The Way of The Dao

A delicate little hand reached out, taking a delicate twin flower. A small stem was divided into two different flowers, with one flower having red petals, while the other flower had blue petals. A warm feeling that then blended with a calm coldness spread through her fingers, making her body feel relaxed.

Nalan Ziqing took a deep breath of the soothing scent of this flower, calming her turbulent feelings in her heart. After leaving that room and walking to what looked like a backyard, she arrived at this place. Her mind slowly stabilized as time passed quietly, finally calming down.

Her gaze lifted and surveyed the beautiful landscape filled with red and blue flowers, being surprised for a moment to notice that all of the planted flowers were the same as the twin flower she held in her small hand. A couple of small pillars stood in the center, with what appeared to be a... a zither and a sword?

"Qing'er!"

Before Nalan Ziqing focused her attention on these two pillars and objects as she approached, Ning Xiaoyi and Xi Fei soon reached her.

"I'm so sorry, Masters..."

Nalan Ziqing was startled for a moment before clenching her fists and bowing, feeling full of guilt when faced with both women. Her shoulders couldn't help but shake with guilt and nerves, knowing what she had done wrong moments ago.

Without a doubt Ling Tian was the person these two wonderful female Masters of hers had spent their entire lives searching for, the man they longed to find every morning and dreamed of every night, that man who was their main target searching for any clue or whereabouts of his relentlessly. But seeing the situation inside at that moment, a fury and anger towards Ling Tian for forgetting her Masters surged in her heart, especially thinking of the feelings of her two Masters who had cared for her, not wanting the two of them to suffer for such a person like that.

"It's not your fault, Qing'er. We know that you were mainly upset about us two." Ning Xiaoyi shook her head and smiled softly. Her arms reached out and hugged Nalan Ziqing, surprising her a little before the latter relaxed in her arms.

Ning Xiaoyi smiled warmly, looking at Nalan Ziqing as if she was her beloved younger sister.

"But Master, he..."

"Qing'er, Ling Tian is not that kind of man. Although he is married now, we both have an intuition that he is still that same man from the past, with his principles and honest sincerity."

Xi Fei interrupted in the same way, adding with a faint smile on her natural cold face like eternal ice. His hand stroked Nalan Ziqing's head, looking at her the same way Ning Xiaoyi did and said, "Besides, you may not have known, but you left before you understood something: Ling Tian never stopped looking for us the same way the two of us did, and, although we didn't know what he experienced, we have an intuition that it was no less than what we went through. Yes, we were shocked that he now has female Dao companions, but it was to be expected after so long, especially with him being such a wonderful and true man and companion... it wouldn't be strange if he even had more women around him."

Nalan Ziqing looked at Xi Fei in surprise, this Master of hers who was rare for her to talk much but now she was completely defending Ling Tian, explaining to no end.

"... but you two don't have feelings for him? Masters, I feel that you two love him..."

Nalan Ziqing hesitated but finally asked with a whisper, making Ning Xiaoyi's entire beautiful face blush deeply, as well as much of Xi Fei's cheeks, adding a beautiful and heavenly charm to both women.

For as long as she can remember, Nalan Ziqing has been with Ning Xiaoyi and Xi Fei for a long time hearing their stories and narratives, including much of Ling Tian and about their relationship with him. Hence, Nalan Ziqing knew that the feelings of these two Masters toward Ling Tian were no less than that of ordinary lovers. Although only they said they were looking for him, she is smart and that's why she was angry a few moments ago; putting herself in the shoes of her two Masters she knew that Ling Tian's confession about his wives was a hard blow to the two of them.

"I like him very much, I love him very much." Ning Xiaoyi nodded with her complexion all red, with a shy but confirming smile.

"I have loved him and will continue to love him." Xi Fei nodded likewise, slightly calmer. Although she seemed to be less nervous and blushing compared to Ning Xiaoyi, they both knew that Xi Fei really was nervous and full of shyness, trying to calm her expression!

Neither of these two such beautiful and divine women who were considered immortal fairies denied their feelings for Ling Tian!

Even though a long time had passed, even though they were not together all this time, even though they kept searching for him like crazy without tiring, that fondness and love they had for Ling Tian had become deeper and deeper and more intense, dreaming of the day when they would find him and be with him!

"But now he is married and with many women! Doesn't that make him the most horrible kind of man anyone would ever want to love? He didn't even take your feelings into account and moved on, finding those women!"

After a while, Nalan Ziqing asked somewhat hesitantly, still refusing to let go of this issue involving her Masters. Her worry for them was real and she didn't want them to suffer because of this kind of men.

Xi Fei blinked startled and Ning Xiaoyi looked at Nalan Ziqing in surprise before smiling somewhat bitterly and confessing, "Actually, Brother Tian had confessed to me once in the past..."

"... what?" Nalan Ziqing was stupefied briefly before looking at Ning Xiaoyi.

Ling Tian had really confessed to her Master, Ning Xiaoyi? But if that was true, then wouldn't Ling Tian have run to Ning Xiaoyi from the beginning and show emotions and affection like other people once they found their lovers?

"In fact, sis Xiaoyi was to blame for rejecting him at that time."

Unexpectedly, Xi Fei added with a resentful pout startling Nalan Ziqing!

Even Ning Xiaoyi couldn't help but be startled when she saw Xi Fei's pout and put on a bitter expression, forming a pout full of regret.

Nalan Ziqing turned to look at Ning Xiaoyi, not ceasing to be surprised to see the unexpected and back-to-back changes of both of her female Masters who would not frown even when facing powerful enemies.

"Master, you rejected him?" Nalan Ziqing asked hesitantly and confusedly.

"I-I was nervous! Brother Tian unexpectedly confessed to me and I didn't know how to answer him!"

Ning Xiaoyi shook her head, showing nerves and a bit of despair as she recalled that moment.

At that time, the three of them were traveling throughout the northern state of the Cultivation World to carry out a mission of the sect they were in at the time. However, Xi Fei felt that their cultivation was beginning to show signs of breakthrough, so they stopped along the way and gave a time to let Xi Fei calmly concentrate in order to break through while Ning Xiaoyi and Ling Tian were left alone to wait for her. Unexpectedly, Ling Tian would confess his feelings towards Ning Xiaoyi, causing Ning Xiaoyi to be filled with shyness, nervousness and unable to find words to respond to Ling Tian, causing a misunderstanding and making him believe that she had rejected him. And before Ning Xiaoyi could clear up the misunderstanding they heard the scream of Xi Fei who was attacked by several strong cultivators, subsequently coming to their painful separation of hundreds of years...

"I'm sorry, really! We truly liked brother Tian very much and we were willing to share him between us. But he was at fault for confessing unexpectedly and even more when sis Fei wasn't there!"

Ning Xiaoyi exclaimed in despair after explaining to Nalan Ziqing in a few words what really happened even blaming Ling Tian in the process, with small tears forming in her eyes as she formed a slight pout. Just thinking of the pain Ling Tian felt at the thought of being rejected, Ning Xiaoyi felt pain in her heart. Ling Tian did not abandon them and always supported them both, even in the end he gave his life for the two of them despite apparently being rejected.

Both women promised each other that if they met Ling Tian again, no matter what he decided, they would accept and give their all for him.

"You were willing to share him between you?" Nalan Ziqing murmured in astonishment, finding it somewhat difficult to see that her two respected and powerful female Masters were planning to share the same man. Although she had suspected it from the beginning, hearing it from their own words caused shock.

These two women who are her Masters, but mainly who are powerful cultivators at the pinnacle of the Great Ascension realm, great experts among experts, were willing to share the same man? Although she was still very young and had not yet fallen in love, she understood and knew certain things that love and relationships would entail. To be able to get to the point of seeing your partner love someone else and still share him, how magnanimous was that?

"Maybe you don't understand now and think that this is not worth doing or that we don't have pride and self-respect. But Brother Tian is different and unique, so special that if it weren't for him we couldn't have gotten to where we are now. You wouldn't even be with us right now!"

Xi Fei smiled softly, letting that icy beauty show with a divine soft and loving smile. Her hand reached out and patted the head of a stupefied Nalan Ziqing, likewise looking at her as Ning Xiaoyi seeing her as her younger sister.

"Although we knew very well that Ling Tian was monogamous in matters of love after living with him for some time and knowing about his past, we both couldn't help but fall in love with him. But we knew that he would only confess to one woman, especially to sis Xiaoyi after I was cold to him at first because we were strangers, while sis Xiaoyi was the opposite of me, friendly and smiling..." Xi Fei smiled with some bitterness, then shook her head and said, "But as time went by, his presence marked deeper and deeper into our hearts. Every action of his, every gesture of his, every smile of his filled us with joy and sweetness, to the point of there being no turning back."

"Sis Fei had also fallen in love with Brother Tian, but since we sensed that she wouldn't stand a chance, we came to an agreement that Brother Tian would have to accept both of us if he wanted to go out with me!"

Ning Xiaoyi showed a sly and clever smile, looking sincerely at Xi Fei and then at Nalan Ziqing. Although they were now somewhat sad and hurt to learn that Ling Tian already had Dao companions, true wives in the sense, especially several, stealthily a spark of hope fanned in their hearts.

"That's why sis Xiaoyi was startled and frightened to be confessed by Tian at the time when I was not present." Xi Fei pouted resentfully, looking at Ning Xiaoyi with questioning eyes as to why she made Ling Tian think badly.

Ning Xiaoyi pouted again as she saw Xi Fei look at her as if she blamed her, though in reality they both knew better, knowing how she thought of each other. If anyone was to blame, it was Ling Tian for confessing when one of the two of them was absent and not confronting them both.

"Is he really worth it?" Nalan Ziqing asked for the last time, slowly taking in the shock that filled her head.

Ning Xiaoyi and Xi Fei blinked in confusion, looking at Nalan Ziqing before smiling happily full of joy and love.

""Yes!""

Both women as heavenly, as powerful and as beautiful as legendary immortals nodded unhesitatingly and wholeheartedly their feelings for Ling Tian. Living and experiencing life and death together in the past, with all of Ling Tian's selfless and sincere actions as well as his great sacrifice for them, with such a man like that in their lives, how could the two of them be interested in any other man anymore? How could they forget everything he did for them? How could they throw away that special relationship that they treasured more than any immortal power or skill? There was no place in their hearts for any man other than Ling Tian!

What does it matter what people say?

If you are worried about what others will say and focus on pleasing others, you will never be happy and will live bound for life. If you are not happy, then you will not be happy unless you achieve your own happiness! Even if you are selfish, if it is in a different way, if it is in an unexpected or meaningless way, as long as you feel good about yourself in your heart and being, then go for it!

No matter if they are selfish or ignorant in any way, even if they missed their chance in the past to be with him now, as long as they have a special little space in Ling Tian's heart and they are not forgotten by him, it is more than enough for them!