"Oh? How can you tell?" I asked with a smile. Song Ruo raised her head and, after deliberately adopting a thoughtful expression, said, "Is it... some kind of vitality? Because an immortal of your age should have seen through everything long ago. The way they act should be stagnant, like a pool of dead water, unchanging since time immemorial... But every time I'm with you, you bring countless surprises. Following you makes every day feel fresh, and you always do some unbelievable things. It's impossible to see through you... Even if you were an old man, you wouldn't give me that feeling."
I smiled helplessly inwardly. This woman's sixth sense was truly accurate. However, I couldn't simply remove this mask whenever I pleased. I couldn't let the Three Palaces make a fool of me again, so all I could say was, "A day in a cave is a thousand years in the outside world. I'm a bitter cultivator. When I entered that cave dwelling, I practiced an unusual technique. After sitting there in meditation, I woke up with my current cultivation. The price was becoming like this, but no matter what, I'm already this old, aren't I?"
"Ah... No wonder. I was wondering how an old geezer like you could be more hot-blooded than young people. When Sect Master Yun ran into trouble, so many immortals didn't dare step forward. Only the younger immortals were fired up, but taking that first step felt as distant as ten thousand miles. You were different, though. You acted decisively, and you even defeated Sect Master Zou Heiyang when none of us thought you could..." Song Ruo suddenly brought up what had happened before.
"Haha, if I were still young, wouldn't you have secretly fallen for me?" I asked at once.
Song Ruo looked