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Because of the incident in the illusion, Ye Chuanze felt guilty towards Fuxi. Recently, when facing Fuxi and Nüwa, he had been unusually soft-tempered, seemingly trying to please them. Ye Chuanze took out a jar of wine from Black Lotus's Mustard Seed Space and placed it on the table. He smiled brightly at Fuxi and said, "Fuxi, try this wine! It is said to be top-quality fine wine, and it tastes great."
Fuxi raised his eyes, a half-smile on his lips, and replied, "You have been quite compliant these days, unexpectedly patient and good-tempered."
Ye Chuanze chuckled twice at this remark, then straightened his expression and said seriously, "Fuxi, you are being too formal. I can have a bad temper with anyone else, but I cannot be rude to you. You have treated me sincerely; if I wronged you, I would deserve to be struck down by heavenly punishment!"
Hearing this, Fuxi sighed lightly and said, "I thought we were already close friends; you don't need to be like this. No matter what you do, I will understand. I trust you, Ye Chuanze."
Ye Chuanze felt a jolt in his heart upon hearing this. After a long pause, he spoke hoarsely, "What if one day I do something that wrongs you?"
"What do you mean by 'wronging me'? I have said before that I trust you; I believe in you, Ye Chuanze. You are not an ungrateful person; on the contrary, you value emotions and promises. If one day you betray that trust, then I will have to think carefully about whether you've gotten into some trouble or acted impulsively." Fuxi looked at him with clear eyes and an open expression that showed no signs of falsehood.
Ye Chuanze gazed at him for a long time and sighed as he said, " Ye Chuanze swears by the heavenly way that in this life, I will never let you down! If I break this vow, I will surely face divine retribution!"
Fuxi shook his head and replied, "You don't need to do this."
"I'm just seeking peace of mind; this vow is my promise to you. If you treat me with sincerity, then naturally I will repay you with sincerity." Ye Chuanze continued to look at him and added, "I admit that my nature can be somewhat cold-hearted, but I'm not someone who doesn't know gratitude. I remember every kindness shown to me. One day, I will repay it in kind."
The colder a person is by nature, the more they value emotions. It is precisely because of their coldness that they become more sensitive to others' genuine goodwill. If someone treats them well by even a little bit, they will surely return threefold because they do not wish to owe anyone.
Upon hearing this, Fuxi looked helpless and shook his head. "You really need to change this temperament of yours. Being too calculating about everything is not a good thing; not everything in this world can be measured so clearly. Some things cannot be compared with anything else."
Fuxi's words were pointed. Ye Chuanze fell silent but simply said, "Try this wine!"
Fuxi smiled helplessly upon seeing this and called over a young attendant to remove the exquisite Azure Jade Cup, replacing it with a large oval bowl. He picked up the wine jar and poured himself a bowl of wine, taking a sip and praising, "Good wine!"
Ye Chuanze raised an eyebrow with pride and said, "My collection is naturally not of ordinary quality."
After finishing a bowl of wine, Fuxi set it down and couldn't help but ask, "You even have a collection of wine?"
"Yes, all the treasures in the world are my targets for collection, including fine wines and delicacies."
Hearing this, Fuxi's eyes flickered with curiosity as he asked, "What I'm more curious about is... where did you get this wine?"
"..." Ye Chuanze remained silent.
Seeing him in such silence, Fuxi felt uneasy and quickly asked, "This wine, where did you... get it from? It would be better to return it quickly."
Ye Chuanze snorted coldly and replied, "You've already drunk it all; how can I return it?"
"..." Fuxi.
"Oh my!" Fuxi held his forehead and after a moment said, "Do you... do you have any clues left behind?"
"Don't worry about that!" Ye Chuanze said proudly. "I handle things well; I left no traces at the scene. He definitely has no evidence to prove that I took the wine."
"That's very good." Fuxi's expression relaxed. "So where exactly did you get this wine?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chuanze casually replied, "From the wine cellar of Purple Cloud Palace; I just took it without thinking."
“……” Fuxi said.
After a long silence, Fuxi continued, “Even if you leave no trace, Hongjun Daoist will know that you stole his wine. Who else would dare to take without permission in the Purple Cloud Palace?”
“What if he knows? He won't blame me anyway,” Ye Chuanze replied, showing no concern.
Upon hearing this, Fuxi's expression twitched. “If Hongjun Daoist asks where the wine you took went, you must say you drank it yourself. Never say you gave it to someone else.” The Primordial immortals tend to misplace their anger, and Hongjun is particularly notorious for it. During the second lecture at the Purple Cloud Palace, Fuxi was unjustly blamed by Hongjun because of Ye Chuanze. He never wanted to go through that experience again.
“Don’t worry, I won’t expose you. Each person is responsible for their own actions,” Ye Chuanze said confidently, then added, “But what you said is too ridiculous. I don’t even have a human form; how can I drink wine?”
“……If you don’t have a human form and can’t drink wine, why did you steal Hongjun’s wine?” Fuxi was at a loss for how to respond to Ye Chuanze. This guy really made him want to strangle him; he was just too infuriating!
“I was just curious. Hongjun often drinks this wine in front of me, and it seems delicious. Out of curiosity, I secretly took a jar of wine and hid it away, planning to drink it after taking on a human form. But now it’s all yours,” Ye Chuanze said with a look of having struck a great deal.
“……You really didn’t need to give it to me.” Fuxi looked at the black-haired youth sitting calmly on the Black Lotus, feeling an ominous sense that he would eventually be harmed by him.
Ye Chuanze appeared somewhat tired and said languidly, “Given our relationship, if something good happens, I will naturally think of you first.”
“……” Fuxi suddenly had a bad premonition; he felt anxious about his future.
Ye Chuanze, who was focused on betraying his teammates without hesitation, was truly quite the burden.
*********
Since that day when they cleared the air, Ye Chuanze returned to his usual attitude towards Fuxi and Nüwa, which relieved both of them. For the past few days, Ye Chuanze had been acting submissively, which genuinely frightened them. Can you imagine Godzilla suddenly turning into a gentle bunny girl one day? Ye Chuanze had always maintained a sharp-tongued and aloof demeanor; suddenly being warm and considerate towards Fuxi and Nüwa left them both startled!
In fact, regarding the events that occurred that day in the illusion, Ye Chuanze was not as indifferent as he appeared. The reason he acted against Fuxi was that he sensed that the Fuxi before him was a fake, which meant danger for him. At that moment, his nerves were on high alert; he felt that the scene was too strange, filled with a sense of incongruity. Therefore, when he realized that the Fuxi might be false, he became highly tense and instinctively tried to eliminate the threat posed by this Fuxi.
After doing all this, he became aware of the problems: what if this Fuxi was real? What if he had mistakenly harmed a friend?
Realizing these issues, Ye Chuanze felt uneasy; he was actually very afraid of one day mistakenly harming a friend. He was not a heartless person; since Fuxi treated him well, he naturally wanted to reciprocate that kindness.
Fuxi and Nüwa thought that Ye Chuanze's recent low profile was due to Nüwa's anger, but that was not the case. Ye Chuanze acted this way more because he felt guilty towards Fuxi.
One day, Ye Chuanze went to find Fuxi and noticed Nüwa was absent. He found it strange and asked, "Where is Nüwa? It seems like I haven't seen her around lately."
"Nüwa went to visit friends in the Western Kunlun," Fuxi replied with a clear voice.
"Visiting friends in the Western Kunlun? Does she know the Queen Mother of the West?" Ye Chuanze asked in surprise.
"Yes," Fuxi answered lightly.
"I never would have guessed..." Ye Chuanze said incredulously, "Nüwa actually has female friends."
"Why can't Nüwa have female friends?" Fuxi looked up at him and said.
"Don't you think Nüwa's personality is... a bit too fierce? She's always fighting and killing, not gentle or graceful at all; she doesn't resemble a woman in any way," Ye Chuanze said cautiously, careful with his words lest he anger this sister complex individual before him.
"What kind of image do you think women should have?" Fuxi looked at him and said, "I don't know how you came to these conclusions, but to me, women are no different from us; they are not weaker than we are."
Ye Chuanze frowned upon hearing this and fell silent for a while.
"Ye Chuanze," Fuxi said, "do not underestimate women, and do not discriminate against them; they are not weak."
After a long while, Ye Chuanze relaxed his tightly furrowed brows and sighed, "I was mistaken. You are right, Fuxi; I should not underestimate women." Influenced by memories from his past life, he realized that many of his perceptions were incorrect, which had caused him considerable trouble.
"However," Ye Chuanze continued, "even among women, Nüwa's temperament is quite fierce. Ancestral Witch Houtu is not as combative as she is. Such an unlikable woman will eventually bring harm to her own people. Fuxi, I truly pity you for having such a sister."
"…Ye Chuanze," Fuxi called out.
"Do not interrupt me," Ye Chuanze replied. "I know you care for your sister, but we cannot deny this fact. Do you admit that Nüwa has a fierce nature? Do you admit that no one else wants her except for you?"
"I… do not admit it," Fuxi said with a gentle smile. "Nüwa is the most considerate and understanding."
"…Fuxi, you cannot speak against your conscience," Ye Chuanze said with a pained expression. "I know you have been oppressed by Nüwa for many years and feel distressed, but you cannot distort the truth like this!"
"Ye Chuanze," Fuxi suddenly called out.
"Hmm?"
"I wanted to tell you something since just now."
"What is it?"
"Nüwa is standing behind you."
"……"
Ye Chuanze turned around stiffly and met the expressionless face of Nuwa.
" Ye Chuanze, go out and fight!" Nuwa's voice was unusually calm, like the stillness before a storm.
"..." Ye Chuanze felt a pang of discomfort.
At that moment, Gatekeeper Boy suddenly approached and said to Fuxi, "Sir, Zhen Yuanzi from Wuzhuang Temple has come to visit."
Hearing this, Ye Chuanze felt as if he had found a savior and quickly said, "Please, please invite him in!" Then he turned to Nuwa and said, "We have a guest today; let's postpone our battle until another day!"
Nuwa snorted coldly and turned to Gatekeeper Boy, saying, "Go and invite Zhen Yuanzi in."
"Yes."
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