508: Chapter 508 Repression and Emotion

Jiang Ning felt extremely helpless.

In truth, he wasn't a blockhead; he had a faint inkling of the young girl's feelings for him.

Whenever they encountered other female Cultivators, the young girl would exhibit a faint, melancholic jealousy—the kind of jealousy he had read about in novels in his past life.

The young girl had now blossomed with the grace of a demoness, slim and elegant; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her as a devastating beauty.

But his feelings for her...

To him, Shen Jinhuan was like a younger sister, someone he leaned on and encouraged as they navigated this otherworldly Realm together.

He had been with her since she was just a little thing.

It could be said that he had watched her grow into what she was today.

He really couldn't bring himself to make a move on a girl he had raised himself.

He wasn't acting out some romance novel about raising a demoness from childhood and then tricking her into being his wife.

That kind of thing seemed exciting when reading novels, but when it actually happened to him, he found it truly difficult to act upon.

The moral values from Earth bound him tightly.

What was the difference between this and falling for one's own sister? He wasn't a pervert, and he wasn't playing some 'Haijiao' game; how could he possibly harbor such thoughts?

"Sigh..."

Jiang Ning let out a sigh.

After returning home.

Qing Dai came to greet them. Seeing Shen Jinhuan's low spirits, Qing Dai was taken aback and quietly sent a voice transmission: "Revered Master, did something happen while you were out?"

Jiang Ning shook his head.

This matter was hard for him to talk about.

Yet he also felt that perhaps he should talk to Qing Dai to get some advice on how to handle the situation.

It wasn't right for Shen Jinhuan to keep acting like this!

But how was he supposed to bring it up?

Seeing Jiang Ning hesitate, Qing Dai—who had previously run an 'agency' business and was an expert at reading people—knew he wanted to speak but found it difficult to start.

She sent a voice transmission to Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai looked up at the unhappy Shen Jinhuan, then at the helpless Jiang Ning.

In her small mind, she couldn't understand why human emotions were so convoluted.

In the Spirit Beast world, there were even cases of sons staying with their mothers after growing up—it was all for reproduction, after all! Humans, at their core, were just humanoid Spirit Beasts.

Though they were bound by the complexities of human society, she wasn't asking Jiang Ning to fall for his mother or daughter!

Huanhuan was female and had no blood relation to Jiang Ning.

Revered Master was male and had no blood relation to Huanhuan.

Wasn't this simple? They were both of reproductive age and liked each other, so they should just go ahead and reproduce.

Xiao Bai transmitted to Qing Dai: "Sister Qing Dai, Revered Master met a mature older sister today, and Huanhuan is unhappy. Revered Master is a blockhead and an old traditionalist; he doesn't understand Huanhuan's feelings."

Upon hearing this, Qing Dai burst out laughing.

So that was it.

She had thought some other prince or princess had set a trap, but it turned out to be this.

Qing Dai transmitted to Jiang Ning: "Revered Master, if you have any concerns, you can actually talk to me. Huanhuan and I are both women; maybe I can give you a hand."

Jiang Ning glanced at Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai gave a silly "hehe" laugh.

The young girl couldn't have told Qing Dai these things via transmission, so it must have been this little fox.

Jiang Ning tapped Xiao Bai on the head.

He transmitted to Qing Dai: "Very well, come to my room for a moment."

After speaking, Jiang Ning looked at Shen Jinhuan. He wanted to pat her head as usual, but she directly dodged him.

Shen Jinhuan grumbled inwardly, 'Darn Revered Master, why does it feel like every female Cultivator in the world can Dual Cultivate with Revered Master except for me?'

'So annoying!'

In the end, while she was waiting for Revered Master to coax her, she saw Jiang Ning push open his door and walk right in.

And then... Qing Dai went in too!

Shen Jinhuan stood frozen on the spot.

"Ah!"

She stomped her foot in anger, tossed Xiao Bai aside, and went back to her own room.

Even Qing Dai was okay! But she wasn't!

Xiao Bai rubbed her bottom and complained to Xiao Hui, who was waiting in the courtyard, "I say, what does this have to do with me! How annoying! Humans are so complicated!"

Xiao Hui ran over, wanting to lick Xiao Bai's bottom.

Xiao Bai quickly swatted Xiao Hui away with her tail.

"Xiao Hui, if you're in heat, I'll find you a female wolf. Don't come after me. You're a good wolf, but we're not right for each other!"

Xiao Hui let out a pitiful "awoo."

Inside the room.

Jiang Ning sat in a chair.

From his Storage Ring, he took out high-quality tea sets and Spiritual Tea. Finally, he produced Spiritual Spring Water, used his Qi to bring it to a boil, and brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea.

He poured two cups.

He pointed to the chair opposite him.

"Sit."

"Okay."

Qing Dai sat down and took a sip from her teacup. The Spiritual Qi within immediately rushed toward her Qi Sea, and more importantly, there was a trace of Dao Rhyme in the tea.

"Good tea."

This kind of tea was something she wouldn't have dared to dream of before; it was incredibly expensive.

With that kind of money, one could completely buy some Heaven And Earth Treasures with Dao Rhyme, which would be far more cost-effective.

Qing Dai felt the Dao Rhyme and asked with a smile, "Revered Master, are you worried about how to get along with the Young Miss?"

"Yes."

Jiang Ning also took a sip of tea. He didn't buy this tea either; just like on Earth, those who drink good tea don't buy it, and those who buy good tea don't dare drink it themselves. This was a gift from Zhao Mianshuang.

Fearing Shen Jinhuan might hear, he quietly transmitted to Qing Dai, "Do you get the feeling that Huanhuan towards me..."

"Is there even a need to 'get a feeling'? The Young Miss simply likes you, Revered Master." Qing Dai laughed. "Revered Master, you don't need to doubt your intuition."

"Uh..."

Jiang Ning paused his tea-drinking motion and raised an eyebrow. "But Huanhuan has been with me since she was a child. I raised her. This kind of emotion..."

"Revered Master."

Qing Dai pulled her chair closer and sat up straight. "Perhaps in Mortal kingdoms, this would be considered somewhat immoral, but this isn't a Mortal kingdom. A Mortal's life, at its longest, is barely a hundred years."

But what about Cultivators? Especially at the level of Revered Master and the Young Miss, with a thousand years of cultivation, the age gap and the difference in seniority between you and the Young Miss are, in the eyes of most Cultivators, merely like a year or two among Mortals.

Never mind your situation with the Young Miss.

It's perfectly normal for a thousand-year-old Old Ancestor of a Sect to fall in love with a hundred-year-old Disciple.

Compared to that, what do the age and seniority between you and the Young Miss even matter?"

After speaking, Qing Dai thought for a moment and comforted Jiang Ning, "Revered Master, I see that your Aptitude is unparalleled. Even in the entire Cultivation World or the Upper Realm, it must be among the very best."

"If I may be so bold as to ask, Revered Master, how many years has it been since you started cultivating?"

How many years? The years Jiang Ning had truly spent cultivating weren't even ten, but on the surface, he had to add his previous age.

Adding it up that way, Jiang Ning felt he was quite old.

"I have been cultivating for nearly three hundred years now, while Huanhuan has not even reached twenty."

"Already?" Qing Dai was shocked by Jiang Ning's answer; she truly regretted asking him this question. "Revered Master, do you know that even a Prodigy like the Peerless Daoist took over three hundred and ninety years to reach the Soul Transformation Realm!"

And that was the youngest Deity Transformation Realm in history.

If Revered Master's bone age were revealed, at this Realm, compared to other Soul Transformation Cultivators, the difference in age would be like that between a toddler and a centenarian!

Is Revered Master still not satisfied?

As for the Young Miss, she is even more gifted and cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

But the age gap between you two isn't even that large!"