"Are you really leaving? Leaving us, to cultivate alone in the Immortal Realm?" Lu Yanqing asked helplessly. This was the first time Wen Lanfeng had personally told her that he was leaving her!
A tender reluctance flashed in Wen Lanfeng's eyes, but he still nodded ruthlessly. Lu Yanqing immediately grew anxious. "With your current cultivation, in the immortal-ghost... It's far too dangerous for you to go out alone. Wen Lanfeng, don't be impulsive. You need to think this through carefully!"
"I don't want to leave you either, but I have to force myself to leave you. Today's departure is only so that one day, I may have the chance to stand before you again openly and honorably. Right now, I am good for nothing. I don't want you to look down on me." Wen Lanfeng's face was filled with bitterness.
"How could I ever look down on you? We have always been good friends." Tears glimmered in Lu Yanqing's eyes. "I'm begging you, don't take such risks. If something happens to you, I'll lose one of my best friends."
"If something really happens, then that is my fate. When a man dies, all matters are emptied!" Wen Lanfeng's gaze suddenly became resolute as he spoke with rising and falling force. "But Yanqing, do you know? I must reclaim what I have lost. I am a man. I must reclaim the dignity that belongs to Wen Lanfeng—the courage that lets me continue protecting you by your side. If a man loses his courage, then he can no longer be considered an upright, honorable man. These days, I have been anxious and lost every day. Do you know that?" Crystal tears slid down Lu Yanqing's cheeks as she silently shook her head. Wen Lanfeng's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart felt as