Hearing Ji Ruxue's question, Wuxin immediately felt a headache coming on. Then, with a light wave of his hand, the ruined temple began to scatter apart, eventually turning into drifting sand and vanishing into thin air.
The two of them were sitting in the middle of a forest. Where was there any ruined temple? Any old monk? Any big-headed baby? If not for Wuxin, Ji Ruxue would have thought what had just happened was a dream.
"So that's how it is."
Ji Ruxue nodded, seeming to understand yet not quite.
"Benefactor, stop clinging to this little monk. If you follow this little monk, you will encounter many dangers. The dangers now are still simple, but later on, we may encounter dangers that even I cannot resolve."
"When that time comes, Benefactor will be caught in peril. One misstep, and you may very well lose your life. So, Benefactor, leave this little monk. Go back and be the imperial princess of the Starry Empire."
"A lofty imperial princess, supreme authority, an endless supply of resources—no matter how one looks at it, that is far better than following this little monk, sleeping in the wind and eating in the dew as you drift to the ends of the earth."
Wuxin earnestly tried to persuade Ji Ruxue. Right now, he only wanted to beg her.
"I won't. I want to follow you. Only when I'm with you do I feel that things are interesting. Life without you is dull and tasteless. Without you, I don't find anything worth doing."
Ji Ruxue clutched Wuxin's arm even tighter and spoke with a pout.
Seeing this, Wuxin's face was full of helplessness. Damn it, why was this girl so annoying?
Thus, the two of them sat quietly in the forest. Torrential rain slanted down from the