The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 186

Seeing her with a face full of feigned sentimentality, Ruan Li's eyes were filled with a smile. She couldn't help but reach out and pinch the tip of Luo Qingci's nose. "Whether you're at a loss or not is another story, but didn't I lose my heart and my body first?"

Luo Qingci was taken aback by this. Indeed, it seemed that way. She nodded with a serious expression, "It seems so. So I ended up making a big profit."

Ruan Li laughed and said softly, "It was actually me who gained. Every day before, I felt fortunate to have met you. Compared to the malice, I was indeed extremely lucky."

However, when she thought about Luo Qingci saying that all this was exchanged for the price of reincarnation by the originally cold and taciturn Luo Qingci, she felt a pang of discomfort in her heart. Although she had not experienced that period of life, she had seen it through the malicious thoughts.

After learning about Luo Qingci's connection to her mother, Ruan Li no longer harbored hatred towards the original Luo Qingci. Back then, she had yet to distinguish between the current person and the original Luo Qingci, and she had felt an indescribable heartache seeing her emotions being stripped away.

Even now, she still felt heartache for Luo Qingci. Such a prodigy, whose life was messed up by that bastard Tianji Zi, misunderstood by the original Ruan Li, and eventually forced to end her life, had paid such a price for her.

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy Ruan Li felt.

Even for an unrelated person, knowing about Luo Qingci's life would evoke sighs and lamentations. As someone who was both a participant and beneficiary of this life, Ruan Li felt even more guilty.

"Master, what about her? When you came, did she disappear?"

She had pondered this for a long time before asking.

Luo Qingci stopped smiling and looked at Ruan Li with soft, pitying eyes. She had always known that her A Li had a heart of pure gold, and this revelation would surely have a significant impact on her.

But Luo Qingci's life was indeed full of regrets, and she hoped Ruan Li would know everything she had done for her. This would also make up for the regrets that had lingered from Luo Qingci's previous life.

She had done right by Ruan Li.

For Ruan Li, although it was a burden, she eventually understood that, in any life, she was someone who was cared for.

Yet, the outcome was indeed somewhat cruel.

The system, which had not intended to interrupt them, spoke up, "You don't need to tell her. She has you now and is living happily and joyfully, and that's enough. Let the past be buried in the dust."

Luo Qingci remained silent for a long time but ultimately made her decision. "She doesn't want me to tell you, but A Li, our meeting is all because of her, so I feel I should tell you."

Ruan Li nodded in agreement.

Luo Qingci said softly, "It's a bit strange. She brought me to this world, giving up her body, and existed in my body in another form."

Ruan Li's eyes widened slightly. "Master, what are you saying?"

Luo Qingci deliberated and continued, "Similar to the malicious thoughts you had inside you before. But she doesn't control me, just reminds me of what I should do at critical moments. In other words, while I was with you, she was always present as well."

Ruan Li was somewhat confused. She stood up, her face showing disbelief, and immediately asked, "And now? Is she still listening?"

Luo Qingci nodded.