While walking to the kitchen, Snowy checked her status for the first time after the battle with The Yan Family.
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Name: Snowy
Cultivation: Ninth level of Qi Refining
Bloodline: Human, Divine (locked)
Constitution: Primordial Essence Body (Mortal – Flawless)
Physical Strength : 5,410
Physical Defense : 5,408
Mental Strength : 6,600
Mental Defense : 6,200
Agility: 5,408
Dexterity: 5,415
Intelligent: MAX
Qi : 186,080/249,000
Soul Tier: 0 (incomplete)
Skill: World Devourer Technique lv.1, Hand-to-Hand Combat lv.1, Body Mastery lv.1, Body Movement Sense lv.1, Night Vision lv.1, Wind Breaking Fist lv.2, Blitz Lightning Kick lv.2, Thousand Eyes lv.2, Yin Yang Shadow Step lv.2, Blade Dance lv. 2 -> 3, Sky Severing Crosses lv. 1, Sword Mastery lv.1, Sword Qi lv. 1 -> 3, Cooking mastery lv.1
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In this past week, she put a lot of effort into improving her comprehension of Sword Dao. Although she failed to increase her < Sword Mastery > proficiency, her < Sword Qi > proficiency increased by two levels into lv. 3.
Her sword qi's sharpness was now comparable to a Sword Grandmaster who already grasp the Sword Law, even though she was still at Sword Master level.
It means her battle prowess was once again soared. Even a peak Qi Transformation cultivator would have a hard time defending her attack.
She also checked her < Cooking Mastery > for she had been ignoring it since she get this skill when she cooked for the first time.
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< Cooking Mastery >
< Rank : Passive >
< Proficiency : 1 >
< Description: User can reproduce some dish they had tasted perfectly. Users gain expertise in heat control, knife handling, cooking technique, and food tasting. An increase in proficiency allowed the user to reproduce more dish even without knowing the recipe beforehand >
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"With this, I can make even more delicious food for Xue. I hope she will like it," After finished reading the skill's description, Snowy nodded her head, satisfied.
When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw Madam Feng was already there preparing for lunch. Madam Feng smiled when she saw Snowy's figure slowly approach her.
"Oh, Snowy. Are you here to help me?" asked Madam Feng excitedly. She was pleased to have Snowy help her making some food for dinner. Although her cooking skill wasn't bad, it couldn't be compared with Snowy's. She literally can turn every ingredient that she touched into a delicacy.
"Yes. I want to cook something for Xue," replied Snowy.
"Are both of you making up already?" Madam Feng grinned, and her smile turned bigger.
However, she was bound to disappoint as Snowy only shook her head with a dejected expression.
Madam Feng wasn't surprised by this outcome. Her womanly instinct told her they were both attracted to each other. But, considering her daughter's temperament, it will be difficult for Feng Xue to acknowledge her feeling.
On the other hand, Madam Feng wasn't close enough with Snowy to know what exactly she thought of her daughter. But now, she had a perfect opportunity to confirm her suspicion.
"Do you like Feng Xue?"
"Yes. I like her."
"No, what I mean is do you like her in a romantic sense or only as a friend?"
"Huh, I'm not sure. But I know Xue is important to me. Can you teach me more about this feeling?"
Madam Feng sigh inwardly since her guess was a bullseye. 'Hmm, that's a good start. Maybe I need to give them a little push.'
"Well, from your story this morning, I know you trust and care for her a lot. You were even willing to be hurt if it could make her safe and happy. That a proof that you have an intimate "bond" with little Xue. But, those bonds are also true for both "friendship" and "love." One of the differences between them is whether there is a desire for physical intimacy or not." Madam Feng explained to Snowy.
"Isn't physical intimacy is shared between man and woman? Feng Xue and I are women, though. Does it mean that my feeling isn't love?" Snowy raised her eyebrow, frowned slightly.
"Well, that's not necessarily true. Who says a woman can't feel sexually attracted by another woman? Tell me, what did you feel when little Xue kissed you?" said Madam Feng while she shook her head.
"I don't know what that feeling is, but I somehow felt warm inside when her lip touched my cheeks," answered Snowy honestly.
"Then, how do you feel when you see her naked?" Snowy's answer made Madam Feng more curious.
"I… I don't know… I want to hug her and touch her, I guess? Well, actually, I had already touched her when I wiped her sweat that night," replied Snowy nervously; her hand started fidgeting.
"And then?" Madam Feng got more excited.
"When I wiped the sweat on her body, especially on the front, I heard her moaning and trembling with every touch; it was very adorable. Then… I could feel something flipped inside me that made me… craving more of this side of her," muttered Snowy. Her cheek turned more and more red with every word she spoke of.
'What a little beast! It's good that she is still inexperienced. If not, I can see little Xue would already be eaten by her.' Madam Feng didn't know whether she was happy or worried about her daughter's future.
Keeping the thought for herself, she blurted, "There you go! that's what we call "sexual arousal" and that's a sign that you attracted to little Xue."
"Then doesn't it mean I love Xue?" asked Snowy, there was a trace of joy in her tone.
"Well, I don't expect that you know so little about this. You don't have to rush it, just remember that it is possible that a woman can also be happy together with another woman. At least, when you finally understand your feeling, you will give it a chance. I can see that little Xue is very happy whenever she's with you," Madam Feng smiled warmly and gave Snowy a little wink.
"Un. Thank you," Snowy nodded her understanding.
Since she had already decided to support Snowy, Madam Feng gave her another help, "So, you want to cook for little Xue? Why don't you make a noodle dish then? It was her favorite food."
"Okay," replied Snowy with determination in her eyes.
Writing this chapter made me felt like jumping into a hellhole. How do you even define “love”?
I’m neither a love expert nor philosopher to be able to give an answer to this question. So, like another sensible person, I turn to Google for help.
To my surprise, the most answer I can get is revolving around this “Physical Intimacy” thingy. Maybe some of you disagree with this pov, but you know what? Neither am I!
I know some people who engaged in sexual activity without being involved romantically. The term “Sex Buddy” or “Friend with Benefit” is existing for that very reason.
However, most of fictional work I read seems to agree with this notion, especially in Japanese romcom or yuri.
Well, how about you? How do you tell the difference between Love And Friendship?
Creation is hard, gimme tho power stones!
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