"Of course I've heard of it, what's it about?"

"It's very simple. You young man should have these traits; you're quite popular with the girls. Mengdie is a girl so naturally, she's no exception. Of course, you might treat her just as a passerby but I guess she can vaguely sense your uniqueness, your gentleness. Ya Ru once mentioned during the daytime dao debate that Mengdie is perceptive in recognizing people. Therefore, I believe she understands your inner self and that's why she intervened to save you the first time."

"Am I really that great? Aren't we moving a bit far from the topic here? We're supposed to be talking about how to get a change of facial expression from Mengdie."

"What's the hurry? I haven't finished talking. The next time you meet her, insult her, mock her, humiliate her, or use various ways to verbally abuse her. I believe she will definitely show expressions you've never seen before."

"Holy shit, I've only got a few days left to live, are you wishing for me to die sooner? I can't beat Mengdie right now, do you remember Vladimir from Hell's Gate in that video? If Roland hadn't shown up, I might have even died at Mengdie's hands. You want me to provoke her; how is that different from seeking death?" It must be said that despite Mengdie's seemingly sweet appearance, the fact that she was ruthless and unsympathetic in her actions was also true.

"You just don't understand women." Eggy shook his head with a light sigh upon hearing this, saying, "I think if you did that, she wouldn't do anything to you, other than feeling disappointed and sad, that is."

"How do you know?"

"Fuck, I've lived for hundreds of years, what don't I know?"

"But your intelligence is only that of a 6-7-year-old kid."

"That's just Eggy's nature. I don't need a reason to be certain about a person. If I say it's her, it's her. Of course, the consequence of doing this is that she'll never pay attention to you again, and maybe she'll become even more introverted. If you provoke her again when you see her next time, it'll be hard to predict what will happen."

"You're simply the Devil." Feng Yi was taken aback upon hearing this. He didn't believe he could do such a heartless thing, saying, "Anyway, she has helped me out a couple of times; she should be a good person, right? What I'm now considering is why Wu Tian would specifically invite me to stay at the North Mysterious Hall, and then have her send me down the mountain. It's all so bizarre."

Eggy had a mischievous look in his eyes, "There's a good chance you two have something, to be honest. Are you interested in her?"

"That's..." Feng Yi was really stumped by the question. He admitted he had never seen a girl prettier than Mengdie, but it depended on the context. His attention to her was more out of curiosity, like why doesn't she speak, and what's her inner world like? Everything about her was a mystery.

"Is that your honest feeling?" Eggy asked.

"Exactly." Feng Yi was noncommittal.

"First, to answer your question, you know the phrase 'If the heavens had feelings, they would grow old too,' right? I think she belongs to the type who is cold and heartless, and so she is beautiful, although this explanation is a bit far-fetched, it at least applies to most people around her. As for the second question, when you talked with her, did you ever feel your heart race, feel the urge to display your talents, feel pity for her, or have the impulse to fall in love with her?"

"Why have you started gossiping now? She was born with a face that's easy to pity, wasn't she? As for the heartbeat, that often comes from an appreciative point of view. She really is stunning, and I'm a man, of course, I'd take an extra look."

"What about other girls? Do you have that feeling with them?"

"No, not at all," Feng Yi shook his head, denying it, "Everyone has a love for beauty; this is just a very normal natural phenomenon."

Eggy, however, vehemently disagreed at this moment, "You're wrong. Your subconscious likes her and cares about her; you just haven't realized it yet. On this point, girls are much more perceptive than you."

"Reason?"

"Do you remember her poem?"

"That poem..." Feng Yi paused to recollect, but he had never really listened carefully, so how could he remember.

"Forget it, just her lines, 'Words without voice, thoughts silent in the heart, unrecognized emotions forming in the mind, dawn and dusk pass by, and people scarce care, vanity leaves falling, turning into the flowers of the wind... In a prosperous age, many homes drunk with leftover joy, autumn is coming with swallows flying south, years like a song, the sorrow of parting, four years of time gathering at the foremost seat.'"

"What's wrong with this poem?"

"Quite a lot is wrong. Aside from the last line, I think this poem sounds more like her expressing her own feelings for you, it's just that you didn't take it to heart."

Even Feng Yi was somewhat bewildered by this interpretation, "I don't feel like she was trying to convey any special thoughts."

"Think about it deeply, ponder the lines 'Words without voice, thoughts silent in the heart.' It means that her spoken words are silent, her heart's thoughts are still, the mind has no thoughts, feels nothing, yet her thoughts cannot be separated from her. 'Dawn and dusk pass by, and people scarce care, vanity leaves falling, turning into the flowers of the wind.' I think these lines mean day after day, it's hard for people to rekindle past connections. Your physical condition is deteriorating, and once the vanity is over and the autumn leaves are scattered, your flesh will turn into white bones and become the wind, nourishing the earth and the flowers. This line appears beautiful, and most people probably wouldn't understand it, and her heart has also become closed."

"And the last four lines are..."

"'In a prosperous age, many homes drunk with leftover joy, autumn is coming with swallows flying south, years like a song, the sorrow of parting, four years of time gathering at the foremost seat,'" Eggy explained, "Schools gather, this shows she's happy, wishes to be drunk tonight. Whether that joy comes from seeing you or from the reclusive sects themselves is hard to say. Sadly, the joy is fleeting, with autumn coming and swallows heading south, she laments the parting, because after four years, when the competition for the foremost seat resumes, you might have passed away by then. From beginning to end, Wu Tian wanted her to write about the foremost seat, the poem appears to be a confessional of her feelings, yet contains other meanings. Who knows, every line Mengdie says has another layer of significance. This girl is really impressive!"

Seeing Feng Yi's still somewhat skeptical look, Eggy decided to twist his perspective on love and began to question, "Let me ask you something different then. Why do you think she made a point of appearing during your battle with Kexiao? When she came to Immortal Mountain last time, why did she take the initiative to sit next to you? Even the water you gave her, she didn't hesitate to drink some of it, and subtly lifted her beaded veil in front of you."

Feng Yi fell silent for a moment.

Eggy continued, "The reason she took a small sip was because she trusts you. She came to your side because she wanted to be close to you. As for removing her veil, at that time she still cared enough to feel your gaze, clearly hesitating for a moment. This is definitely an attitude, indicating that she doesn't see you as a stranger. Or to put it another way, her freezing spring water, even if it was mouth to mouth, she still offered you a drink. Hehe, I think she has feelings for you, it's just that girls are shy to express them. Remember when you asked her if she came to kill you, and how fervently she shook her head denying it? She was probably afraid you'd misunderstand. Do you think a girl like her would respond like that to someone who's completely unrelated?"

Suddenly Eggy changed his tone, "Of course, even if she does like you, she may not show it clearly. That's a woman's shortcoming, but also their most precious quality. If you can't notice that, there will never be a possibility, though there's no possibility any longer."

Feng Yi was momentarily at a loss for words, yet upon thinking it over, Eggy's words seemed to have some merit.

"I think, considering your current physical condition, she feels not only guilt but probably more heartache. After all, you have never taken any retributive actions against Jade Clear Sect—even in principle. Whether you are considering the bigger picture, or because of Mengdie's unintentional mistake, the fact is the fact. Yet in Mengdie's eyes, that is precisely your most admirable breadth of spirit—just take the incident today, remember when you brushed her hair aside? If it were anyone else, they'd probably have been slashed by now. She wouldn't let just anyone touch her. So, by Eggy's one-second calculations and statistics, the conclusion is that she quite likely has feelings for you."

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