, Sister Menglan, I need to go home now. Otherwise, my father will definitely scold me.”
Xi Menglan reluctantly pulled herself away from Mo Wudu’s embrace.
For some reason, Xi Menglan felt an inexplicable sense of security around this Little Sister Qingxue whom she had only just met. Being held by her felt strangely comforting, although her chest was a little hard…
Xi Menglan said, “All right. I’ll head back to the inn too. Goodbye, Little Sister Qingxue.”
Mo Wudu replied, “Goodbye.”
Mo Wudu and Xi Menglan went their separate ways. By now, it was around 9:00 p.m.
He could return home and get a good night’s sleep. Tomorrow, Xi Menglan would be coming up the mountain to find him, and in the afternoon, he still had to attend the rehearsal.
His life had suddenly become remarkably busy.
Mo Wudu found a secluded place and changed out of his women’s clothing. If Ning Qingxue saw him dressed like that when he returned, she would definitely assume her Master had some unusual hobby.
After removing his makeup, Mo Wudu stepped onto his flying sword and flew back to Jade Radiance Peak.
At that moment, Mo Wudu’s good disciple, Ning Qingxue, was sitting on the bench beneath the peach tree. Judging by her appearance, she had been waiting for him to return.
Fortunately, Mo Wudu had already changed out of his women’s clothing. Otherwise, this would have become the most humiliating moment of his life.
Ning Qingxue noticed her Master descending from the sky and immediately stood up to welcome him.
She had arrived several hours earlier. At first, she assumed her Master would be sitting on the bench beneath the peach tree as usual, but to her surprise, Mo Wudu wasn’t home.
This was the first time Ning Qingxue had encountered such a situation in all the years since she joined Jade Radiance Peak. Usually, whenever she came here, her Master would be beneath the peach tree, drinking away his sorrows.
Ning Qingxue couldn’t help thinking that perhaps her Master had truly moved on.
This time, Ning Qingxue didn’t kneel. She greeted him, “Master.”
Mo Wudu replied, “Mm. Qingxue, did you need something from me?”
Ning Qingxue said, “Master, this jade pendant is far too valuable. Perhaps you should take it back.”
After helping Mo Wudu tie his hair earlier, Ning Qingxue had returned to her room to cultivate. To her surprise, her cultivation speed had been nearly twice as fast as it had been that morning.
How could Ning Qingxue possibly fail to realize that the increase had come from the jade pendant her Master had given her?
A jade pendant capable of accelerating cultivation was an extraordinarily valuable treasure.
Although Ning Qingxue desperately wanted to cultivate faster so that she could return and take revenge as soon as possible, she still felt uneasy carrying something so precious. That was why she had decided to return the jade pendant to Mo Wudu.
Mo Wudu had already guessed what she was thinking. He said, “Hmm? Just keep it. From now on, consider it payment for tying my hair. After all, you’ll have to keep tying it for me for the rest of your life.”
Ning Qingxue hadn’t expected Mo Wudu to say something like that.
Was that… a confession?
It sounded remarkably similar to the romantic lines she had read in those little storybooks.
Exchanging such a precious jade pendant for a lifetime of tying his hair was obviously unfair. Tying someone’s hair was such a simple task that Mo Wudu could easily do it himself if he really wanted to.
Ning Qingxue hesitated. “But, Master…”
Mo Wudu reassured her, “It’s fine, it’s fine. Qingxue, just keep it. You’re the only disciple of the younger generation on Jade Radiance Peak, and the sect tournament is coming soon. You’ll have to represent our peak when the time comes. If you can cultivate a little faster, you’ll also be bringing honor to Jade Radiance Peak.”