"Unable to determine. The system has helped the host strengthen control over the Wheel of Destiny, but being able to control it and travel through time and space at will is still a distant prospect. The system cannot foresee everything in the host's future."
The system replied in a rather dejected tone.
Even after countless years, the incomparably powerful system had not completely deciphered the Wheel of Destiny. It was simply even more profound and unfathomable than fate itself.
Qin Jun's mood sank even lower upon hearing this.
Partings always hurt.
Especially partings one already knew were coming yet could not avoid—they hurt the most.
So what if he was the strongest of the Chaos Era?
Xi Ling suddenly rested her head against his shoulder and softly asked, "Is this why Your Majesty has always refused to accept me openly?"
Qin Jun treated her very well—one could even say better than anyone else.
Not only did others think they were a match made in heaven; she had thought so too. Yet Qin Jun had never truly given her the status she wanted.
She had once grieved in secret, but now she finally understood everything.
She feared the future, yet felt a trace of comfort.
His Majesty truly cared about her.
"I simply did not want you to wait. The passage of time is far more terrifying than you imagine. It can erase everything, even your feelings." Qin Jun gently drew her into his embrace and spoke softly.
Making Xi Ling wait was simply too cruel. That was why he had not dared to marry her.
At first, he had merely acted on a whim and had not taken Xi Ling as his disciple. He had never expected it to backfire and delay her for an entire lifetime.
"I only know