Chapter 23. Good medicine tastes bitter, honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

Ning Rongrong, Qin Ming, Dai Mubai and the others were all laughing. Even Zhu Zhuqing, who was the least cheerful, covered her face with her hands to hide the upturned corners of her mouth, because the gap was too big. It was as embarrassing as when the dark history of Master Gulu Gulu rolling down the mountain was exposed. He was supposed to be a handsome Qilin, but turned into a cute dumpling. It was quite similar to Ye Qingcang, who was invincible as soon as he appeared, but had such an ordinary nickname.

Yu Xiaogang was not affected much.

He helped Tang San, who was coughing up blood, up with heartache.

He glared at Ye Qingcang who caused all this and said, "You must apologize to us. Don't say that your mother and I are close friends. Even if we have no relationship, even if you and Xiao San are just two soul masters who don't know each other, why would you be so cruel in your competition?"

Upon hearing this, Flanders could no longer sit still.

He is bad, he is stingy, and he is vain.

He admitted all of this.

But he really has a one-sided love for Liu Erlong.

The kind that is wholehearted.

He didn't expect Yu Xiaogang to look for Liu Erlong. Now, he couldn't ask Liu Erlong to go back and pretend nothing had happened. However, as a bystander, even if Liu Erlong liked Yu Xiaogang and there was a complicated love triangle between them, he felt that he needed to stand up and clarify things for Ye Qingcang.

In fact, he had been thinking of backing out since Ye Qingcang warned Yu Xiaogang.

They are not the young people they used to be.

I have been struggling in this society for decades.

Even if he heard that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were forced to break up, and went to find Liu Erlong, and saw the possessed Liu Erlong venting her emotions by killing soul beasts, and tried to persuade Liu Erlong, that was nineteen years ago. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had not seen each other for many years, and he and Liu Erlong had not seen each other for many years as well. Now they both have their own lives, and if Liu Erlong is living well, he really can't bear to disturb Liu Erlong's life again.

When I was young, I always thought that the world was big and I could make the world my home. I could kill anyone I didn’t like. Anyway, I was young and had the capital to do whatever I wanted. The world was so big, how could there be no place for me?

Now that he is no longer young, it is actually nice to chat and laugh when he sees old friends again. The loyalty he had in his youth has turned into a willingness to not be a burden at this moment, and a mindset to bear the consequences alone. This does not mean that he is a coward, but that he chooses to leave the peaceful years to his former friends. A true friend should not drag his former friends into trouble.

But he couldn't stop Yu Xiaogang!

And the facts at this moment also prove that Ye Qingcang's foresight was extremely correct!

If they didn't come, Liu Erlong wouldn't be in trouble!
If they didn't come, the gap between mother and son would not appear!

Yu Xiaogang thinks too much.

All the edges and corners have also been polished off by reality.

He never thought that since Ye Qingcang could reveal that Xiao Wu was a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, how could he be a villain behind all this?
Will the villain who is doing things behind your back tell you, do I want to do things behind your back?

However, there are so many new things to see on the road.

It's both soul guide technology and stellar martial arts.

There is a path among flowers and a pavilion in the water.

By the time he and Yu Xiaogang started arguing, it was already too late.

Now is the last chance to turn the situation around.

He must catch it!

However, just when Flanders was thinking about this, Ye Qingcang, who had already set a trap and was waiting for Yu Xiaogang to jump in, did not give Flanders this opportunity. He directly tied the mouth of the sack to ensure that Yu Xiaogang could not escape, and looked at Liu Erlong: "Mother, let's assume that you don't know the facts. Do you need my apology?"

Liu Erlong looked at Ye Qingcang's determined eyes.

In an instant, he understood what this adopted son of his meant.

This is asking her: Suppose you know nothing, and you are asked to choose between me and Yu Xiaogang, who would you choose to believe?

Did I believe in the adopted son who I picked up from the Star Dou Great Forest, who saved me when I was plagued by inner demons, and who I raised for more than ten years, and who never disappointed me at any moment or in any way?
Or did he believe that he was a companion who had shared life and death with him, and was just one step away from achieving a happy ending, and that he was a lover who seemed a little strange after meeting again for more than 20 years? "I..." Liu Erlong hesitated and couldn't speak.

However, Ye Qingcang had already anticipated this reaction.

This is a multiple-choice question with no choice.

It's like the problem of your mother and your wife sitting together. If we fall into the water at the same time, and you can only choose to save one, which one would you save first?
If you say, I save my mother...

Go home and kneel on the washboard!

If you say, I save my wife...

It’s time to reminisce the fried pork with bamboo shoots we had when we were young!

If you say, I won't save anyone...

Or, I'll save myself first...

Congratulations, you will enjoy both of the above special treatments at the same time.

So when Ye Qingcang asked this question, he didn’t intend for Liu Erlong to answer it!
But it is an excuse to completely block Yu Xiaogang!

"Good medicine tastes bitter, but honest advice offends the ears."

"A son does not despise his mother's ugliness, and a dog does not despise his family's poverty."

"I won't embarrass you."

"Even if you are my adoptive mother."

Among the answers that everyone could predict, Ye Qingcang chose an answer that was beyond all expectations. He took out a jade token from the ring on his thumb. It was the jade seal machine that everyone remembered. He clicked on the interface for playing the recording and handed the jade seal machine to Liu Erlong.

“Violet?” Ye Qingcang, who had done all this, waved his hand without turning his head. A bright light curtain suddenly appeared under Violet’s control, projecting the battle video onto the hanging screen. It was hard to tell whether he was disappointed or lonely. Although his attitude was as calm as ever, everyone present seemed to understand his unspeakable feelings at once: “You won because I followed the rules of the game.”

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips.

The look he gave Yu Xiaogang was full of disdain.

She could accept Ye Qingcang's failure, because Ye Qingcang was already very outstanding. She also imagined that Ye Qingcang would compromise with them, because such an outstanding genius should have personal considerations for everything he did. The words he said to Yu Xiaogang were definitely not just for the sake of lip service. But she could not accept Ye Qingcang acknowledging their shameful victory in such a humiliating way!

Zhu Zhuqing's little face also turned cold.

Dai Mubai also suddenly fell silent.

Ma Hongjun clenched his fists but did not act impulsively again.

The respect that Oscar had in his eyes when he looked at Yu Xiaogang was gone.

As the video plays frame by frame.

Even Tang San's angry words "die" were heard especially clearly.

Liu Erlong's face turned pale unconsciously.

Yu Xiaogang's expression was also extremely ugly.

The recording will not start playing until the video is finished.

Yu Xiaogang's despicable worries were clearly laid out in front of everyone, especially Ning Rongrong, who had been suspected before. She looked at Yu Xiaogang with a look that seemed to be spitting fire, and gnashed her teeth in anger.

"Of course you can say this is a trap..." Seeing Yu Xiaogang open his mouth, Ye Qingcang took the first step, blocked Yu Xiaogang's words, and admitted everything very frankly: "Because this is indeed a trap; when I was very young, I understood a truth: people will change; let alone friends who haven't seen each other for more than 20 years, even if they haven't seen each other for three years, a person will not be the same; without drastic measures, you can't see the true heart, and after this drastic measure, who is really good to you and who comes to you for some purpose, it will be clear at a glance, just like looking at the lines on the palm of your hand; what is broken is my name, and what is seen is the heart of you and these people. It's a pity that you arrived a moment earlier, otherwise I can also test the hearts of the other few people; you can believe it or not, the power to believe or not is up to you, I just did what a son should do..."

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(End of this chapter)