Chapter 9: Riddle Man Defies Proud Junior Sister

"Senior Brother, do you like me?"

Xu Yinglian did not look at him, but calmly stared at the ground.

Qiu Changtian looked at her in surprise.

After a while, he suddenly smiled and said,

"The moon in the sky and the moon in the water, which is real and which is fake?"

The nervous Xu Yinglian immediately began to ponder rapidly.

The moon in the sky is naturally real, but it is unreachable;

the moon in the water is within reach, but ultimately an illusion.

So Senior Brother means to ask me whether I want to hear "pleasant lies" (implied by the moon in the water) or "unknown truths" (implied by the moon in the sky).

Pleasant lies, naturally, are that he likes me... but what is the point of such lies?

"The moon in the water is close at hand, yet it shatters upon touch, so why yearn for it?" Xu Yinglian said without hesitation, "Even if it is unattainable, I still wish to part the clouds to see the moon and glimpse the truth."

Qiu Changtian blinked his eyes, then laughed,