Though he admired you, Li Yixian did not cut off the conversation after you refused him. He understood as well that once someone like you had made up your mind, even if he sweetened the pot further, he would hardly be able to change your resolve. Since that was the case, Li Yixian could only settle for the next best thing.
This time, Li Yixian did not beat around the bush. After you rejected his proposal, he spoke to you again, hoping that Li Wanning could study by your side. You could simply treat her as an additional temporary disciple. In Li Yixian's view, no one was perfect. Perhaps after spending time with you at close range, Li Wanning's feelings of admiration would fade in the face of reality. After all, the most perfect first love was always the one preserved in one's memories.
Trying to destroy those feelings through obstruction alone would not work. It would only make that hazy image increasingly irreplaceable. Letting Li Wanning come into close contact with you, on the other hand, might truly resolve the problem at its root. As outstanding as Li Yixian was, even he believed he had flaws. He believed you were the same.
At the same time, Li Yixian understood that his granddaughter had experienced too little, which would not be a good thing for her future. He had always thought she was still young, so he had subconsciously overlooked this issue. After this absurd Great Dao Oath, however, it had reached the point where it could no longer be left unresolved.
Anyone with even slightly more life experience would not have so rashly sworn a Great Dao Oath to someone they had never met. It was tantamount to cutting off one's own path of retreat. Fortunately, this time it