Thunderclap: "..."

He's not a eunuch!

"Why are your eyes so wide? Your young master can propose to me, and I can refuse. That's perfectly normal, okay?"

Mo Lan glanced at Jing Lei's resentful eyes, then turned directly to Qin Su and said softly, "What do you think? Don't I have a reason to refuse?"

Qin Su pursed her lips, looking into Mo Lan's deep gaze, "If you can refuse, it means I haven't done a good enough job."

"Young Master..."

Before Jing Lei could speak, Qin Su interrupted him, giving him a cold look and saying, "Shut up."

Seeing Qin Su's less-than-pleasant expression, Mo Lan shrugged innocently. She lacked the aspirations of an empress.

"Qin Su, as a friend, I respect you. For better or for worse, at least we are honest and open with each other and never deceive each other. But when it comes to marriage, I have no such plans... Moreover, I don't believe that a woman must get married to find her place."

"So you're saying you're never going to get married?"

Not only was Qin Su surprised, but even Ting Yu and the others who were hiding in the shadows were shocked. They knew that it was not easy for the young master to ask for a wife, but they did not expect that Mo Lan had this idea. If she did not intend to get married, no matter how hard the young master tried, it would all be in vain.

"You can think of it that way. I really don't have that intention, so no matter how tempting your offer is, I won't agree."

Mo Lan looked at Qin Su with an unprecedented seriousness. "I know you are no ordinary person and will soar to great heights sooner or later. When that time comes, please show mercy to Qinglong Village, considering our past acquaintance."

"What do you mean? You're leaving Qinglong Village?" Qin Su looked at Mo Lan in disbelief. It turned out that this woman had planned this all along, but where was she going?

"Well, you conquer your world, I'll settle down in my Azure Dragon Stronghold, we'll not interfere with each other and there won't be any conflicts. Once everything is back on track, I'll roam freely in the world."

This is a question that Mo Lan has been pondering recently. She doesn't belong to this era, and even though she tries her best to integrate, she still feels quite out of place. Rather than being stuck here, she'd rather travel around, see all the world's sights, and tread every corner of the land.

Qin Su: "...Don't you think that continuing like this is a waste of talent?"

He clearly possessed exceptional talent and could have achieved great things; he had offered her a ladder to climb, yet she chose to ignore it.

He thought he knew her very well, but now he felt like he didn't know her at all, and couldn't even see through her.

"~A waste of talent? I don't think so."

Mo Lan smiled, looked up into Qin Su's eyes,

“You were right at the beginning. Neither of us is the type to be subservient to others. You crave supreme power, while I prefer a carefree and unrestrained life. Holding supreme power means you are exceptionally capable, and living a carefree life also demonstrates my competence. It’s just that we pursue different goals. Even if we were to force ourselves together, conflicts would inevitably arise. It would be better for us to let go and have a brighter future.”

She can't stay in one place forever, and Qin Su can't stay true to his original intentions forever.

Leaving each other a peaceful place is the most beautiful thought.

Qin Su stared at Mo Lan silently for a full quarter of an hour. "You really have no lingering feelings for me at all?"

After all these years, has he left her with not a single memory of him?