907 Those No One Could Understand (2/2)
Ning Que replied after a while, ”Some things are hard to be explained.”
Sangsang said, ”It should be visible, so I came to take a look.”
Ning Que frowned slightly and asked, ”What are you trying to see?”
Sangsang looked back at him and said, ”I want to see what is love.”
Ning Que asked, ”Does that have anything to do with their wedding here?”
Sangsang said, ”Of course. I want to know whether or not you love her.”
Ning Que did not know how to answer, and asked, ”What's the point?”
Sangsang continued, ”In books and records, people described love to be blind, persistent, and exclusive. If you do love me, then how could you love her at the same time?”
Ning Que was stunned and could only remain silent.
Sangsang's curiosity was formed when they were in the foul fog in the abyss. It kept growing until now. She was eager to find answers to questions she could not understand.
She looked at him, as if she was looking at those young lovers walking hand in hand under blossoming trees inside the City of Jingdu. She asked seriously, ”Can love be given to two people at the same time?”
Ning Que could only keep quiet.
Sangsang continued, ”What are the criteria for love? You love me or her? Or do you love me more? If it is beyond words, then how could there be more or less? How could one love someone more than others?”
Ning Que could do nothing but keep quiet. Her question was too big for anyone.
”I can tell that you are not feeling calm. You are even angry. That's what I don't understand. I know you don't want her to marry that man, but to me that is different from love. That is because you are not going to marry her regardless. As you are not marrying her, why can't she marry someone else? Why would you feel disappointed and want to destroy her marriage?”
Sangsang was confused. ”According to my understanding, your reaction comes from a male instinct of possession over females. It is a strong instinct to multiply. In that case, how is your love different from sexual intercourse?”
She seemed calm without any jealousy. As if she was one of the diligent students from the Academy, always seeking for an ultimate answer.
Ning Que was irritated by her calmness and asked helplessly, ”What are you trying to say?”
”I'm saying that since there is no such thing as love, your love for me is hypocritical,” Sangsang said calmly. What she did not finish was: Or is my love for you is also hypocritical?
Ning Que asked, ”What's the point of such non-sense reasoning?”
He had asked what was the point previously. Sangsang laughed at his reply. After leaving Peach Mountain, she laughed more frequently.
”Maybe nothing at all, but very interesting.”
Ning Que looked at her and said, ”I think you are more like a student of the Academy than I am.”
”Strangely, I do not resent that claim.” Sangsang wondered. ”Is it because I lived in the Academy for some time?”
Ning Que looked toward the greenish Mogan Mountain and said nothing more.
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Mogan Mountain was situated not far from Jingdu. Halfway up the mountain, there was a tranquil lake. It was said that the Sage of Calligraphy used to wash his brush pen by the lake when he was young and the lake water became black in a few years time. Therefore the lake was also called Brush Washing Fountain, or more famously, the Ink Fountain.
Nevertheless, it was just a legend. The water in the lake was still clear and the Black Ink Garden was established many years before the Sage of Calligraphy was born. Hoever, that did not harm the influence of the Black Ink Garden to the Great River Kingdom or in the world of cultivation.
It was exceptionally lively in the cottage of Black Ink Garden today. Lanterns and streamers were decorated everywhere. Before the evening lights were lit, the streamers and brush pens were already hanging along the corridor, which announced the approaching of the wedding.
Newly grown green lotus floated on the Ink Fountain, swinging their freshness. The Cat Girl sat by the lake and frowned to the green lotus, feeling very wronged.
Zhuo Zhihua came to her Youngest Sister and asked with concerns, ”What are you thinking about?”
The Cat Girl saw her Senior Sister and leaned on her. She uttered a question after a long pause, ”Senior Sister, what do you think love is?”
Zhuo Zhihua smiled and mocked her. ”You just got engaged. Now you are thinking far ahead?”
The Cat Girl frowned and asked sadly, ”Don't people get engaged because of love?”
Zhuo Zhihua asked instead, ”What are you trying to say?”
The Cat Girl stared at the green lotus and the streamers around the cottage, and sighed vulnerably. ”I just don't understand why our master would marry the emperor while she is obviously in love with Ning Que.”
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