My Wife Is The Final Boss

Chapter 1172 - 645: Ah Qing’s Serendipitous Hit (Double - )

However, Li Zhibai could not act coyly, unless her mindset was much younger—yet that possibility is quite small.

She cannot truly think with a girlish heart, for before Chang’an truly grows up, she will be his reliance.

She is the one who is liked and longed for.

Such a self naturally cannot have any bewildered or desolate emotions.

Thus, slowly, Li Zhibai discarded the stray thoughts and returned to her previous calm demeanor, tilting her head slightly.

"Chang’an."

"Hmm?"

Li Zhibai inhaled the fragrance of wine.

It seems she hasn’t really said anything like she likes him.

Words like ’like’ might not be easily spoken... but Xu Chang’an is an exception.

In his heart, [like] and [love] are two levels, so as long as Miss Yun firmly holds the latter, mere liking... doesn’t matter at all.

So he follows his heart, so he can say he likes Liu Qingluo’s strength and effort, likes Zhu Pingniang’s generosity and kindness, and can even say he likes Li Zhibai’s gentleness and goodness in front of her.

Such things are no problem for Xu Chang’an, but for Li Zhibai to say... it’s rather difficult.

"Sir, what do you want to say?" Xu Chang’an was called by Li Zhibai, but after a while, Li Zhibai remained silent.

"...Nothing." Li Zhibai sighed.

Chang’an said he liked her, and perhaps she should return the gesture?

Just like she repeatedly reminds Xu Chang’an to occasionally be gentle with Zhu Pingniang, as a mentor, she should also give Chang’an some closer tenderness.

Whether it is Chang’an’s effort, intelligence, or ’filial piety’, he, as a competent listener, deserves to hear her say ’like’.

She is not a woman like Zhu Pingniang, so even if there are a few words of praise for Chang’an in her heart, after much hesitation, she still did not respond aloud.

Li Zhibai sighed, drank the wine in the bowl, and then gently rubbed her fair cheek with her fingers.

Her skin is still too thin to even manage such a thing.

At this moment, she truly felt a little envious of Tong Jun.

After all, Zhu Pingniang, that woman, could say she liked him not just once in front of Yun Qian.

Xu Chang’an: "..."

He looked at Li Zhibai strangely as she drank alone and sighed, "Sir, are you... really alright?"

Looking at the whole situation, Li Zhibai at this moment is really different from before. Compared to a stern Daoist Nun, she truly has a bit of the troubled feeling of a woman.

Just like... an Immortal Monarch fallen to the mortal world.

"It’s fine." Li Zhibai glanced at him, then waved her hand.

What troubled her is that as a mentor, she couldn’t directly express her closeness... yet this is not surprising, Li Zhibai’s current feelings are like those of an adult child finding it difficult to say ’I love you’ to a strict father under normal circumstances.

Despite wanting to be close, she just can’t open her mouth.

This analogy might be oddly reversed, but the general meaning is just like that.

Xu Chang’an also sighed: "You don’t seem fine at all."

The feeling of being dismissed by someone you respect is not pleasant.

"What are you thinking." Li Zhibai stood up, slowly put away the wine pot, and then turned back to say, "There’s something, Chang’an... you must not forget."

"Please tell me." Xu Chang’an knew this meant returning to the Return Banquet Platform, so he stood up as well.

"If there are things even I cannot resolve, if there are things that make me feel troubled..." Li Zhibai’s voice was as ethereal as willows in the wind: "Then... what use is there in telling you?"

"..." Xu Chang’an heard this, smiled wryly, and had nothing to say.

Indeed.

He has no reason to inquire further.

When his mentor encounters difficulties, he can only be a listener. If she is unwilling to speak, he certainly has no reason to insist.

Seeing Xu Chang’an’s somewhat crestfallen look, Li Zhibai smiled, walked to his side, and gently wiped away a trace of wine from the corner of his mouth: "So if you want to help me... work hard, and sooner rather than later catch up with or even surpass me and Tong Jun."

Li Zhibai looks forward to her student growing to the point where she can rely on him.

If that day comes, perhaps she can truly put down her burdens and, like Tong Jun, be a free and unrestrained woman.

But for now, she is still Chang’an’s support, so there are many things she needs to do.

"Alright, don’t just stand there... let’s go back."

Under Xu Chang’an’s surprised gaze, Li Zhibai brushed her sleeve and walked towards the banquet platform.

"..."

He shook his head, helplessly.

He felt the expectations of his mentor, but... catching up to her and even surpassing her?

That’s somewhat of a joke.

Because he nearly gave up the system out of fear, he thinks catching up to his mentor might be exceptionally difficult.

In his heart, even his current cultivation speed is attributed to the system, and with his completely humble nature, he naturally won’t arrogantly assume this ’greenhouse flower’ could compare to a mentor who has been tempered by war and time.

"...Well, having the mentor’s expectations is always a good thing, let’s keep working hard."

He watched Li Zhibai’s back and slowly followed.

Truly.

He really doesn’t know what his mentor thinks most of the time... but that’s normal; his mentor is not Miss Yun, so he certainly cannot fathom her thoughts.