March 20th, morning.

I was dreaming again.

In the dream, I seemed to have turned into a weak girl, being chased by wild beasts in a dark wilderness. Then I kept running and running, running and running until I woke up.

Although the dream was exhausting, Ren Suo was not affected at all and he quickly pulled himself together.

He used hair wax, combed his hair into an adult's style, rubbed his nails, drew eyeliner, trimmed his stubble, curled his eyelashes, and applied sunscreen. Ren Suo skillfully made himself look the most appetizing.

Because there was a need for women's clothing, Ren Suo also bought these makeup props. Although those cosmetics were not used, there were many props that men could also use.

It would be great if the French Open could launch a one-click beautification spell in the future. Even if the monks will become more and more beautiful, the details still need to be handled by the monks themselves.

Women dress up to please themselves, and the same goes for men. In the past, Ren Suo didn't even need facial cleanser. He would just rub his face with a rough towel when taking a shower. The fact that he didn't rub craters on his face was an advantage of his thick skin.

But it was normal. In the past, Ren Suo didn't need to dress himself up to look sweet and delicious. After all, he stayed in the dormitory all day. Would he dress up for his roommates? This behavior was too dangerous.

After becoming a cultivator, the former Ren Suo became more arrogant, because he felt that he was becoming more and more handsome, so naturally he didn't need to dress up anymore. He dared to go to Dong Chengling's house for a meal in a pair of slippers.

This kind of self-satisfaction is a major drawback of emotional thinking.

In fact, it also contains the essence of Ren Suo: laziness.

Relying on the fact that someone likes them, they are too lazy to spend time improving their appearance competitiveness; relying on the help of the bond system, they are too lazy to spend time strengthening connections.

Foolish arrogance, one-sided sentimentality, and I haven’t been dumped until now. I can only say that my girlfriends are all angels.

However, both the former Ren Suo and the present Ren Suo agree on one thing: when you need help from others, you should try your best to dress yourself up as if you are ready to be picked.

Just like Ren Suo who went to Qiao Muyi to apologize as soon as he woke up, and just like Ren Suo who is now looking for his girlfriends to show his affection.

At 8:50 in the morning, Ren Suo arrived at Dong Chengling's house ten minutes early to gather. After Dong Chengling opened the door, Ren Suo was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Whose fairy has descended to earth?"

Today Dong Chengling wore a white corset dress with a decorative white floral ribbon tied around her shoulders, which irresistibly drew attention to her uncovered shoulders and the exquisite and undulating cleavage.

She was wearing high heels, and her height was almost the same as Ren Suo. Although she never dyed her hair, her hair was smooth and wavy today. It was very likely that she had her hair done when she sent Qiao Muyi back to the city last night.

Today's Dong Chengling is like a carefully prepared gift and also like a beautiful fairy.

"Good morning." Dong Chengling was still calm and composed, but she seemed to have put on foundation and makeup today. Her face was full of glow, and her ordinary smile also exuded a soft color.

Ren Suo glanced at her ankle and said, "If you're not used to it, don't force it."

If a person who has never worn high heels suddenly wears them, he or she will most likely injure his or her ankle because they are not used to it.

Dong Chengling tilted his head, and suddenly stretched out his hand to scratch Ren Suo's face, and smiled at Ren Suo: "I am also a fourth-level cultivator, do you look down on me?"

As she spoke, she took Ren Suo's arm, turned around, closed the door, and strode towards the elevator: "Let's go."

Ren Suo blinked but didn't say anything. However, Dong Chengling seemed to know the doubts in his heart and said directly: "It's just you and me this morning and noon. After lunch, I will tell you the next date location."

Dong Chengling didn't look at him, but looked at the elevator door and said, "If we are together, there are some things that cannot be said; if it is too late, there are some things that cannot be said in time, so... that's it."

Ren Suo instantly understood their arrangement: although they said they were going on a date with him together today, in fact they divided the day into four parts, and Ren Suo would take turns to go on the dates. It was not only a date together, but also a time for the two of them to have some time together, so no one lost out.

Morning and noon are Dong Chengling's time, but Ren Suo doesn't know who the afternoon, evening and night belong to. He must wait until Dong Chengling's story is completed before he can reach the next level.

"Sorry." Ren Suo said.

Dong Chengling: "If you feel sorry, just take off your mask."

Ren Suo put the mask into his pocket without hesitation. He had discovered that his smile could no longer be as "seven parts silly and three parts ignorant" as before, so he wore a mask to reduce the chances of him showing up.

However, since Dong Chengling had made a request, and wearing a mask on a date would indeed reduce points, Ren Suo did not insist.

After leaving the dormitory building, Dong Chengling took Ren Suo to the outside of the school and asked, "Suo, do you have your transportation card with you?"

"Yes." Ren Suo nodded: "Aren't you teleporting to the city?"

"No." Dong Chengling raised his head, turned his head and smiled at Ren Suo: "I want to waste time with you sometimes."

Dong Chengling, a fourth-turn cultivator, a special-grade teacher at Tianlian Academy, a self-disciplined cultivation machine who arranges every minute and every second properly. His life motto is 'wasting time is wasting life'.

Dong Chengling's information flowed through Ren Suo's mind, causing his thoughts to suddenly become confused and blank.

Like a clumsy teenager, Ren Suo had no time to make a thoughtful response. He could only silently follow Dong Chengling out of the campus to the subway station and take the subway to the city.

Because it was the starting station, Ren Suo and Dong Chengling both had seats at the beginning. Later, as more passengers came, the seats were full and they had to squeeze in. Two stops later, an elderly man who seemed to have made an appointment to have morning tea got on. Dong Chengling and Ren Suo stood up at the same time to give up their seats, and then stood in the corner waiting for the train to arrive.

Ren Suo discovered that Dong Chengling did not take out his cell phone or any electronic devices. He just rode quietly in the car or looked at him from time to time.

That's right, Dong Chengling is the kind of person who doesn't play with her mobile phone. She rarely even uses social software, and she always calls Ren Suo directly when she contacts him.

Ren Suo naturally couldn't take out his phone to browse the news when he saw this. In fact, he didn't make any plans for this kind of "travel time". At first, he thought Dong Chengling would just teleport him.

Because Ren Suo believed that Dong Chengling was just like himself, a rational human being who was unwilling to waste time.

But Ren Suo didn't expect that Dong Chengling would not be rational about everything.

Ren Suo had no choice but to hold Dong Chengling's slender waist and stare at her in the subway, observing her neat eyelashes, her eyeliner that was slightly worse than his, her carefully groomed eyebrows, and her beautiful, transparent big eyes.

There were always furtive discussions and shutter sounds nearby. After all, Ren Suo and Dong Chengling were both fourth-rank monks with outstanding temperament. The aura brought by their life evolution was very eye-catching. In addition, their looks were no less than those of screen stars, so they would naturally attract the attention of everyone in the car.

However, the two of them did not pay attention to the movements of others. Even Ren Suo himself slowly felt that the noisy world became quiet.

This is their way of communicating.

This is their unique silence.

No language required.

No expression required.

No emojis needed.

Just looking at each other quietly, it seems that they can convey what they are thinking to each other.

Originally, Ren Suo and Dong Chengling were both not good at speaking, unwilling to bring up topics, and clumsy people. Therefore, the awkward silence for others was actually the best atmosphere for them.

Even though the current Ren Suo is no longer the same Ren Suo as before, and Dong Chengling has become the best teacher in the world who is widely loved by his classmates, this silent understanding is still an important emotional bond between them.

Ren Suo used to play like this with Dong Chengling often, but now, it was the first silence in March.

The subway arrived at the station, and Dong Chengling took Ren Suo to change lines. Ren Suo didn't know where the destination was, so he could only be led by Dong Chengling.

But when Ren Suo was led out of the subway station by Dong Chengling, the first thing he saw was the Lotus River, which looked like heavy golden waves under the morning sun. The warm and fresh spring breeze brought a hint of watery smell that made his teeth ache.

It is the Lianjiang River Causeway.

Lianjiang City is named after the Lianjiang River. The Lianjiang River runs through the entire city and nurtures the people on both sides of the strait. After vigorous pollution control and beautification, it soon became a landmark of Lianjiang City. There are even activities such as crossing the Lianjiang River in summer and winter swimming in the Lianjiang River in winter. Children are playing in the water and peeing on the water platform on the shore early in the morning.

Although there is a bit of fishy smell in the air, but after smelling it for a long time, it doesn’t matter. Instead, it makes you feel relaxed and happy.

"It's still early, and other places are closed. Besides, I don't have anywhere in particular I want to go," Dong Chengling said, holding Ren Suo's hand. "Come with me for a walk on the long embankment."

Stone railings have been built on both sides of the Lianjiang River, big trees have been planted and roads have been paved, providing an excellent user experience. Many tourists, citizens, and couples like to stroll along both sides, enjoying the spring breeze and river view and enjoying leisure in the city.

Ren Suo had no objection, and he and Dong Chengling held hands tightly, strolling on the long dike like an ordinary couple of gods and fairies.

However, Ren Suo remembered his mission. 70,000 truth points was always his first goal, so he asked, "Is there really no place you want to go? No matter how far, I can go with you."

Dong Chengling shook his head: "No."

Dong Chengling turned his head to look at Lianjiang, put his left hand gently on the stone pillar of the railing and rubbed it gently, and smiled calmly: "I am a very boring person. I can't say my favorite movie or favorite novel. I don't have a favorite star or a favorite game..."

Ren Suo: “Sounds cool.”

Dong Chengling shrugged and shook his head, saying, "No, I just often feel that life is not that interesting, and sometimes I question the meaning of life. All the meanings from books or other people's mouths are difficult to convince me."

“I am actually living simply, living simply for the sake of living a better life, but I don’t know why I live or for whom I live.”

"Later I realized that the reason I was alive was to spend the rest of my life meeting the ones I loved most."

Dong Chengling suddenly took Ren Suo's hand and started walking. They just raised their feet and when they landed the next moment they were already ten meters away!

The passers-by were all shocked!

"For example, spiritual practice. Spiritual practice allows me to see a more beautiful world."

It teleported again, causing the child nearby to scream and cling to its mother's legs, chattering incoherently and happily.

Dong Chengling, however, had no scruples. She stepped heavily on the ground in her high heels, making crisp footsteps, and showed her extraordinary abilities unscrupulously: "For example, magic. Magic makes me unique."

However, Ren Suo's next step was unexpectedly a missed step, and the feeling of weightlessness almost made him lose his balance. He looked down and found that he was being led by Dong Chengling and teleported to the center of the Lotus River!

"For example, cooking makes me feel the joy of cooking."

Just when he was about to fall into the center of the Lianjiang River, Ren Suo stepped firmly on the ground again and surprisingly he was back on the shore.

Ren Suo exhaled lightly, and his violently beating heart quickly calmed down. No matter how high his cultivation was, or how strong his thinking and reaction abilities were, when faced with an emergency, his body would still involuntarily tense up based on instinct.

Ren Suo raised his head and saw Dong Chengling looking at him with a smile. It was an extremely rare smile, a smile that was youthful and brilliant, a smile that was as if space and time had frozen for it, so that Ren Suo's mind went blank.

"For example, you, So."

Ren Suo quickly came back to his senses, blinked his eyes, and said seriously: "Cheng Ling, you are my favorite too."

"We are lovers who are destined to be together. We are a couple who will be free from illness and disaster."

"Our story will continue, we will get married, have children, grow old together, live happily, without sadness or tears."

"Our love will last till death."

This is Ren Suo’s method.

Drawing cakes.

Paint a big picture.

Just like a listed company fabricates a chronology of promising earnings prospects to attract investment and drive up its stock price, Ren Suo's method is the same, making countless promises about the future to entice his girlfriend to continue investing in the relationship.

Moreover, this promise is not a fraud. When everything is settled and Ren Suo has mastered the door to truth and rules the world, he will naturally fulfill it one by one, or even tenfold.

This is a highly profitable emotional crowdfunding event with no losses.

Therefore, Ren Suo's tone was very sincere, and he only hoped that Dong Chengling would show a happy smile on his face.

However, Dong Chengling shook his head.

"I believe what you say at this moment, but as you said yourself, the promises blurted out when you are in love are all sincere, just like the fruits that grow on the treetops when the season comes, but they will rot sooner or later."

Ren Suo was not panicked at all: "Then do you believe that I will let you taste the sweetness inside the fruit before it rots?"

Dong Chengling: "I used to believe it, but you have changed."

Ren Suo was shocked, his mind was in a mess, but a hint of surprise appeared on his face: "Changed? But people always change, and I should be getting better and better, right?"

Dong Chengling shook his head slightly and smiled: "Of course I know that people change, and I never expected you to stay the same forever, but I can't help but feel secretly sad when I feel that you are not treating me the same as before."

Lost.

It's over.

Was he finally discovered?

Is the emotional value going to decline?

Ren Suo lowered his eyelids, avoiding Dong Chengling's sight, and urgently thought of a countermeasure. However, at this time, Dong Chengling continued: "My heart is very small, and it can only accommodate one person. Suo, you did not disappoint me. Like me, you can only promise one person in your life."

"It's a pity that person wasn't me."

Um?

Ren Suo looked up at Dong Chengling in surprise, but Dong Chengling turned to look at the golden Lianjiang, propped up his chin and said, "Do you think I can't see it? After all, I am also... a fourth-level cultivator, and your lover."

Ren Suo's nine-day retreat not only gave him ample time to develop his strategy, but also gave Dong Chengling and the others time to calm down and think.

Dong Chengling has been recalling his experiences this month. When he saw a couple in his class showing off their affection in public, he suddenly had an idea and finally realized that something was wrong with Ren Suo this month.

He was no longer excited, no longer had desire, and his emotions did not fluctuate. Yet, there was an unbridgeable distance in the midst of closeness.

He still likes himself, but that kind of liking is rigid, dull, no longer increasing, and almost polite.

Dong Chengling always believes that human heart is limited. When you have a loved one, you will naturally love less for others.

Based on Ren Suo's view on love to Xiao Ren, and his avoidance of them during this period, Dong Chengling could easily draw a conclusion:

He has found true love.

And not myself.

"But I'm still willing to believe you."

Dong Chengling looked at Ren Suo, took his hand again, interlocked their fingers, and smiled with a hint of helplessness: "This is the bad thing about love. It makes people lose their minds and no longer rational."

"When today's date is over and we meet next time, I hope you can make me believe in you unconditionally."

"Because, Suo, you are very important to me."

"If spiritual practice allows me to understand the world, magic allows me to find my personality, and cooking allows me to experience life, then you are the one who made me discover that this world is so gentle."

"On that rainy night when the spiritual energy tide erupted, you were by my side, sharing the danger of awakening with me, and feeling the malice of fate with me."

"In the crisis-ridden Daedra, when I lost my extraordinary powers, you were by my side, doing everything you could to protect me, comfort me, and help me from the disaster of fate."

"Even if I failed and fell, you were always by my side, supporting me and never backing down."

“The world is so gentle. It turns out that we don’t need to struggle alone. We can support each other and weather the difficulties together.”

"So," Dong Chengling raised their interlocked hands and smiled softly, "Don't leave me."

Ren Suo's mind went blank.