Live well
Yun Qian had her back to Lin Huaiyu and was facing the carriage. From an angle out of his sight, the faint smile on her face disappeared, leaving only an almost empty calm, devoid of any superfluous emotion.
Lin Huaiyu was determined to protect her.
But didn't she also want to use her own strength to protect all the important people around her?
However, faced with overwhelming power, she remained weak and vulnerable. If it weren't for the mask left by her master protecting her, she would be dead by now.
"Yun Qian." Lin Huaiyu's voice came from behind.
Yun Qian quickly closed her eyes, and when she turned around again, her face had regained that reassuringly gentle expression: "Hmm?"
Lin Huaiyu looked at her, seemingly wanting to say something, but his gaze caught Baichuan leaning out of the carriage. He hesitated, then swallowed back the words he was about to say: "...Nothing."
Bai Chuan's gaze, filled with inquiry, swept over the two people whose atmosphere was clearly strange. After a moment's hesitation, he finally asked, "Shall we... set off back to Cangmin Mountain now?"
In their current state, all four are in extremely poor condition, and if any more enemies appear, they will be virtually defenseless. Cangmin Mountain, protected by a mountain-guarding array, is currently the safest place.
Yun Qian hesitated for a moment, then said, "You all go back first."
"How can that be?!" Bai Chuan immediately frowned and objected, his tone urgent. "It's too dangerous outside right now! If Si Li returns, we'll be completely powerless to fight back!" Let alone Si Li, they would have a hard time dealing with even a cultivator with slightly higher cultivation level.
"Moreover, Lin Huaiyu's spiritual power has not yet recovered..." Bai Chuan tried to list all the unfavorable factors, but before he could finish speaking, Yun Qian calmly interrupted him.
Yun Qian looked at him with an unprecedentedly serious expression: "When I say 'you,' I also include Lin Huaiyu."
Lin Huaiyu was startled by his words and abruptly stood up. It seemed that only now had he truly snapped out of the daze brought on by the sudden kiss, and he resolutely said, "No!"
Bai Chuan jumped down from the carriage and walked up to Yun Qian, his brows furrowed. "Senior Sister, where are you going? What are you going to do?" Why did her planned return to the mountain suddenly change after her fight with Si Li? What exactly is she going to do that requires her to go alone?
"I'll be fine." Yun Qian's tone remained gentle, even carrying a reassuring smile. "You go first, I'll return to the mountain in a couple of days to meet you."
Bai Chuan wanted to persuade her further, but Yun Qian looked at him first and asked softly, "Don't you believe me?"
“It’s not that I don’t believe it…” Bai Chuan subconsciously shook his head. He always followed his senior sister’s arrangements, and now that he saw that Yun Qian’s mind was made up, he knew it would be difficult to persuade her. His gaze involuntarily turned to Lin Huaiyu beside him, with a hint of expectation, hoping that he could say something to persuade his senior sister.
Lin Huaiyu lowered his head slightly and gazed at Yun Qian in silence for a long time. In the moonlight, he could see the determination beneath the calm in her eyes.
He couldn't persuade her otherwise.
Since she's determined to do something, then let her go.
Lin Huaiyu said nothing.
Yun Qian raised her eyes and looked at the silent Lin Huaiyu, naturally catching the recurring self-loathing in his eyes. She sighed softly in her heart, but showed no sign of it on her face.
Seeing that Lin Huaiyu was also silent, Baichuan knew that things had come to this point, and had no choice but to return to the carriage.
Zhihua remained curled up and asleep on the carriage shaft.
Yun Qian walked over, her face bearing her usual gentle smile. She reached out and gently stroked Zhihua's fluffy little head.
The next moment, a beam of light flashed above Zhihua's head and disappeared completely.
She dispelled the symbiotic symbol.
Zhihua, deep in slumber, was completely unaware of this; it was simply too exhausted.
Lin Huaiyu walked silently to Yun Qian's side. He didn't look at her; his gaze was fixed on empty space, yet he reached out precisely and gently grasped her slightly cool fingers. Perhaps the shock of the previous kiss had disrupted his thoughts, but now, he had regained his usual sharpness.
He had always been able to understand Yun Qian's thoughts, and this time was no exception.
Yun Qian turned her head to look at Lin Huaiyu beside her. She still had a faint smile on her face, and her eyes were particularly bright in the moonlight. However, Lin Huaiyu could clearly see a lot of unspeakable sadness in her bright eyes.
"Lin Huaiyu," Yun Qian's voice was very soft, like a whisper, as she asked a seemingly unrelated question, "Do you want the present, or the future?"
The question came abruptly and inexplicably, but Lin Huaiyu understood the meaning behind her words, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on her hand.
After a long silence, he answered in a low but clear voice: "I want them all."
Upon hearing this, Yun Qian chuckled softly, her laughter carrying an indescribable complex emotion. "It's better to be a little greedy in life."
She was just as greedy.
What she wanted was for everyone around her to be alive and well, without a single one missing.
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