Jiang Che fell silent for a moment.
"It's only a possibility."
"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
"If I had told you, would you still have let me heal your injuries?"
Faced with Jiang Che's counter-question, Dugu Linglong fell directly silent.
If she had known in advance that she would have to pay such a massive price, she naturally would never have let Jiang Che take the risk.
Even if she had to go into seclusion for several months, or even suffer some damage to her cultivation, she would never have let Jiang Che bear the backlash for her.
But Jiang Che had clearly guessed this long ago.
That was why he had deliberately concealed it, only letting her notice his weakness after her injuries had fully recovered.
Dugu Linglong gently pressed her pale lips together, and the complexity in those clear eyes gradually turned into heartache and guilt in that moment.
From Chu Xuan's death, to the shattering of the Celestial Master Sect's Mountain-Protection Formation, to now suppressing the backlash for her-Jiang Che had never once asked her for anything in return.
Yet just moments ago, she had still been uncertain whether she should continue staying by Jiang Che's side because of Liu Ruyan's existence...
Thinking of this, Dugu Linglong's heart grew even more chaotic.
Agreeing to dual cultivation did not mean she had accepted Liu Ruyan.
Nor did it mean she had figured out how to face the other women who might exist by Jiang Che's side.
She simply could not stand by and watch Jiang Che destroy his future martial path because of her.
At the very least...
Dugu Linglong tried hard to convince herself.
At the very least, in this moment, she had no better choice.
After a long silence, Dugu Linglong forced down her