Like a Ray in My Night (Part 4)

652 A Troublesome Woman ... with Three Personalities

Seeing Zhi Guan's expression, Wen Xiang's lips twitched behind the veil. This guy ... sometimes, he wondered what was going on with him. His brain seemed to jump to odd conclusions every now and then. He didn't even want to know what had just gone through his mind. It certainly hadn't been a riveting love story between him and one of the Yu She Sect's female disciples.

He cleared his throat, trying to stay natural. "I mean, how about a girlfriend of your own? Do you have one?"

"Oh." Zhi Guan finally realized what he was talking about and then shook his head. "No." He had never even thought about that.

Wen Xiang suppressed a sigh of relief. No girlfriend, that was good. A partner was the most difficult to leave. Friends could be an issue but he wouldn't feel responsible for them in the same way so it was doable.

While Wen Xiang considered the topic done, Lu Wei suddenly became interested. "Why that?" From what he had seen, this Zhi Lin shouldn't be considered a bad catch. He was tall, muscular, had skills good enough to be recognized by their senior martial brother Song, and he could likely be considered good-looking as well. Especially in a place like the Yu She Sect which wasn't as big as the Wu Yun Sect, he should have an easy time finding one.

Zhi Guan stared at him, not sure what to say. Was it that odd not to be in a relationship? Thinking of his junior martial brothers for reference ... two of them were actually set to marry soon. Huh. It seemed that he had really missed something important. He didn't even bother thinking about his second junior martial brother. Yan Hong Min was a pest. Naturally, he wouldn't have a partner of his own.

Either way, what to do now? He had already said that he didn't have somebody. What excuse should he give to not make them suspicious?

While Zhi Guan pondered this very important question, Song Yu Zheng's fan that he had been waving lightly suddenly paused. It couldn't be ... He thought of what Zhi Lin had asked him shortly after they met and he had a certain guess in his heart.

His eyelids twitched and he felt a little afraid to ask. While it was true that he wanted to poach Zhi Lin from the Yu She Sect, he also didn't want to do it at any price. And, well, he simply didn't swing that way.

He sighed, feeling that the situation had suddenly gotten very complicated. But since he could also understand what Wen Xiang was trying to do, he couldn't be faint-hearted. He snapped his fan shut and turned to look at Zhi Guan with a solemn expression. "Is it because ... there is a boyfriend instead?"

Lu Wei gaped. "So it was like that!" He had no idea how Song Yu Zheng had figured this out but that naturally explained it. Just as expected, this Zhi Lin couldn't simply be single. Whether it was women or men, somebody ought to be interested in him!

Before Lu Wei could say anything else, Zhi Guan shook his head though. While he wouldn't mind having anyone assume that he did have one ... he didn't want to have to make up even more things. If he did, it would become more difficult to keep his story straight as well. No, rather than that ... "There is no boyfriend either. It's because ... of my sister."

Anyway, he had already said that his sister was worrisome because of her bad taste in men. As her older sibling, he naturally had to take care of her. Between dealing with unwanted suitors, getting her out of messes, and teaching her some skills, where would he take the time to have a relationship of his own? Yes, this explanation seemed to make a lot of sense.

The three demonic practitioners ... well, they suddenly wondered if they had come up with a bad plan. Was this younger sister of Zhi Lin's really that bad? Having questionable taste in men was one thing but if she kept her brother this busy, then maybe there were other things about her that were troublesome? In that case, maybe it would be better not to let her get together with Mu Qing or they'd have two talents in their Wu Yun Sect who were kept from practicing by one woman ...

Song Yu Zheng felt alarmed so he naturally inquired further. "Why is that? Is she ... making trouble?"

Zhi Guan gave a drawn-out hum and thought of his three juniors. If all of them were one person, then ... "Yes, she does." He tightly furrowed his brows, thinking of Yan Hong Min again. "She often gets interested in odd things and then spends lots of time on that instead of practicing her sword arts. I'll have to grab her by the scruff of her neck and pull her with me to make her train even a little."

The other three exchanged alarmed glances. So she was easy to distract and ... could be manhandled like this by her older brother?! Something about this didn't seem right ...

Zhi Guan slowly nodded though. "Yes, she is often very focused on such things. Also, sometimes, it might be a person." He thought of Yun Bei Fen whose time when he was younger had been almost exclusively spent on observing Mei Chao Bing from afar or inquiring about him. "She will go to great lengths to find out anything she can about them."

"That ..." Song Yu Zheng tried to speak but finally couldn't find the right words. This woman sure was troublesome!

Lu Wei felt intrigued though when he heard about a female disciple who would take so much initiative. "Is that how she got together with her awful boyfriend?"

Zhi Guan glanced at him and shook his head. "How could that be?" Fen'er certainly had a good judgment of character or he wouldn't have picked Mei Chao Bing. As for the awful past partners of Luo Lin ... "Well, she has a lot of suitors. There are bound to be a few bad apples among them."