At the edge of the cliff, an elegant figure stood with her arms folded. A gentle breeze blew past, lifting her black hair lightly, giving her the ethereal bearing of someone ready to ride the wind away.
"What happened inside the tomb was a misunderstanding. Forget about it."
The elegant figure suddenly turned around. The brief separation seemed to have calmed her considerably.
"Why should I forget? I'll take responsibility for you."
Lin Dong looked at the Jade Person in the plain dress strangely, both surprised and baffled.
"I said it was a misunderstanding. We were both victims. I, Ling Qingzhu, am not the sort of weak woman who, after losing her chastity, would devote herself wholeheartedly to a man for the rest of her life."
The Jade Person, barefoot atop a Green Lotus, remained calm and indifferent.
"Sorry, you aren't, but I am. I'm the kind of man who, once he has shared intimacy with a woman, will definitely take responsibility for her for the rest of his life."
Before the Jade Person could finish speaking, Lin Dong directly interrupted her.
"..."
Ling Qingzhu fell into brief silence, seemingly considering how to properly respond to Lin Dong and dispel his improper thoughts.
"Lin Dong, forgetting what happened that day would be good for you. Otherwise, if the force behind me learns of this, not only the Yan City Lin Family—even the Four Great Families and the entire Great Yan Dynasty would be reduced to ruins. This is no joke."
Before long, her ethereal voice rang out once more.
"The force behind you? You should be one of the favored talents from a super sect in the Eastern Xuan Region, right? Let me guess. Although there are many super sects in the Eastern Xuan Region, my intuition tells me that