Chen Xun listened patiently as Yao Yue spoke.
He had noticed the tea-picking clothes she wore. They were no longer garments stripped from others, but clothes she had sewn herself.
This was also the first time Chen Xun had seen Yao Yue wearing something other than another person's attire in all the years he had known her.
Two hours later.
The entire hut fell quiet. Yao Yue's bright eyes flickered as she casually asked, "How long do you plan to stay? I know your current status—you must be burdened with countless affairs."
"I am already very satisfied that you came to see me."
Her smile was clear and untainted by dust. She was no longer bewitching, nor was she brimming with viciousness.
"Mm..." Chen Xun's expression turned somewhat solemn before he softly said, "There's no rush. Staying here for a while isn't bad either."
"But this place is ultimately not conducive to cultivation." Yao Yue shook her head. "I have grown used to staying here. I need not interact with others. This is the state I like."
"You could raise some spirit beasts."
Chen Xun instantly picked up the thread, meeting Yao Yue's gaze. "And your cultivation—why are you only at the early Great Vehicle Realm?"
Yao Yue slowly propped her cheek on her hand and smiled gently. "Cultivation... is rather tiring. I simply do not wish to cultivate anymore. Don't force me. With you backing me, what realm I am in does not mean much."
"But your lifespan..."
"World-Crosser, let me live for myself once." Yao Yue suddenly interrupted Chen Xun. Though her voice was gentle, it carried an unyielding, decisive resolve. "There is no need to worry."
Chen Xun's left hand resting on his knee quietly clenched tighter. He said nothing.
Black Bull kept his lips tightly shut,