In this way, Wen Ziqing has been staying at General Zhou's house for the past few days. Anyway, Wen Ziqing is still responsible for training General Zhou's team of guards, so he has an excuse to stay at Zhou's house.
General Zhou's guards were among the elite, but Wen Ziqing felt they still had plenty of room for improvement. Remembering the flaws revealed by the undercover guards during their first "confrontation" that day, Wen Ziqing decided to team up with Ouyang Xin to give them a good workout.
The guards' abilities improved, and General Zhou's safety was better protected. Wen Ziqing, unable to offer sweet words, used his actions to show Zhou Yuanyuan that he loved her and cared deeply about her beloved family.
After confessing his love to Zhou Yuanyuan, Wen Ziqing began to feel dissatisfied with the long days he had to wait to see her. Even though he couldn't always see his beloved, the thought of them living under the same roof, breathing the same air, filled him with indescribable joy.
Seeing Wen Ziqing's growing favorability with General Zhou and Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Yuanyuan was torn between two feelings. She wanted to avoid dragging Wen Ziqing down, but at the same time, she couldn't bear to reject his passionate feelings.
Zhou Yuanyuan felt very conflicted.
To be honest, Zhou Yuanyuan also likes Wen Ziqing. Although Wen Ziqing is not as old as her, Wen Ziqing has always been very steady since he was a child. In front of Wen Ziqing, Zhou Yuanyuan often has the illusion that she, an old woman who is dozens of years old in her two lives combined, is younger than Wen Ziqing.
Furthermore, Zhou Yuanyuan had fallen for Wen Ziqing. Wen Ziqing's confession of love had made her heart soar to the sky. Unlike when she first learned she and Wen Ziqing were engaged, Zhou Yuanyuan had no feelings for him. After learning of the engagement, she simply felt that if she were to marry, Wen Ziqing would be a good choice. Therefore, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't have any objections to marrying Wen Ziqing, but she also had no expectations.
In Zhou Yuanyuan's view, the marriage between the Wen and Zhao families was just to continue the friendship between Wen Yiran and Zhao Qingshan. The symbolic significance of it was greater than whether there was any love between her and Wen Ziqing.
In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan was a traditional woman. She married so the Zhou family would treat the mad Zhao Yunxiang well. In her mind, marriage was simply an exchange of equals between her and the Zhou family. On the day of her wedding, Zhao Yunxiang died. Because of her "unlucky" fate, Zhou Yuanyuan was spared from physical contact with the man, but this also resulted in countless beatings.
Because of her past life experiences, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't find marriage attractive. She had long thought that if she couldn't find someone who truly loved her, she would rather live alone.
The appearance of Wen Ziqing and his confession made Zhou Yuanyuan realize for the first time that love had come to her without her knowing it.
Zhou Yuanyuan is a traditional woman who has always been passive in relationships. If Wen Ziqing hadn't made her feelings known, even if Zhou Yuanyuan admired him, she would never have expressed her feelings.
During the twilight of their relationship, Zhou Yuanyuan saw Wen Ziqing avoiding her in a bar, and then saw He Jingjing flaunting their intimacy. Even though Zhou Yuanyuan felt bitter, she didn't question Wen Ziqing's "change of heart." She would just quietly avoid him, silently grieving.
But now, Wen Ziqing told Zhou Yuanyuan clearly that he was willing to spend his life with her. Zhou Yuanyuan knew Wen Ziqing's character and knew that if he said something, he would definitely do it, and he would not compromise even a little.
If there wasn't a trace of rationality reminding her, Zhou Yuanyuan really wanted to reply to Wen Ziqing that she was willing to spend her life with him, no matter whether they were poor or rich, no matter whether the future was bumpy or smooth, she, Zhou Yuanyuan, was willing to face it together with Wen Ziqing.
However, Zhou Yuanyuan still couldn't say these words.
Zhou Yuanyuan was worried that she would drag Wen Ziqing down.
Zhou Yuanyuan holds too many secrets. From her own rebirth to the innate jade spirit Xiaoyu, the innate spiritual treasure Chaos Pearl, and Hu Sanniang from the Qingqiu Fox Clan, and now the Qiankun Mirror, Zhou Yuanyuan's secrets are piling up.
Zhou Yuanyuan had no intention of sharing these secrets with anyone else, not even her own parents. People with different beliefs cannot work together. Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Zhixin were just ordinary people, and knowing some of the secrets of the cultivation world might not be a good thing for them.
Wen Ziqing is a cultivator, and a cultivator from a sect.
If Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing live together in the future, no matter how careful Zhou Yuanyuan is, some secrets can never be hidden from the person next to her.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't dare tell Wen Ziqing these secrets. She didn't dare to gamble on human greed, for fear that she couldn't afford to lose.
Xiaoyu once said that Xiaoyu alone was enough to draw the gods to fight for her, not to mention Zhou Yuanyuan's possession of the Chaos Pearl, a magical treasure of similar rank to Xiaoyu's. Two innate magical treasures were enough to drive every cultivator in this time and space into a frenzy. Zhou Yuanyuan's power was far too low. Compared to Xiaoyu's former master, Zhou Yuanyuan's strength was no more than that of a firefly or the bright moon. Even a divine being like Xiaoyu's former master had perished at the hands of a "friend." How could Zhou Yuanyuan possibly protect herself and Xiaoyu and the others?
Wen Ziqing was a cultivator from the Yushan Sect. In the world of cultivation, the master and the sect held supreme authority. Even if Wen Ziqing himself didn't covet Zhou Yuanyuan's spiritual treasures, would he ask her to give him the Little Jade and the Chaos Pearl if the Yushan Sect wanted them? Zhou Yuanyuan didn't even dare to think about the answer.
For the sake of a peaceful life in the future, Zhou Yuanyuan would be best off unmarried. Having one less close person around would reduce the risk of secrets being leaked. Zhou Yuanyuan knew this all too well.
Moreover, the current world of cultivation is far from peaceful. Somehow, Zhou Yuanyuan always feels like a storm is brewing. Liu Jingyun's visit to Yu Xiaohan also serves as a wake-up call for Zhou Yuanyuan.
The monks are no longer satisfied with practicing in the secret realm of Langyuan and have extended their reach to the secular world.
For Zhou Yuanyuan, the secular world is not just where she lives, but also where she must protect. Zhou Yuanyuan was born on the land of Huaxia, a land that her great-grandfather, General Zhou, had spent most of his life protecting.
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