The Might of the Love Tribulation

Ling Qing could not help falling silent at her words.

Just now, he had used Primordial One Qi to merge with the Dharma power within her body, dispelling every ability in Bai Suzhen that might influence her will.

It allowed her to see her own true heart with perfect clarity.

From countless subtle clues, Bai Suzhen had learned that someone wished to use her to scheme for something.

And it concerned her benefactor, Xu Xian.

Yet she also saw clearly that her feelings for Xu Xian had changed from gratitude into love, and that this, too, came from the depths of her heart.

It was not something others had plotted; it was her own choice.

Thus, this tribulation could not be settled merely by giving her benefactor some favors and repaying his kindness.

"A monk once said that gratitude, love, passion, and hatred are all demons," Ling Qing said after another moment of silence.

"Then has he let them go?" Bai Suzhen asked.

"No. On the contrary, he greatly enjoys using them to accompany his wine," Ling Qing said.

"Before I gained spiritual intelligence, I spent every day struggling against hunger and thirst. Sometimes, after eating a meal, I would be so stuffed that it hurt, and I would have no choice but to hide somewhere and digest it slowly. But once I finished digesting it, I would have to struggle for food again. If fortune favored me, I could fill my belly once more; if it did not, I would starve until my whole body went limp. Later, I ate a stalk of immortal herb and gained spiritual intelligence. Only then did I learn that there was more to this world than eating and drinking. It became even more so after my benefactor saved me. So I learned human