Qingxin found this realization novel.
As expected of a demon, no matter how much it evolves, it cannot comprehend the seven emotions and six desires of humans.
"When you grow up a little more, you'll understand. Right now, all you need to do is be happy."
Her understanding of emotions is still very weak and insufficient to support his needs.
At that moment, Yichan arrived late, grabbed Yunlian, and pulled her into his arms.
The pain in her wrist almost made Yun Lian unable to keep up the act; she forcefully shook off the hand and grabbed her own.
"Little Taoist priest, you're hurting me."
"You ran out in the middle of the night just to have a shameless rendezvous with someone by the river?"
Yun Lian pushed him away abruptly, staggered back a few steps, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"How could you think of me like that? Shameless... How could you use such words to describe me? Little Taoist priest, I understand your dissatisfaction with me, but could you please not think so badly of everyone?"
He regretted it as soon as he uttered the Zen saying.
But hurtful words are hard to take back once they've been said.
He wanted to vent his anger on that man, but only then did he realize that it was actually his junior uncle.
"Uncle-Master? What are you doing here?"
Qingxin got up and patted off non-existent dirt from her body.
"Just happened to be passing by, Zen, what brings you here?"
The doubt on his face made Yichan feel like he was facing a formidable enemy, and he couldn't even care less about Yun Lian, so he hurriedly tried to distance himself from her.
"There's nothing between us. I'm just responsible for looking after this little demon."
Qingxin frowned, seeing it as a clear breach of normal social distance between the two, and her words carried a warning.
"If you don't explain, I'll think you've already left the monastic life and are preparing to get married. Yichan, don't blame your uncle for not telling you in advance that humans and demons are different."
Just like him, for someone impossible, he almost forgot his original intention as a Taoist priest.
But he never regretted it.
He just didn't want Zen to one day stand in his way.
Back then, he would...kick any obstacle in his way to shatter it.
Yichan lowered his head, suppressing the urge to touch his heart.
Upon hearing his martial uncle mention the word "return to secular life," he shamefully thought that if returning to secular life would allow him to have her, it wouldn't be impossible.
"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, I understand."
Unlike their deep bond as fellow disciples, Yun Lian felt as if struck by lightning.
My emotions, which had just begun to calm down, suddenly collapsed like a landslide, leaving me helplessly sitting on the ground.
"Hahaha, watch over me? Little Taoist, whose orders are you to watch over me? I neither seek money nor harm anyone. I have not violated your human laws nor the regulations for demons to enter the world. How come I don't know that I need to be watched over?"
Yichan quickly looked up at Qingxin, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qingxin's gaze was not on the two of them.
"Stop talking, little fox."
Yun Lian was so sad that she was almost broken.
Once the time was right, Qingxin consciously withdrew.
Before he left, they even added a handful of oil to his bowl.
“Yichan, I hope you will never forget your original intention. If you violate the rules of the Taoist temple, I will arrest you and hold you accountable.”
"Yes, Uncle Master!"
Unable to see Qingxin, Yichan reached out to pull Yunlian up.
Yun Lian, with tears streaming down her face, cried so beautifully that it was heartbreaking.
"Young Taoist priest, tell me the truth, but do you really have no feelings for me at all?"
Yichan tried to avoid her expressive eyes, but was quickly pulled back by her soft, delicate little hands.
“Look at me, don’t run away from my questions.”
Yichan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and as she moved, his gaze slowly shifted to her face.
One glance was all it took to be unable to look away.
Before the brain could even process it, the words had already slipped out of the mouth.
"have."
His sudden words left both of them stunned.
"What's wrong with that, Zen? Can't you be a little braver and just be yourself for once?"
As a minor demon, her cultivation was hard-won, yet she had the courage to be so honest.
Yichan was moved by her feigned strength and tears, and for the first time followed his heart.
I said, there is affection.
Yun Lian was as if she had been hit by a huge surprise. The question stuck in her throat. Her small mouth was slightly open, and you could even see her pink tongue. She was very cute.
Yichan hesitated but then firmly pulled her into his arms.
"Give me some time, okay? Once I find the path that belongs to me, I will return to secular life and stay with you forever. Even if I have to give up my cultivation for a lifetime and be an ordinary couple with you, I will be happy to do so."
Yun Lian was overjoyed and happily hugged his waist.
"Okay, no matter how long it takes, I'll wait for you."
The two reconciled as if the previous estrangement was just an illusion.
Until Yichan went on another mission, and this time Yunlian didn't go with him because she wanted to earn money.
When Yichan returned, he brought with him a frail and delicate woman.
003 shouted excitedly.
"Host, she is the ordinary human who stayed with Zen in the original story."
Shh, don't affect my performance.
Almost the instant Yun Lian saw her, she knew her identity.
Unexpectedly, her actions brought forward the appearance of a character who was not supposed to appear until later in the original story.
As the two approached, Yun Lian suddenly dropped the basin she was carrying to dry the sun.
Her face was filled with fear and anxiety; she wanted to pick up the basin, but also wanted to run away in panic. She looked flustered and disorganized.
Almost the instant Yichan saw her, he quickly walked over.
"who is she?"
"Little fox... is not what you think. It's just an ordinary fox that I rescued on the way."
Yun Lian pushed him away abruptly, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Little Taoist priest, the clothes you are wearing are not the ones you wore before you left, nor are they the clothes I prepared for you."
"But what does that prove? It's just a piece of clothing, why make such a fuss? I've already said that our relationship isn't what you imagine, can't you trust me a little more?"
His aloof image suddenly crumbled in my mind.
Yun Lian was as if she had suffered a huge blow, and she could not even stand up straight.
"Making a fuss over nothing? Fine, since you say I'm making a fuss over nothing, then I'd like to ask you, have you actually found the Dao you're looking for?"
"Little monk, when will you finally return to secular life? And how much longer will I have to wait? Even a demon's heart can ache."
Yichan avoided her questions and remained silent.
"Give me a little more time. Anyway, you demons have such long lifespans, so there's no harm in waiting."
Yun Lian slapped him hard across the face, using almost all her strength, and staggered because of the force.
Yichan's cheeks swelled up rapidly, and the bright red handprint was shocking.
Yun Lian spoke before he could.
"It takes us demons a thousand years to transform into human form, and it takes another thousand years to cultivate like humans."
You say we have long lifespans and keep making me wait, but have you ever considered how much effort it takes for demons to obtain what you can so easily have?
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