Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

You Su was also speechless, flustered, and quickly defended himself:

"Master, you've got it wrong! I didn't! How could I do such a thing!"

He Shutong's beautiful eyes shimmered as she suppressed her inner excitement.

She calmly thought it over and knew that You Su wasn't that kind of person.

The image of You Su as a puppy a few days ago was still deeply imprinted in her mind, but as the saying goes, "Food and sex are natural instincts." A young man like You Su, full of vigour, being a bit unruly with his partner was normal...

A gentleman responds emotionally but remains within ritual; the thought of You Su doing such a deceitful thing to a foolish girl was unbelievable to He Shutong.

"It seems... you have already confirmed your relationship."

She sighed lightly, thinking these two came for her approval, but they only came to inform her. This brought a slight sense of loss to her, who could only stay in the Lotus Pool, feeling as if the children had grown up without her noticing...

You Su raised his sword-like eyebrows slightly. Although Master probably didn't mean anything by it, he felt strange, as if he had turned into a rogue tricking an ignorant girl.

"Hmm, hmm."

Wangshu nodded softly.

"Senior Sister..."

You Su felt it was necessary to clarify things. He had never discussed confirming the relationship with Senior Sister before, and he was seeking Master's witness.

"Do you know what 'Dao Lyu' means?"

"Of course I know."

Wangshu blinked as if to say, 'I'm not a fool.'

"Then when did you become my 'Dao Lyu'?"

Wangshu rubbed the snowy white fox fur draped around her neck, her eyebrows arched with a smile:

"When Junior Brother gave me the snow fox fur, of course."

Snow fox fur?

You Sumo frowned slightly, suddenly recalling that the Eleventh Elder had given him the snow fox fur with a note saying he could 'give it to a beloved.'

At the time, he didn't think much of it, and the Eleventh Elder didn't seriously mean for him to give it to a sweetheart. Combined with the congratulatory words, it was more of a joke, allowing him to give the gift to someone else.

And when he gave the snow fox fur to his Senior Sister, he remembered he had set the greeting aside. Did he somehow give it to his Senior Sister too?

Wangshu noticed You Su's confusion, so she took out a red card and explained matter-of-factly:

"This fox fur was given by the Eleventh Elder for Junior Brother to give to a beloved. Junior Brother then gave it to me. When I asked the Master what 'beloved' meant, I learned that it implied 'Dao Lyu.' Since I accepted the fox fur, doesn't that mean I'm Junior Brother's 'Dao Lyu'?"

Seeing this, You Su thought to himself, sure enough, while He Shutong secretly let out a sigh of relief as long as it wasn't the two of them indulging in forbidden fruits.

She had long noticed Wangshu's affectionate attachment to the soft fox fur around her neck. For this plain-minded girl to be so passionate about something was rare.

"No wonder Wangshu loves this fox fur, wearing it every time I see her. So, you'd already given her your token of affection when you completed your public trial."

As He Shutong said this, she scrutinized You Su, trying to discern something.

Her heart quietly sighed, recalling how long had it been since You Su climbed the mountain right after completing his public trial? He hadn't known Wangshu for long, had he... could it be he had designs on Wangshu from that time?

You Su felt totally speechless and hurriedly explained the story as it happened back then since he genuinely had no ulterior motives towards his Senior Sister at that time.

He Shutong also looked over the congratulatory words, and found 'beloved' to indeed mean 'fine person.'

"So, Junior Brother didn't intend to become 'Dao Lyu' with me at that time?"

Wangshu softly asked, her tone somewhat forlorn.

You Su pressed his lips together, suddenly feeling how laughably stupid it was to care about such insignificant dignity.

Who proposes marriage while trying hard to disassociate themselves from feeling for the girl?

"Rather than a misunderstanding, it's more like when I gave the fox fur to Senior Sister, I subconsciously thought that one day she would be my 'beloved.'

You Su sincerely looked at Wangshu, knowing that even without focus, the girl could see what was in his heart.

"Not on that day, but today."

Wangshu slightly lowered her head, quietly responding with a hum like a mosquito.

Through the mist, He Shutong quietly watched the two, her mouth curving naturally, as if she too felt the youthful atmosphere of a budding romance.

"I guess you no longer need my approval."

"How could that be? Master's approval is very important to me!"

Speaking, You Su prepared to bow and propose.

He Shutong smiled gently, raising You Su's knees from the void:

"There's no rush to kneel. It's not uncommon for same-sect disciples to become Dao Lyu. Seeing my disciples in close relationships is comforting to me. But there are some things I need to clarify before witnessing for you two."

"Please speak, Master."

You Su eagerly showed his resolve.

"Let me ask Wangshu first."

Suddenly named, Wangshu hurriedly smoothed the fur on the fox fur, appearing as upright as a student being questioned by a teacher.

"Since you were very young, I have raised you. In retrospect, it feels like you are a daughter I tended to from a young age, even though... you've always been worry-free. I once thought you were the purest spirit on earth, but it turns out even spirits can have a mortal root one day. Or perhaps, the one with mortal roots is not a spirit, but a real... person."

Wangshu listened obediently to He Shutong's words. She too regarded He Shutong as a mother. The emotions in He Shutong's words were complex, but Wangshu understood that her mentor was saying she had become more human.