I Got Together with the Goddess [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 38

Jiang Yiqing hummed a vague agreement, feeling a constant sense that she was taking advantage of her. Would Shui Mingsheng be sad when she learned she had to leave?

Shui Mingsheng seemed to think of something and asked, “Yiqing, aren’t you about to fill out your college application preferences soon?”

Jiang Yiqing nodded and said, “I plan to study medicine.”

“An angel in white?” Shui Mingsheng’s eyes brightened. “I truly look forward to the day you return after completing your studies.”

After seeing the skill Jiang Yiqing displayed at the Poison-Guan Tournament, Shui Mingsheng felt that Jiang Yiqing had a natural talent for being a doctor. However, hearing that medical school was very grueling, she added, “But if you don’t like it, you can come back anytime. The doors of Qingyu Mansion are always open for you.”

“I can’t just give up halfway,” Jiang Yiqing replied.

“The job market is very difficult nowadays. Yiqing, you have the system, so why suffer the hardships of life? With your intelligence, you could entirely be self-taught,” Shui Mingsheng said, looking at Jiang Yiqing. She didn’t dare say too much; her selfish wish was for Jiang Yiqing not to leave, but she could not stand in the way of her education.

“But I’ve worked hard for so long to get to this point. I must give an account for all those years of cold windows and hard study,” Jiang Yiqing said.

Shui Mingsheng felt it was strange; Jiang Yiqing spoke as if she weren’t talking about herself, but rather from the perspective of an onlooker.

“It seems that compared to being a bandit queen, studying is more attractive,” Shui Mingsheng remarked, reaching out to playfully scrape Jiang Yiqing’s nose.

It was such an intimate gesture that Jiang Yiqing failed to pull away in time. When she realized what happened, she was a bit stunned. She looked at Shui Mingsheng, whose expression was very serious.

Seeing Jiang Yiqing look a bit lost, Shui Mingsheng quickly said, “I was just joking. You definitely should go to university.”

“Do you really think so, Mingsheng?” Jiang Yiqing asked.

There wasn’t a hint of hesitation in Shui Mingsheng’s eyes as she said, “Of course, Yiqing. I will fully support you at any stage of your life, including your studies.”

But going to school means leaving for five years, doesn’t it? And it’s even longer than that. Based on the research Jiang Yiqing had done, if she studied medicine, she would be away for a much longer period.

Jiang Yiqing couldn’t figure it out. Shui Mingsheng seemed to like her, yet she was willing to set her free. With the two of them apart for so long, it would be a miracle if they could stay together. However, Jiang Yiqing herself couldn’t abandon her studies.

As if guessing what she was thinking, Shui Mingsheng smiled and said, “Yiqing, are you thinking that if you go to school and leave me here alone, I will be very sad?”

Jiang Yiqing looked up at her cautiously and gave silent admission.

As long as she went to school, she and Shui Mingsheng would start a long-distance relationship. Even though they weren’t officially together yet, she was already starting to worry about this matter.

If they couldn’t be together, it wouldn’t be right for her to lead Shui Mingsheng on, would it?

“That still shouldn’t stop you from pursuing the life you are meant to have,” Shui Mingsheng said. “Don’t think so much. At the very least, we are still together right now, aren’t we? Be happy.”

That evening, Jiang Yiqing had a video call with Jiang Xuerou, telling her that everything was fine in the Miao territory.

Seeing her daughter wearing a white dress and sitting in her room looking so elegant—like a noble lady stepped out of a traditional painting, Jiang Xuerou didn’t quite process it at first. However, she had always been big-hearted. She wondered: Has my daughter truly fallen in love with Shui Mingsheng? Is it true that people’s personalities change when they are in love?

“You have to fill out your applications in a few days. Yiqing, you can stay in the Miao territory until the end of summer vacation, but don’t forget the important business.”

“Mom, I haven’t forgotten.”

“Then where do you plan to apply, and what do you want to study? Do you have any ideas?”

“I’ll apply to the medical university in the province closest to the Miao territory,” Jiang Yiqing said. “I want to study Traditional Chinese Medicine.”

“…Why the sudden interest in medicine?” Jiang Xuerou was very surprised. However, in her grandmother’s generation, there really had been someone in the family who studied medicine—and a very renowned doctor at that.

“…It’s respected,” Jiang Yiqing said casually.

“Well, you know I’ve always respected your decisions,” Jiang Xuerou said. “But studying medicine requires you to endure loneliness. You’ve always had such a lively personality; why did you think of studying medicine?”

“It’s fine, Mom. Girls change as they grow up,” Jiang Yiqing said, feeling a bit guilty but still smiling.

“Is it convenient over there? Should I help you fill out the application? I still have your estimated scores here; there should be no problem getting into the medical university.”

Jiang Yiqing said, “Okay, Mom. Sorry to trouble you.”

“Where is Mingsheng? She hasn’t come out to say a few words to me.” Noticing that Jiang Yiqing and Shui Mingsheng were getting along well, Jiang Xuerou began to look at her in a new light. Perhaps they really would become in-laws.

“I’m here, Auntie.” Shui Mingsheng had been staying in the next room so as not to disturb the mother and daughter, but she had been listening to their conversation. Upon hearing her name, she walked out.

Looking at Shui Mingsheng, Jiang Xuerou became increasingly satisfied the longer she looked. This girl was steady and capable, and surprisingly, her personality was so compatible. She looked like someone who would cherish others; Yiqing would certainly not suffer following her.

“Mingsheng, I have only one request for you: you must protect Yiqing, do you understand? Your Miao territory has so many rare and strange Gu insects—things that are hard for ordinary people to understand. This child, Yiqing, can be exceptionally bold at times, so I can’t help but worry about her,” Jiang Xuerou said.

“Auntie, don’t worry. I will never let anyone hurt Yiqing. Including myself,” Shui Mingsheng said with a firm voice.

That solemn vow made Jiang Yiqing turn her face away in embarrassment. Jiang Xuerou was also amused and felt at ease.

“Good, good. My daughter is grown up, and as her mother, I won’t nag anymore. You two handle the rest yourselves.”

“Our mom has entrusted you to me.” After hanging up the phone, Shui Mingsheng looked at Jiang Yiqing with a hint of secret joy.

“Mingsheng…” Jiang Yiqing decided to have a serious talk with her.

Seeing her calm face, Shui Mingsheng stopped teasing and said, “…Alright. Whatever you want to say, I’m listening.”

“…At the Poison-Guan Tournament, the Elder of Law said that you could become the Clan Leader once you get married. Mingsheng, what are your thoughts on that?”

Naturally, I want to marry you, but Shui Mingsheng gauged her expression and felt she couldn’t be that direct.

“Don’t worry, I will never force you,” Shui Mingsheng said.

“But you want to be the Clan Leader, don’t you? That’s why you looked for my mother in the first place.” Jiang Yiqing really wanted to ask: Is it true that no matter who it was, as long as they were needed, you would marry them?

Shui Mingsheng said, “Yiqing, even if you have to cooperate with me, it’s only a matter of formality. I won’t stop you from living in the outside world. It’s okay if you don’t like me; you can choose the person you love.”

Jiang Yiqing felt a pang in her heart. She didn’t know why. Did this mean she truly liked the person in front of her?

“Then what about you? Will you also choose someone you love?” Jiang Yiqing looked up and asked her.

“The person I love is you, Yiqing.” Shui Mingsheng lightly pressed a kiss onto her forehead.

Jiang Yiqing’s body stiffened, but she did not resist the kiss.

Shui Mingsheng was like a gentle, enchanting web spreading out. Being inside it, one would unconsciously lose the ability to move, like a captured moth.

“I can’t believe what you’re saying is true,” Jiang Yiqing said.

Everything was very beautiful. From the moment they met until now, they had experienced difficult things together. Jiang Yiqing had never felt so close to anyone else in this world.

Leaving Shui Mingsheng to go to school in an unfamiliar city was something she could never have imagined before meeting her.

“Yiqing, I will always be waiting for you in the Miao territory, waiting for the moment you willingly come into my arms.” A hint of darkness flickered in Shui Mingsheng’s eyes—a deep desire that could not be seen by others.

If Yiqing chose her, she would never give her a second chance to choose again. She was destined to be entangled with her for a lifetime.

Jiang Yiqing’s body trembled involuntarily, and her eyelashes flickered uneasily.

Her heart was so profoundly shaken by this person.