Deeply moved, Ning Ke murmured his agreement, only to suddenly feel as though he had forgotten something.
It came back to him in a flash, and he turned his head.
He saw that the man Jiu Yuan had kicked into the wall had already pried himself out.
Lou Yunxiao stood behind him, looking utterly bedraggled, and reached out a hand to tug pitifully at the hem of his robe.
"Demon Venerable, there's still one day's worth of red pills left. You can't leave yet."
Lou Yunxiao's words made everyone around them turn to look at him.
Jiu Yuan's gaze settled on Lou Yunxiao's face.
Images from ten thousand years ago flashed through his mind.
Then he spoke in a low voice.
"Lou Yunxiao, I also came here this time to tell you that, as far as I'm concerned, you have already lost the right to be with A Ke."
"That holds true whether you are the man from ten thousand years ago or the man you are now."
"I admire your character, your decisiveness, and the conviction that led you to give up your life for all living beings."
"But you... are not suited to love."
Jiu Yuan's words were fair. Apart from a certain coldness, his voice carried no other emotion.
In the few days since he had awakened, he had heard a great deal of news.
It was all about Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao, as well as everything that had happened over the years.
All of it had given him much to think about.
He regretted saving Lou Yunxiao ten thousand years ago, only for Ning Ke and Lou Yunxiao to become entangled in this lifetime.
He had made the wrong choice.
"Lou Yunxiao, the fact that you became the Sect Master of the Sword Sect and