Hearing Immortal Guang Han's words, Chen Changsheng said nothing. He merely gazed silently at Cui Ling Shuang's tombstone.
After a long while, Chen Changsheng said softly, "You said she refused to extend her lifespan because of me?"
"Because of you, but not entirely because of you."
"What do you mean?"
"Everyone has their own pride. Ling Shuang was no different."
"Though she was diligent, her talent was ultimately what it was."
"Even if she gave it everything she had, she could never enter the ranks of an Immortal Pill Refiner."
"You, Chen Changsheng, possessed abilities that reached the heavens. You could indeed make countless people show you respect, and you could obtain endless immortal pills and miraculous medicines to extend her lifespan."
"But have you ever considered what position your actions placed Ling Shuang in?"
"Did she fall in love with you because she coveted those things?"
"That's not what I meant!"
Chen Changsheng frowned as he spoke.
"Of course that wasn't what you meant, but that was what Ling Shuang meant."
"She loved you simply because she loved you. It had nothing to do with any external things."
"If she had the ability to continue walking alongside you, she certainly would have done so without hesitation."
"But the truth was that her abilities were far too distant from yours."
"Following behind you forever, she would only become a useless vase. That was something she could not accept."
"Compared to becoming a vase, spending a lifetime with you was likewise not a bad choice."
Receiving that answer, Chen Changsheng pressed his lips together. "So my mother-in-law also refused to extend her lifespan for similar reasons?"
"That's right!"
"You, Chen Changsheng, attained the Dao, and even the chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. But not everyone in this world was willing