Yi Guoxin and the other left quietly, without alerting anyone. In Wei Wu Forest, only Xiang Yang and Ning Ke remained.
A gentle breeze drifted past, rustling the leaves of the crimson giant trees. It also stirred Ning Ke's loose hair by her ears, making it dance like sprites.
Yet the atmosphere between Xiang Yang and Ning Ke was exceedingly strange. More precisely, Xiang Yang did not know how to face Ning Ke.
He had met many good girls before. Quite a few had even secretly pledged their hearts to him. Some were shy, some adorable, some gentle; each possessed her own charm.
Yet Xiang Yang had never been moved, and so he had always believed that perhaps his life would simply continue like this.
Training in martial arts, training in martial arts, training without end—seeking only to reach the strongest, most invincible realm, to attain the supreme glory of being number one under heaven. He had even wished to glimpse the realm of Shattering the Void, which no one in this world had reached since time immemorial. That had counted as the pursuit and goal of his life.
Yet today, before Ning Ke, ripples had risen in his heart, once still as an ancient well. He knew clearly that besides his unwavering pursuit of the martial path, he now had one more wish—a tiny wish, yet one that burned with surging fervor.
He wanted Ning Ke. He wanted to stroke her hair, kiss her fair forehead, be with her, discuss martial arts and the Dao together, watch the seas turn to mulberry fields, and never part...
He wanted to wake every morning to Ning Ke's beautiful face. He wanted Ning Ke to smile as she patiently served him dishes and added grains of rice to his bowl at every