My Wife Is The Final Boss

"Would you get jealous of him? Ah, right, he likes girls who get jealous."

"..."

"?"

What is this girl talking about?

Li Zhibai was taken aback by Yun Qian's sudden words, her mind blanked out for several breaths before coming to her senses.

"Jealous? Of whom? Me?" Li Zhibai found it a bit amusing and exasperating at the same time, wondering why she'd get jealous over a student.

Although she sensed Yun Qian's unease over trivial matters, she found it entirely normal, considering Yun Qian was once a sheltered Miss of a wealthy family.

A lady falling for her steward, eloping after romantic encounters under the moon, and then following Xu Chang'an to the unfamiliar Immortal Sect... the trust and affection involved have already reached a very high level.

In such a scenario, Yun Qian's possessiveness over Xu Chang'an being more intense than usual is quite normal.

If anything, Li Zhibai admired Yun Qian's ability to remain composed and only occasionally anxious, after having given up everything to follow Xu Chang'an.

However, the fact that Ms. Yun's jealousy extended to herself left her feeling a bit helpless.

Though the tone didn't quite feel like jealousy.

Yun Qian and Li Zhibai's thoughts were worlds apart, but Li Zhibai wasn't an ordinary woman; she wasn't flustered by the misunderstanding and looked at Yun Qian with a bit of playfulness: "What are you talking about, sister?"

Food can't be eaten recklessly, and words can't be spoken carelessly.

"You're always concerned about the other women around him, isn't that jealousy?" Yun Qian realized something and spoke without emotional fluctuation: "So, you're concerned about me for the same reason?"

If Li Zhibai's concern for her was for the same reason as her concern for Liu Qingluo, then she would need to learn from Li Zhibai not only in makeup matters but also how to be jealous, considering Xu Chang'an had always found jealous girls to be adorable.

Li Zhibai looked at Yun Qian for a moment, sighed deeply, and said, "Who do you think I'm concerned about for?"

"..." Yun Qian blinked.

The words sounded inexplicably familiar.

A bit like something Xu Chang'an might say.

"Is it because... of me?" Yun Qian asked.

"..."

Li Zhibai didn't expect Yun Qian to know, so her helplessness increased, but she said, "It has nothing to do with you, sister."

She and Yun Qian had nothing to do with each other, so she had no right to interfere in her matters; Li Zhibai certainly wouldn't say something meaningless like "for Yun Qian's own good."

"Just assume I'm interested." Li Zhibai blinked: "Young women are like this, aren't they? Liking topics like these."

Being someone interested in the emotions of the younger generations, she thought, made her mindset quite young, definitely not outdated.

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When Xu Chang'an came in holding a plate of cut fruit, he saw Yun Qian deep in thought, and Li Zhibai looking out of the window with support, which seemed odd, but he didn't ask.

He placed the sugared, warmed fruits in front of Yun Qian, and then respectfully presented a plate of fresh fruit cuts to Li Zhibai.

"Relax a bit." Li Zhibai gently brushed Xu Chang'an's long sleeve, observing his meticulous etiquette.

"Sir?" Xu Chang'an was puzzled.

"I know you're polite, but you should assess the situation." Li Zhibai shook her head. It was fine usually, but now... with her here addressing Yun Qian as sisters, Xu Chang'an pampering Yun Qian on one hand and treating her like a deity felt strange.

"Sir, that's not something I expected you to say." Xu Chang'an was stunned, thinking the teacher he knew was the most rule-abiding person, unexpectedly doing this for Yun Qian.

"For you to be able to say that sentence, I'll count it as you taking my words to heart." Li Zhibai smiled at Xu Chang'an no longer abiding by the decorum and picked up a piece of the Spirit Fruit, examining it closely.

"Is this the fruit that's been on the mind of the girls on the mountain day and night?" Li Zhibai initially wanted to say the 'girls on the mountain,' but remembering the Sect Leader asking her to get some fruit, she referred to them as 'young ladies.'

"Is this the Ice Crystal Fruit? Yes, I remember it has effects of relieving heat, calming the liver, and clearing the gallbladder, can purge the excess fire in the six channels, and is beneficial for the heart and eyes," Li Zhibai recalled as she gazed at the alluring fruit cut into pieces, adorned with a glaze: "Its most distinctive feature is that it can store a certain amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in its growth period, channeling Spiritual Power into the body and assisting in cultivation."

"Sir, you remember it quite well." Xu Chang'an immediately said.

"Is that a compliment?" Li Zhibai glanced at Xu Chang'an.

As a Pill Master, if she couldn't remember the properties of such fruits, then what's the point of alchemy?

This feeling... it's like complimenting Wen Li on her excellent swordsmanship.

"I'm merely a student who knows only how to eat and cultivate them; I honestly don't know their effects." Xu Chang'an replied honestly.

"If you wish, you could learn the Alchemy Dao from me in the future." Li Zhibai casually remarked, her attention still on the fruit before her; she said in surprise, "Ordinary Ice Crystal Fruits don't have such rich Spiritual Qi."

Clear as glazed glass, with a hint of ice crystal hue, and a fruit fragrance pervading.

So transparent, it's like a piece of art.

Li Zhibai casually grasped at the space, a bit of silver light flashed, and numerous dazzling, jewel-like light dots appeared in the air.