A Man Cannot Die Until His Heart Is Broken; When Flowers Wither and Leaves Fall, the Roots Have Died
After saying that, Chen Ping closed his eyes and waited for Wenas to declare his Top-Level Single Assessment a failure.
One could not lie within Qiankun Valley of Love Questioning. Chen Ping did not want to lie about the memories he cared about most. That was the choice he had made, and at the time, it was the only choice he could make.
During this assessment, Wenas had reminded him: if one saw all appearances as no appearances, there would be no delusion; if one saw one's true self and true nature, one could attain supreme enlightenment. She had been hinting that only by seeing through those past events and letting go of all attachments could he pass this trial.
But Chen Ping could not do that. He could not simply nod, stand on the dry shore, and say that was not the road he had traveled to get here.
Even if doing so meant losing the rewards from this visit to Qiankun Valley of Love Questioning, he would not change his mind.
After all, he was not the only one who had come to Qiankun Valley of Love Questioning. Whether it was Ning Tian and Wu Feng, or Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, as long as someone benefited from this trip, they had not come for nothing!
Yet, to Chen Ping's surprise, Wenas neither declared his assessment a failure nor said he had passed. She merely repeated a few words in a daze.
So I'm sorry. This will forever remain an attachment I cannot let go of, but at that time, I could only make that decision.
"Could only make that decision. Good. How wonderful."
Wenas murmured to herself. The next moment, tears suddenly streamed down her face beyond her control. Her pale, delicate hands covered her gentle features