At first, Meng Chuan had simply wanted to visit Ruthless, the master of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, and speak with a senior who was also walking the Immortal Path.
They could share their insights and understanding of the Immortal Dao.
After all, when he looked across the world back then, Ruthless was the only person Meng Chuan could talk to about it.
As for any other ideas, Meng Chuan had none at the time.
He had not even met her yet. What ideas could he have had?
Meng Chuan had gone there purely to make a friend and help each other improve. Everyone would be better off.
His intentions were especially innocent.
Although Meng Chuan had known of Ruthless before his "transmigration," that was only an impression formed from words on a page. It was a very limited understanding of her achievements and parts of her personality.
But what kind of person she really was, and what her full character was like, Meng Chuan did not know.
He did not even know what Ruthless looked like.
How could a written description of her appearance compare with seeing her in person?
That was what Meng Chuan had truly felt when he first saw Ruthless.
The words describing her beauty had been far too restrained.
When had things begun to change? When had the relationship between Meng Chuan and Ruthless grown subtly different...
Meng Chuan could not quite remember. Things had flowed naturally to this point.
No forcing, no shaping—just letting things flow into place. That was best of all.
Someone who had not been special became special in his heart.
Someone whose presence he had not been used to became someone he was used to having around.
Meng Chuan rummaged around on his own and brought out his most precious