Jun Zi Shuo said with difficulty, "Perhaps you do not know, but my meridians have been..."
Wang Wu Bai forcefully cut him off. "There are countless paths to becoming stronger in this world; not all of them depend on meridians. If you possess such resolve, you will always find a way to grow stronger."
"Only then will I acknowledge you! This is also my second requirement of you!"
"Grow stronger—stronger than Moon Soft. Gain the strength to protect her!"
"If you can accomplish these two things, then from this day onward, I will no longer harbor any feelings for Moon Soft beyond those of fellow disciples, and I will do everything in my power to help the two of you be together."
"Otherwise, you will only bring her misfortune. I hope you stop here."
Wang Wu Bai's words weighed Jun Zi Shuo's heart down heavily.
Compared to this, he would rather Wang Wu Bai had made a scene, acted unreasonably, or sought revenge for selfish desires. At least then, he would not have felt so miserable.
He knew full well that these demands had been made entirely with Tang Jing in mind.
Though they had come from Wang Wu Bai's mouth, they stirred Jun Zi Shuo's pride as a man and made him understand that while such demands were exceptionally harsh and difficult for him, for Tang Jing—if he wished to be with a woman as outstanding as her—they could hardly be considered anything more than the most basic requirements.
If it had been any elder of Tang Jing's from the Hai Mountain Sword Sect, he would likely have needed to meet such conditions before they would acknowledge the relationship between the two.
If he could not do so, he might truly bring Tang Jing misfortune in the future.