I rolled my eyes at Yu Rongling, "Didn't you say I was going to cuckold your brother? Don't change your tune now. Keep slandering me."
"Sister-in-law, I was wrong. I misunderstood you before," Yu Rongling said dejectedly, then slapped his forehead. "Turns out physiognomy can be wrong. Sister-in-law, your face showed affection for Ye Jiqing because your own Love Soul was in that guy!"
My heart skipped a beat when I heard this revelation. So that's why every time I saw Ye Jiqing, I felt that flutter, that sensation of being in love.
At one point I even thought I was insane, irrationally continuing to like that major jerk.
Yu Rongling, stroking his chin, clicked his tongue. "Brother, now that you mention it, sister-in-law lacks a Love Soul in her own Soul. Doesn't that mean she will only like Ye Jiqing and be incapable of falling in love with anyone else? Brother, you're doomed! Sister-in-law will never like you!!"
"There's another possibility," Yu Longting wasn't speaking to Yu Rongling but instead whispered into my ear, "You've liked me for a long time. It's just that because you don't have the Love Soul, you've lost the instinct to love and thus have been unaware all along."
"Could... could it be true?" I didn't dare to meet Yu Longting's eyes, feeling a burning sensation within me.
The vision that surfaced in my mind was of that huge White Python.
Although it was the snake I had once feared the most, now, just thinking about it made my heart as calm as a rippleless lake.
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Yu Longting asked me in return, "What do you think?"
"I don't know. The thing about giving my Soul to Ye Jiqing must be man-made, right?"
"It has to be man-made. What else could it be?"
"It wouldn't still be my dad's doing, would it?"
"He's the prime suspect."
Yu Rongling, agitated by our whispering, paced back and forth. "What are you two whispering about? Not letting me hear."
"We're discussing strategies. Why? Do you have any ideas to offer?" Yu Longting asked.
Yu Rongling, nonchalant, said boldly, "That's easy. Just slaughter Ye Jiqing and take back sister-in-law's Soul."
"If Ye Jiqing dies, his Soul will disperse, and along with it, Wanwan's portion of the Soul will vanish from the world as well! Look at your brain, capable of nothing but rotten ideas," Yu Longting could not stand the bad idea and kicked Yu Rongling in the butt, sending him flying.
Yu Rongling yelped, clutching his butt. "Brother, go easy on me; I am your own brother, after all! Wait, I have another plan. We can just capture him and directly extract the Soul, then hand it to sister-in-law."
"It's already grown into his body, fused with his Soul. How can you separate it without any damage?"
After speaking, Yu Longting gave me another look. "Moreover, Wanwan can survive missing a piece of her Soul because she is the Spiritual Girl and also because her mana is strong. We can't see her Soul, so we don't realize she's missing a portion, but it's different for Ye Jiqing."
"Ye Jiqing, being an ordinary person, will inevitably die if he lacks a portion of his Soul. It's basic knowledge I'm aware of, unlike a certain dumbass snake whose head is empty and devoid of learning."
Just spouting terrible ideas, all of them!
Yu Rongling, undeterred, said, "If that guy dies, then he dies."
"That won't do. My wife would think me cruel, and after all the trouble to win her heart, I can't afford to be labeled as someone who deliberately harmed a romantic rival," Yu Longting said, concerned about his reputation.
Hearing him say that, I couldn't help smiling, leaning my head into his chest. He knew me too well.
If Ye Jiqing provokes his own death by messing with the Cat Demon, that's on him.
But if we were to act, how could my conscience be clear?
Yu Longting, holding his head, was in despair. He let out a mournful howl, "This won't work, that won't work... is sister-in-law's Soul supposed to stay with that guy forever? That's so disgusting."