It had to be said that the people from the Ten Thousand Herbs Hall had come prepared when they sought out Zhu Xiangxin. Faced with a targeted offensive backed by reason and tangible benefits, few could hold their ground. Zhu Xiangxin was no exception, and he eventually surrendered.
Zhu Xiangxin remained silent all the way back to the inn at the Divine Fire Palace. Lost in thought, he nearly bumped into people several times.
He returned to his room burdened with guilt. He stayed alone, and there was no one inside to disturb him.
All his earlier excitement about entering the Divine Fire Domain had vanished, for Shi Chun had truly treated him well.
That generous treatment had even given him an idea: Shi Chun happened to have no woman, and he himself was unmarried. Perhaps something between them was not entirely impossible.
He had to admit that Shi Chun was quite an outstanding man, and not bad-looking, either. To spend his life with such a partner in the Cultivation World would hardly be a life wasted.
Yet everything would end here. After the Divine Fire Domain, he would return to his sect.
He collapsed onto his couch and curled up, motionless as though dead. Only the sea breeze drifting through the window from time to time continued to soothe him...
After returning to her room, Duan Xiangmei hurried over to Wu Jinliang and whispered a few words in his ear.
Wu Jinliang picked up his Gourd again and went out, heading straight for Shi Chun's room. Without knocking, he used magic to shift the door bolt and entered.
Shi Chun, who was meditating cross-legged on the couch, opened his eyes to look at him and drawled, "Why are you here again? What's with all this coming and going?"
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