Listening to Yu Ji's complaints, Ye Ting could only smile wryly.
Earlier, when he heard Yu Ji refer to her so-called lair as "Wu Mountain," it had sounded familiar. So it was that Wu Mountain.
Were Qu Yuan's Songs of Chu: Mountain Spirit, as well as the so-called goddess of Wu Mountain mentioned by King Xiang of Chu and Song Yu, all inspired by this woman's appearance?
And the idiom "clouds and rain over Wu Mountain" came from King Xiang of Chu's fantasies about Yu Ji, didn't it?
Realizing that these famous allusions had such origins left Ye Ting feeling oddly conflicted.
Sure enough, a beauty like Yu Ji could cause a stir among mortals merely by appearing before them from time to time.
With that thought, he looked at her and met Yu Ji's ruby-red eyes.
"Did you come here with the same intentions as those inexplicable people?"
The blunt question suddenly left the fairy maiden's lips.
Ye Ting did not know how to answer. After a moment of hesitation, he replied, "...More or less."
By now, Ye Ting could face the desires in his heart head-on. There was no reason for him to act coy about them.
Hearing his answer, Yu Ji did not even blush. She merely advised him solemnly, "Do you understand? I'm an elf, while you're human. The only thing we have in common is our appearance... We are beings who can never be compatible."
"That doesn't matter." Ye Ting was unconcerned. "Physical compatibility and compatibility of the heart are two different things—I don't have such a shallow purpose as reproduction."
"Is that what you think?" Ye Ting's answer made Yu Ji narrow her eyes, her expression turning wary. "...It seems agreeing to your invitation was a huge mistake."
*Please, you only realized that now?