After Guan Ping left, before Lu Mingyu could speak, Liu Qingqing spoke first.
"I've been very happy spending this past month with you. It turns out that treating people with sincerity is also a kind of happiness."
"But in the end, I have to walk my own path. If I can return alive this time, I will truly live once for myself."
With that, Liu Qingqing turned and left.
Watching Liu Qingqing's retreating figure, Chen Feng seemed to want to say something but held back.
"Mingyu, I..."
"You don't need to say anything."
Before Chen Feng could finish, Lu Mingyu cut him off. "You've already done more than enough in the battle at the Pill Domain."
"You have no reason to draw your sword today, and your body won't allow you to draw it either."
"So stay here and take care of yourself."
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who stands by and does nothing?"
Chen Feng replied calmly.
Seeing this, Lu Mingyu said, "I know you're not the kind of person who stands by and does nothing."
"But in today's situation, whose sake do you intend to draw your sword for?"
"The Lu Family came because of my personal affairs. The grudges between Guan Ping and the Wang Family are personal matters as well."
"You have no reason to help with Guan Ping's affairs, and you couldn't help even if you wanted to."
"The only one left is Liu Qingqing. But search your heart—can you draw your sword for her?"
"And what would be your reason for drawing your sword for her?"
"To be honest, you still haven't figured this out. I'm truly a little disappointed."
With that, Lu Mingyu turned and left, leaving Chen Feng standing silently where he was.
Outside the sect.
"Wang Ping,