"How has your investigation been this past month? I didn't lie to you, did I? "
The Elder looked at Ling Xian with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
Slightly startled, Ling Xian's eyes brightened and he admitted, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. It's true. I was investigating the Vast Mountains, and the result was exactly as you said. With my current capabilities, getting out of here is like climbing up to the sky."
Hearing this, Su Zi's face turned white. She forced a smile, "Ling Xian, Grandpa, you guys talk. I will clean up."
Then, she picked up the dishes on the table and walked into the kitchen.
Watching Su Zi leave, the Elder sighed, "It's good that she left. There are some things I don't want her to hear."
Ling Xian nodded in agreement.
Looking at the emotionless youth, the Elder said softly, "It seems like you have guessed what I want to say to you."
Ling Xian nodded again and revealed a bitter smile.
"You and I are both smart people, so I won't beat around the bush." The Elder was silent for a while and suddenly asked, "Do you have to leave?"
"Yes, I have to." Ling Xian's expression was serious and determined. His dream was to be above the nine heavens. Why would he stay in a small village?
Looking at the youth's determined expression, the Elder sighed, "Aye, Ling Xian, you understand how Su Zi feels about you."
"I …" Ling Xian hesitated and smiled bitterly, "I understand."
"As long as you understand." The Elder nodded. His murky eyes suddenly turned sharp as he stared deadly at the youth before him. In a low voice, he asked, "Since you understand, then let me ask you, are you willing to take Su Zi as your wife?"
Here it comes.
Ling Xian silently sighed and didn't speak. He merely shook his head.
"I knew it …" The Elder seemed to have aged a few decades. His wrinkled face was full of tiredness.
He already knew Ling Xian would reject, so he didn't plan on saying it out loud. It was only because of Su Zi's sad departure that the Elder made this decision.
The result was expected.
"I have always thought of Su Zi as my sister." Ling Xian softly sighed.
"But she never thought of you as her brother." The Elder shook his head, unwilling to give up. "You've seen how Su Zi has treated you these past two months. Don't you feel anything?"
Looking at the elderly man who seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, Ling Xian felt a little bad. But he really could not accept Su Zi. He could only harden his heart and reject, "She is a good girl. Smart, beautiful, kind, and gentle. I like her very much, but not in a romantic way."
"Sigh … Since that's the case, I'll drop this matter. I won't mention it again." The elder sighed deeply. His face was full of tiredness. He waved his hand, signaling Ling Xian to leave.
Ling Xian bitterly smiled. He slowly stood up and walked towards his own room.
"Wait."
The Elder suddenly stopped Ling Xian. After a moment of silence, he sighed. "Go see Su Zi. There are some things you should tell her yourself. Since you've made up your mind, then don't drag it out. It's better to be direct."
Pausing his steps, Ling Xian stood where he was for a few seconds. Then, he continued to walk. However, he did not return to his own house. Instead, he walked out of the Village Leader's house and arrived at a small river not too far away.
Because Su Zi was here.
The reality was, even if the Elder didn't say anything, Ling Xian planned to find Su Zi and make things clear. Therefore, he had already used his Qi to locate the girl.
"You're here."
Su Zi sat on top of a giant rock and stared at the clear river. She did not turn around, but by the sound of footsteps, she knew it was Ling Xian.
"Yes, I'm here." Ling Xian walked beside her and took out a black robe from his storage pouch. He draped it over the girl and said with concern, "It's cold outside. Wear more. Don't catch a cold."
Su Zi didn't reject Ling Xian's kindness. However, her face was cold. She said softly, "Since you don't like me, why do you care about me?"
"You … did you hear my conversation with your grandfather?" Ling Xian was a little startled.
"No." Su Zi shook her head. "If you like someone, you won't want to leave them. But you want to leave this place. In other words, you don't like me."
Looking at the girl's cold face, Ling Xian was silent for a while. Then, he smiled bitterly. "I like you very much. But it's not the kind of liking between a man and a woman. It's the kind of liking between a brother and a sister."
Hearing him say that he only sees her as a sister, Su Zi's face turned white. She said coldly, "It doesn't make a difference. In my eyes, as long as it's not the kind of liking between a man and a woman, I don't care about anything else. I don't need it."
"Aye …" Ling Xian sighed. "Isn't it good to be brother and sister?"
"It's not good. Maybe in the next life, but in this life, there can only be two identities between us. One is husband and wife, and the other is strangers." Su Zi's voice was cold. She appeared weak and gentle, but on the inside, she was very strong. Since Ling Xian had made it clear, she naturally wouldn't pester him any further.
Although her heart was extremely sour, she would rather be more straightforward and cut off this brief fate that came so suddenly and left so suddenly.
"I …"
Ling Xian opened his mouth, wanting to say something. But in the end, all he could do was sigh and remain silent.
Seeing the man she loved remain silent, Su Zi turned her head away. Though her heart ached, she pretended to be nonchalant, "You don't have to say anything. If you don't like me, then there's no point in forcing it. Plus, there are many people who are after me. I … I don't care about you."
"You really … don't care?" Ling Xian stared at the crescent moon in the sky. His eyes flashed with guilt.
Su Zi held back her tears and said coldly, "I don't care. I really don't care."
"If that's the case, then that's great." Ling Xian shook his head. He stared at Su Zi and said in a serious tone, "Su Zi, no matter what, I will remember these two months. I will never forget them for the rest of my life."
"Since you don't want to accept it, what's the point of remembering it? I might as well forget it. I might as well forget it completely. "Su Zi smiled sadly. Two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks.
She could no longer hold back the bitterness in her heart and the tears in her eyes.
Looking at the tearful Su Zi, Ling Xian really wanted to walk up to her and wipe away her tears. But after taking one step, he stopped. After hesitating for a while, he didn't have the courage to walk up.
No, he didn't have a reason.
Since he couldn't accept her, then he had to make up his mind. He shouldn't send her any ambiguous signals, and he shouldn't do anything ambiguous.
Being straightforward was good for both of them.
"Hehe."
Su Zi's face was pale white. Looking at Ling Xian, who was not moving forward, she smiled sadly. She threw the black robe she was wearing onto the ground and walked away without looking back.
But her steps were slow. Like an old man with one foot in the grave, every step was shaky and difficult.
It wasn't hard to guess how much she wanted Ling Xian to rush up to her, pull her into his embrace, and kiss her. Even if he only said a few words to make her stay, it would be enough to change her mind.
However, Ling Xian didn't say anything. He merely stood where he was and watched as Su Zi staggered into the distance. Then, she completely disappeared from his sight.
In the middle of the night, under the bright moon, Ling Xian softly sighed. Everyone could hear the complex emotions behind this sigh of his.
"If you walk up to her right now and hug her tightly, then her heart will completely belong to you. She will also follow you with all her heart."
A cold voice suddenly rose. The silhouette of the Untainted quietly appeared.
Her skin was white like snow, her eyes were clear like autumn water, her robe was white like snow, and her hair was black like ink. She was like a fairy that descended from the heavens, extraordinary and out of this world.
"But I don't want to."
Ling Xian shook his head. "Walking up to her and hugging her tightly is not good for her. It's harming her and harming yourself. Maybe at that moment, both of us will feel happy. But in the future, one of us will be in pain and the other will feel guilty."
"That's true. Because you don't love her."
The Untainted's beauty was out of this world. She stared at the young man before her and said, "I cannot believe you are so straightforward. If this was any other man, even if they don't love her, they would still accept her due to various reasons."
"I don't want to make her suffer and make me feel guilty." Ling Xian softly sighed and shifted his gaze to the Keeper of Land and Sea. His eyes flashed with surprise and he asked, "I assume you have something to discuss with me? I don't think you have the interest to show yourself and admire the moon with me."
"Why can't I have the interest?" The Keeper of Land and Sea was as cold as snow and as proud as the moon. Like a snow lotus on a mountain, she was cold and pure, admiring herself.
"Even if you have the interest, with your cold personality, you would never do something like admiring the moon with a man." Ling Xian softly smiled.
"That's true. But you should be thankful. Ever since I awakened, I have always appeared before you with a cold personality. If I was aggressive or evil, you would've been dead the moment you refused to acknowledge me as your Master." The Untainted's eyes were cold, "I would never save your life twice."
Ling Xian grinned, "Why would you say that? If I remember correctly, the Great Emperor only saved me once. It was that sigh that sealed the heavens and locked the earth. After that, you left me in the lurch. "
"You dare to bring it up?" The Keeper of Land and Sea's eyes turned cold, "Come out, Keeper of Land and Sea. Ling Xian, do you think I am your pet? Do you think you can order me around?"
Hearing this, Ling Xian's face flashed with awkwardness. He smiled, "Please forgive me, Mistress. What I said was out of instinct. Don't blame me, don't blame me."
The Keeper of Land and Sea hissed, "You really think your majestic blood saved you after you fell off the cliff?"
"Wasn't it?" Ling Xian frowned.
"The majestic blood is truly heaven-defying. But you only awakened a quarter of it. If I didn't help you at the critical moment when you landed, do you think you would still be alive to talk to me?" The Keeper of Land and Sea's lips parted slightly as she spoke softly.
"I see. Thank you, Mistress, for saving my life twice." Ling Xian finally understood. He didn't doubt the Untainted's words at all. The Keeper of Land and Sea wouldn't lie just because he owed her a favor.
"I don't need you to thank me, and I don't need you to repay me." The Untainted walked over gracefully. Even though she was only a spirit and looked illusory, her charm was still enough to cause the downfall of nations and cities, causing all living beings to fall head over heels for her.
"The reason I showed myself today is to tell you about a great fortune."
"A great fortune?" Ling Xian's eyes brightened as his interest was piqued. Finding a great fortune meant he could increase his capabilities. Increasing his capabilities could help him leave the Vast Mountains.
"That's right. Even though I am only an immortal's soul now, my senses are much sharper. Just half an hour ago, I sensed that a heavenly object was about to be born." The Untainted gazed into the distance. Her limpid eyes flashed with light.
"What is it?" Ling Xian asked.
The Untainted glared at him and said softly, "Maybe it's a spiritual medicine, maybe it's a rare treasure, maybe it's a palace. Whatever it is, it's an incredible treasure."
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