After a long while, the shouts, fighting, and screams around him brought Shi Chan back to his senses. He gave Liuli a deep look, but turned to leave without saying a word.

"Little monk!" Liuli exclaimed anxiously, stepping forward and grabbing his sleeve.

Shi Chan paused for a moment, then turned to look at Liuli with a complicated expression. He said in a deep voice, "I believe that... I made myself clear enough to you last time, and you should understand now."

These days, whenever Liuli has a spare moment, she can't help but think about how she should talk to Shichan after she finds him, but now that she has actually found him, she doesn't know what to say.

She had imagined countless times what it would be like to see Shi Chan again, but she had never imagined that Shi Chan would be so distant from her. So, she didn't know how to begin the words she had prepared countless times. After a long silence, Liuli simply grabbed Shi Chan's arm and said willfully, "Little monk, come with me!"

Shi Chan was stunned for a moment. He shook his arm but couldn't shake off Liu Li's pull. Seeing that Liu Li was about to pull him away, Shi Chan had no choice but to say in a low voice, "Miss, please let go."

"I won't let go!" Liuli gripped Shichan's arm tightly, indulging her willful thoughts, and immediately tried to pull Shichan away to escape the battle.

Shi Chan was utterly helpless. Bodhi Temple was facing a life-or-death crisis, how could he leave? He tried to swing his arms a few times, but to no avail. Just then, Liuli pulled him up with some force, and he quickly sank his body down, thus avoiding flying up with Liuli.

Liuli failed, stopped, turned to look at Shichan, her little face scrunched up in grievance, tears welling in her eyes, and pitifully called out, "Little monk..."

Seeing Liuli's appearance, Shichan felt a pang of pity, but he quickly remembered the instructions given by the Great Master Ming before his ascension, and hardened his heart. With his other free hand, he slowly pried open Liuli's hands that were tightly gripping his arm. His movements were ruthless, but his lowered eyes were filled with deep sorrow.

Throughout the process, Liuli looked at him with pitiful eyes, her little mouth pursed, her voice choked with sobs, pleading, "Little monk, come with me, okay?"

"Please..."

Finally, Shi Chan pried open Liu Li's last finger. He gritted his teeth, pushed Liu Li's hand away, and slowly backed away. He gave Liu Li a complex look, then turned and flew away.

Liuli felt extremely wronged, and tears silently streamed down her face until she was covered in tears.

Suddenly, a white light flew to Liuli's front, and when the light dissipated, it revealed the figure of a petite woman. The woman was dressed in white, with a small, round face and a pair of round eyes, her pupils being a deep sea blue.

"Sister!" the woman exclaimed in surprise, but she quickly realized that Liuli was crying, and the smile on her face vanished. She asked in a low voice, "Sister, what's wrong?"

“You…” A hint of doubt appeared on Liuli’s tear-streaked face. Looking into her pair of sea-blue eyes, Liuli slowly recalled what Ahua looked like when she transformed into her spirit cat form. She pondered and said, “Are you Ahua?”

The woman's eyes flashed with pain, but a faint smile played on her lips as she said softly, "Sister, don't call me Ah Hua anymore. Call me Ling Xi. Ah Hua will never exist in this world again."

Liuli keenly sensed something was wrong and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Ah... Lingxi, what happened?"

Lingxi shook her head, unwilling to say more. She changed the subject, asking, "It's been so many days, sister, how are you?"

“Ah…” Liuli was still a little unaccustomed to calling her Lingxi. She paused for a moment and continued, “Lingxi, the little monk won’t come with me…”

Lingxi pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly. Even she knew that, let alone in this situation, even if nothing had happened, Shichan would never have gone with Liuli. And Liuli was extremely intelligent; how could she not know this? Her sadness was simply because she couldn't accept this outcome.

She had carefully prepared her words, and was about to comfort Liuli, when she heard a surprised voice call out, "Liuli!"

However, a demon spotted Liuli during the chaotic battle and, eager to curry favor with Li Molin, quickly relayed the news to him. Upon receiving the message, Li Molin immediately rushed over.

Liuli turned to look in the direction from which the sound came, and saw Li Molin rushing towards them under the leadership of a demon. He dodged the demons and mortals engaged in fierce battle, and cleared away those who were in his way, flying over like a hot knife through butter.

In the blink of an eye, Li Molin rushed to Liuli's side. When he saw the tear stains on her face, he frowned. He calmed his breathing slightly and asked with a frown, "Liuli, why are you crying again?"

Liuli's little mouth pouted again, and she said aggrievedly, "Li Molin, the little monk won't come with me..."

A murderous glint flashed in Li Molin's eyes, and he said in a cold voice, "Which monk has upset you again? Just you wait, Liuli, this time I will never let him off!"

After saying that, he turned to leave, but he paused and turned back to look at Liuli. A look of longing appeared on his face, and he asked in a low voice, "It's been so long since I've seen you, Liuli. How have you been these days?"

"I'm alright." Liu Li nodded, her voice still slightly choked. She looked at Li Molin, who was covered in blood, and asked with concern, "Li Molin, are you hurt?"

"No." Li Molin shook his head, a smile appearing on his lips, his eyes fixed on Liuli's small face, trying to soothe the almost unbearable longing in his heart.

"Oh, right!" After a moment of silence, Li Molin suddenly remembered something. A flash of green light appeared on his wrist, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand. He handed the jade bottle to Liuli and said gently, "You really don't have the luck. The clan sent you the elixir of immortality just a few days ago. I left you two pills, so you can have them both."