Mathematical Bliss (4)
The mission objective had appeared with welcome efficiency.
Though the content did sound a little exaggerated.
As the youngest person here, was his first goal to see through reincarnation and shatter the void?
Though Fu Qian had always been rather gifted, wasn't this a bit too ambitious?
It was enough to make him wonder how much guidance the mentor he'd chosen could actually offer in this area.
Fu Qian's gaze finally settled on Keke. He studied her graceful figure, thoughtful.
"Of course, it's far beyond this mundane sort of pleasure."
Faced with this somewhat more normal reaction at last, Keke grew even more serene and composed.
"It's an indescribable liberation and clarity. Compared to it, all the things that once intoxicated us are insignificant."
She made no effort to hide herself, letting her most beautiful qualities shine to the fullest. Even her soft skin pressed closer.
As her robes fluttered, her words were modest.
"That's also the meaning behind what the women in this city do.
"To experience and transcend, to seek that glimmer of guidance within—that's why they're needed... And paying a price for this pursuit is a necessary part of it, too."
Was she even directly pointing him toward a path?
Fu Qian could clearly feel Keke's longing for a higher level of bliss. Her explanation also confirmed that a certain traditional line of work really did exist, while helping him understand its true purpose.
So they actually provided services to aid spiritual cultivation? Helping people restrain and transcend their mundane desires.
Considering Lady Keke's thoroughly "transcendent" description of the next heavenly realm, it did sound reasonable.
Still, after hearing that, he felt like he wouldn't even be surprised if he wandered through the city and came across a snow-white church.
Fu Qian was,