Chapter 268: TranQingdent (5)

Sima Chunfeng tried hard to manage her expression.

Because an inscrutable expression is an essential virtue of a genius. Of course, only she thought she had managed her expression perfectly.

To Qing, Sima Chunfeng’s already fierce expression just looked even fiercer.

So she just thought to herself ‘Wow, she looks a bit scary when she frowns, but did I do something wrong?’

Is it because I was too late in repeating her alias?

But the correct answer was separate.

“That woman hates being called Wise Flower with a Wisdom Pouch. She says she hates her indecently large, obscene lump of flesh being called a wisdom pouch, so she wraps it up tightly to hide it.”

Murong Juhui quickly tattled.

“Tsk. Don’t use bad words. Use nice words. Didn’t you say you’d become a better person?”

After saying it, it felt like she had said something like this before, ah. It was the Murong kid.

They’re siblings so their level is exactly the same.

Wondering if she would listen well like her brother too, a docile answer came back.

“Uh. Yes. I’ll, I’ll do that.”

“Aw, good girl.”

Qing gently stroked Murong Juhui’s head.

Meanwhile, Qing couldn’t see Murong Juhui’s expression. With her sitting on her lap and chin resting on her shoulder, she was looking at Sima Chunfeng who had come uninvited.

However, to Sima Chunfeng’s eyes, she saw Murong Juhui becoming more relaxed the moment her head was stroked.

At that sight, the Wise Flower with a Wisdom Pouch admired:

“My goodness, how did you tame that fierce beast? Even though I preached principles and reason, that animal wouldn’t listen, how did you make it like such a docile livestock…!”

Not just thinking it to herself is the genius of the Wise Flower with a Wisdom Pouch.

The outstanding intellect of the Wise Flower with a Wisdom Pouch is that both beast and livestock are not treated as human.

“What!? Beast? Livestock? You pig woman with just swollen tits…!”

“Tsk. Bad words.”

“But, she, she said it first!”

“Just because the other person did it, does that mean you need to stoop to the same level? Didn’t you say you’d become a better person? And, saying she did it first, is Miss Murong a seven-year-old child? Is that something that should come out of the mouth of a grown woman?”

“Y-yes. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Murong Juhui’s unjust and childish rebellion was answered without even knowing what was being said, her mind hazy from Qing’s sweet voice digging into her ear, that whisper itself.

Thanks to this, Murong Juhui belatedly realized:

‘Didn’t she clearly say an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? Even in that underground, she said to give the same pain, ah, ahh…’

As Murong Juhui was about to realize Qing’s duality, she suddenly recalled that time of dismemberment with blood splattered everywhere, so her eyes glazed over and lost focus.

But Qing couldn’t see and Sima Chunfeng wasn’t particularly interested.

Rather, her interest was elsewhere.

“How, how did you tame this beast-like, no, even beasts know to be wary of superior creatures, this savage thing worse than a beast, um, livestock, no, right, this something worse than a beast?”

“That expression ‘tamed’ is a bit…”

“Then, how on earth did you train this stupid woman to be so docile?”

“Isn’t that the same expression?”

Yet Qing didn’t particularly deny the words about being worse than a beast or stupid.

“Hmm. One moment. A different expression. Interesting.”

Sima Chunfeng took a pose that anyone could see was shouting ‘I’m thinking’. It was a pose of stroking her chin with her right hand while crossing her arms.

“That’s right. Enlightenment! How did you enlighten this dull and savage woman? Or correction would be good too.”

“Um… faith and love and patience?”

“Indeed! Excellent! I believe you, you’re certainly a genius. It was worth allocating this lady’s most precious and expensive time.”

Though Qing had seen many strange people in the Central Plains, this was a truly unique eccentric among them.

Saying eccentric makes it sound impressive, but if you break down the characters it just means strange person.

“Uh, the reason you came…”

“I wanted to see with my own eyes what kind of person you are, if you’re truly the once-in-a-century qilin child as rumored. And if it was as rumored, I had something I wanted to ask. Indeed, you’ve proven worthy of hearing this lady’s question.”

Though she’s a strange person, she keeps gilding Qing’s face anyway.

Then, what is it? She’s a good person.

“Well. You see.”

Suddenly Sima Chunfeng, who had been swelling with pride to the point of ascending, hunched her shoulders and asked in a hushed voice:

“How does the Heavenly Flower Sword go around with those shameful lumps of flesh completely exposed?”

“…? What shameful lumps of flesh?”

“Those organs that merely produce milk to feed babies, yet have size differences between people becoming an unreasonable standard of evaluation, those body parts unique to women.”

Qing compressed the long words:

“You mean breasts?”

“Yes. How does the Heavenly Flower Sword go around with those shameful lumps of flesh completely exposed?”

“Me? When? I’ve never exposed them except when sleeping.”

“Oh my, why are you suddenly being stupid like ordinary people? I don’t mean going around naked, but having the size clearly visible, even wrapping your waist with a sash so the whole world knows the Heavenly Flower Sword’s size.”

At this, the sound of teeth grinding, muttering that she’s too blessed, comes from very close by.

Should I overlook talking to herself? Since we were in conversation, Qing decided to let it pass.

“I’m not particularly trying to emphasize the size. If I don’t wear a sash I look dull, don’t I?”

“Then isn’t it better to hide them like this lady? Haven’t you heard those foolish people whispering? Why should you become just a big-breasted woman because you’re bigger than others? Without thinking about this lady’s actions and achievements, just a woman with big breasts.”

This was the reason Sima Chunfeng tightly hid her chest. The genius who would become the actual ruler of the orthodox martial arts world as the youngest Assistant Deputy Chief and future youngest Chief Military Official of the Murim Alliance didn’t want to be remembered as just a vulgar big-breasted woman.

Even though it had been several years since Sima Chunfeng started wrapping her chest, the mockery of Wisdom Pouch and Three-Part Beauty still hadn’t faded.

So she couldn’t help but detest it.

In fact, this was the perception in the Central Plains, that big-breasted women were vulgar, stupid and lewd.

They could be taken as concubines but as official wives it was too shameful and low class, saying how could you possibly present her to people as your wife.

It was a world where people refrained from saying an ugly woman was ugly to her face, but clicked their tongues saying big-breasted women were vulgar.

At this, Qing answered:

“Come on, who cares what others say? As long as I’m confident in myself. And if I become famous for other things besides my breasts, isn’t that fine? Since they’re already big and can’t be helped, I’ll go from just a big-breasted woman to a woman who’s big-breasted too.”

At this, lightning struck Sima Chunfeng’s head.

“A woman who’s big-breasted too…”

The first part was what Sima Chunfeng usually thought too. Don’t mind what those foolish and stupid masses say. My value isn’t in my breasts, she thought.

But the words to go from just a big-breasted woman to a woman who’s big-breasted too was truly innovative!

“Wait, could you wait a moment?”

Saying that, Sima Chunfeng staggered away.

At this, Qing tilted her head.

What’s with her, why is she like that? But more than that.

“Miss Murong? You’ll ruin your teeth. Stop grinding them. You’re already missing four more than others, you should take care of what’s left.”

“B-but, those infuriating words. Completely blessed, that bad woman, pig woman…”

The sound of teeth grinding loudly again.

Qing sighed deeply at this.

Murong Juhui flinched.

“I said not to use bad words.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just. I’m so envious…”

Murong Juhui immediately raised the white flag.

Then she suddenly quietly asked:

“Um, but… If I use bad words. That. Will I be pun-punished? Will you punish me? That, if you punish me I think I can fix, I can be fixed…”

“Why, do you want more noogies? If you get hit more your crown will stick up like Mount Tai. What should we do about this.”

“Not noogies!”

“Usually punishment should be what you hate most-“

“Th-that! Anything but noogies, I mean, that, it can’t be, anything but noogies.”

“Why? Why specifically not noogies?”

“Um… That… It can’t be noogies, there’s a reason noogies can’t be done, so, that, uh, ah! There, there those guys kept hitting me with noogies, so when I get hit with noogies I remember that time. Yes, so that’s why noogies are too hard, I can’t endure it.”

After hesitating a lot, pitiful words finally came out.

Qing was startled.

“Ah. I didn’t know that. I’m sorry. For making you recall painful memories. Oh no, did it hurt? I was too insensitive.”

“No, it’s not. Then! Then will you scold me if I use bad words? Can I be pun-punished?”

“Miss Murong. You should be careful on your own, learning by being scolded each time, you’re not a child. Besides, who am I to dare scold Miss Murong?”

“That, I don’t think I can do it alone. If Miss Ximen helps me, if I need to be scolded, please scold me shar-sharply, yes, shar-sharply…”

If she says so herself.

Still, should I say it’s truly admirable that she has the will to change?

Clatter, this time there was the sound of the door opening timidly. Qing looked over and saw Sima Chunfeng who had returned after fixing her clothes.

Wow! My goodness! High mountains! Deep valleys!

Wise Flower hid her strength! Hid a lot!

But now not hiding!

Mount Tai is high but! Under heaven! Wise Flower!

And then came a great realization.

Wow. I really like big ones too.

Seeing them in person, the impact is, wow. Wow.

It’s not even exposed like Miss Lily, but just the presence alone, wow, wow.

Qing’s mouth fell open.

Her jaw almost dropped.

That’s when it happened.

“You, you pig woman!”

Murong Juhui couldn’t break her habit and shouted again.

It sounded a bit awkward, probably because even Miss Murong was somewhat intimidated by that scale.

“Tsk. Miss Murong? Are you going to use bad words?”

“Ah. Without realizing. Then shar-sharply.”

Qing pondered what to do then pinched Murong Juhui’s side skin lightly between her thumb and index finger and twisted slightly. This was the act called pinching.

“Ow. But, you know, if it leaves a mark on my side others can see, so if you could sharply do it somewhere that can’t be seen…”

“You’re surprisingly picky. Miss Murong.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

“You should apologize to Miss Sima, right?”

“Um, Chunfeng. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I said harsh words…”

However, the expression of Sima Chunfeng receiving the apology was not pleasant. Though she was originally beautiful, her expression couldn’t be called pleasant.

“I told you not to call me by name, didn’t I?”

“Miss Ximen. Her name is Chunfeng. It’s really tacky, right? How can a person’s name be Chunfeng.”

“Miss Murong, don’t make fun of people’s names. Are you going to be childish at your age? Do you want to be scolded again?”

“Ah. I did it again. But tacky is tacky, anyone would say Chunfeng is tac- ow.”

You said somewhere that can’t be seen, right?

Qing twisted above Murong Juhui’s elbow, precisely a bit more inside.

“But, really, tack- ow, since tacky is tacky, ugh.”

Actually, being pinched above the elbow really hurts enough to make your eyes water.

Qing knew this well because there was a crazy teacher in high school or middle school who only pinched there.

But it’s strange that she’s not backing down even while in pain.

Is she still saying bad words because it doesn’t hurt enough?

So Qing applied more force.

“Ack, I’m wrong, I’m sorry! Miss Sima, I’m sorry.”

Only then did Murong Juhui apologize obediently.

Sima Chunfeng smiled as if satisfied with this.