100: Chapter 100 From Pretense to Reality

"Speak honestly, what exactly is going on?"

Seeing that things had come to this, Xiao Yuer didn't bother hiding it anymore and directly laid everything out.

The matter wasn't complicated. After Chang Bai Cao learned of his daughter's feelings yesterday, out of a sense of owing her for many years, he still had the idea of playing matchmaker. Thus, he found Xiao Yuer and the others, intending to set up a situation to bring Su Ying and Meng Li together.

The setup was also simple: forge a crisis to "force" Su Ying and Meng Li to reveal their feelings for each other.

Meng Li was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

This plot had also occurred in the original drama. At that time, Chang Bai Cao and the Four Evils had set a trap to matchmake Xiao Yuer and Su Ying. The location was Demon Island, and the forged crisis was Su Ying injuring the Old Ancestor of the Five Poisons at the Poison King Heroes Gathering, and his master, the Six Poisons Divine Lord, coming for revenge.

Now, the protagonists they were matchmaking were him and Su Ying, the location had become Poison King Valley, and the crisis was replaced by an attack from the East Depot.

The problem was that in the original drama, Xiao Yuer and Su Ying had a certain emotional foundation, but the former couldn't let go of Mu Rong Xian, which was why Chang Bai Cao and the Four Evils intentionally catalyzed it.

Whereas between him and Su Ying, it could only be said that they currently had a mutual liking; the emotional foundation wasn't quite there yet.

Furthermore, he already had a family.

Chang Bai Cao actually pulled this move? This was something Meng Li hadn't expected.

But upon closer thought, he could roughly understand.

According to Meng Li's classification from his previous life, Chang Bai Cao belonged to the high-end technical talent on the medical side; he had talent and loved to delve into research.

Most people of this type "don't hear what's outside the window" and only want to focus on technology.

They often achieve extremely high success in their professional fields but have deficiencies in other areas.

For example, Heart-Nature.

Chang Bai Cao's Heart-Nature was a bit childish, which could be seen from the fact that he left for over ten years due to a momentary fit of pique. After leaving, he had been living in seclusion on Demon Island, obsessed with researching how to treat Yan Nantian, with no one to disturb him, so his Heart-Nature hadn't changed much.

Otherwise, when reuniting with Su Rushi over ten years later, he wouldn't have used a method like acting shamelessly—which would make most adults feel embarrassed—to beg for forgiveness.

At the same time, Chang Bai Cao felt he owed Su Ying.

After all, he only learned of her existence after his daughter had already grown up.

Therefore, Chang Bai Cao would inevitably try to find a way to make up for it.

Given his less-than-mature Heart-Nature, setting such a trap for this purpose wasn't considered too outrageous.

"Brother Meng, tell me the truth, what do you really think of Su Ying?"

After finishing the explanation, Xiao Yuer saw the plan had fallen through and went straight to the point.

As for his form of address for Su Ying, he had originally called her "Dr. Su." But after Su Ying and Chang Bai Cao recognized each other on Demon Island, based on the latter's relationship, the two's relationship had grown much closer, so they were no longer so formal and called each other by their names directly.

Hearing this question, Jiang Yu Feng couldn't help but look at Meng Li.

She also wanted to know the answer.

Meng Li thought for a moment and said, "I have a good impression; you could say I like her a bit."

"Like her a bit?" Xiao Yuer repeated, his gaze taking on a scrutinizing tone. "But you're a man with a family."

Meng Li spread his hands and said, "Su Ying is beautiful, has superb medical skills, and a good personality. I don't think many men wouldn't like a girl like her. As for the family issue you mentioned? In today's world, it's not illegal for a man to take a concubine or have a few female confidantes, nor does it violate public order and good customs."

Xiao Yuer's mouth twitched. "Brother Meng, you really dare to think that!"

Jiang Yu Feng's eyes flickered.

Meng Li said, "Thinking isn't illegal, so what's there to be afraid of? As for whether it can be realized, that's another matter."

Xiao Yuer was speechless, then looked back at himself but couldn't harbor other thoughts.

Because his heart was filled with his Little Fairy.

And Mu Rong Xian was a bit "fierce"; if he dared to have other thoughts, his ears would likely be twisted off.

After a moment, Xiao Yuer pointed out the problem: "It'll likely be very difficult to realize this idea. Setting aside Uncle Chang and Auntie Chang, Su Ying might not necessarily be willing. Moreover, you still have a wife and concubines at home; won't they be jealous?"

Meng Li said, "Of course I know these things. That's why I didn't overly provoke Su Ying but instead let nature take its course."

"Then are you still going back?" Xiao Yuer asked.

Meng Li thought for a bit and replied, "I'm going back. The horse is like this; what else can I do but go back? It's just as well, I'll take this opportunity to make things clear."

"However, it's easy for a person to go back, but this horse isn't easy to take back."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuer coughed twice. "Actually, I brought the antidote this time. According to the plan, you were supposed to use Lightness Skill to rush back, while Miss Jiang and I would ride the horse back."

After saying that, he took a porcelain bottle from his bosom, took out the antidote from it, and gave it to the two horses to consume.

After a short while, the two horses returned to normal.

Seeing this, Meng Li flipped onto the horse and cracked the whip to head towards Poison King Valley.

Xiao Yuer: "???"

"Brother Meng, wait a moment, I haven't gotten on the horse yet!" After reacting, he hurriedly shouted.

Meng Li turned a deaf ear.

Xiao Yuer was helpless and could only look at Jiang Yu Feng, who had flipped onto the horse. "Miss Jiang..."

Halfway through his words, Jiang Yu Feng guessed his intention and then decisively refused: "Men and women should keep a distance. In case Second Senior Sister sees me riding with you, she might misunderstand. So, use your Lightness Skill to go back yourself. You came that way anyway."

After saying that, she whipped the horse and chased after Meng Li.

Xiao Yuer: "..."

What a sin!

With a wail in his heart, he could only use Lightness Skill to travel.

With Meng Li intentionally slowing down, Jiang Yu Feng soon caught up with him, and Xiao Yuer was not far behind.

Unexpectedly, halfway through, the three of them encountered a panting Ha Ha Er.

Meng Li and Jiang Yu Feng subconsciously reined in their horses and stopped, while Xiao Yuer exerted his strength and arrived.

"Fifth Dad, why are you here?"

After Ha Ha Er caught his breath, the recovered Xiao Yuer asked.

Ha Ha Er said, "The East Depot people really came; everyone is in great danger now!"

Xiao Yuer showed a look of alarm. "How could that be? How could the East Depot people really have come?"

"I'm not clear on this either; the East Depot people arrived shortly after you left," Ha Ha Er said.

Seeing that Ha Ha Er didn't seem to be faking, Meng Li's eye corner couldn't help but twitch.

Was this a case of Li Gui meeting Li Kui?

Complaining in his heart, he immediately became puzzled again. "Even if the East Depot people came, there's Poisonous Miasma at the valley entrance. It shouldn't be that easy for them to enter the valley, right?"

In the original drama, the East Depot people were able to enter the valley smoothly because Liu Xi used human lives to test it and then used his powerful cultivation to whip up a wild wind to disperse the Poisonous Miasma. Now that Liu Xi was dead and the East Depot people hadn't been to Poison King Valley before, they couldn't have prepared in advance and certainly wouldn't pass through the Poisonous Miasma so easily.

Ha Ha Er said with a bitter face, "It was originally like that, but in order to set the trap, Chang Bai Cao destroyed that miasma."

Meng Li, Jiang Yu Feng, Xiao Yuer: "..."

After a brief silence, Meng Li said to Jiang Yu Feng, "Pardon the intrusion."

Having said that, he directly used his power to pull her through the air and onto the seat behind him, and then said to Xiao Yuer and Ha Ha Er, "We'll go on ahead; you two ride the other horse and catch up as soon as possible."

Immediately, he said to Jiang Yu Feng, "Hold tight."

"Okay."

Jiang Yu Feng gave a light response, tucked her sword into the saddle, reached out to hug Meng Li's waist, and pressed herself against his back.

"Giddy up!"

Seeing everything was ready, Meng Li urged the horse to gallop.

Xiao Yuer: "..."

What happened to "men and women should keep a distance"?