Ever since he had guessed that this peach might turn into Minghe, Qin Yi had taken to touching it whenever he had nothing better to do. He had nearly stroked all its fur off...
Of course, touching the peach now was not merely force of habit. He was trying to build up his will to resist, to seek what his true self desired.
Entangled in love throughout his life, all his Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, and resentment were concentrated in this matter. If anything within him were purified, it would surely manifest in this area—but this was precisely what Qin Yi absolutely did not wish to cast aside.
His immortal path had always differed from others'. When others sought immortality and asked after the Dao, the first thing they did was cast aside the love between men and women. Yet he had sunk ever deeper into it, firmly believing that he neither needed to abandon it nor should abandon it. This was his Dao Path.
Turning to see that Bei Yuan showed no reaction to their picking the fruit, Qin Yi secretly thought, You are hesitating a little too. You want me to become a monk, don't you?
After pondering for a moment, he confirmed it with Liusu once more. "If I eat the fruit, I only need to persist in my true self to break free, right?"
"Yes. It is just that persisting in one's true self is easy to say, but when it comes to doing it..." Liusu smiled. "If you can truly do it, that is a Dao Path. Do you know what Dao this is?"
Qin Yi answered decisively, "It is your Dao."
Liusu dangled upside down from atop his head, glanced at him, and blinked.
Qin Yi poked it with a "boop, boop." Liusu bit at