At Ye Han's question, Fairy Ningyu chided him, "Who said I wanted to be your cultivation partner? Honestly! Can't you be serious for once?"
As she spoke, Fairy Ningyu's ears reddened, though the disguise mask she still wore hid the change in her complexion.
Ye Han, however, said earnestly, "Then why do you keep asking me that question?"
Fairy Ningyu said, "When have I kept asking?"
Ye Han held up three fingers. "Once at the Azure Profound Sect, and twice here! Am I wrong?"
Fairy Ningyu was taken aback. Had she already asked that many times? Could I really care about this? Surely not?
With that thought, Fairy Ningyu could not help explaining, "No, I was just a little curious...!"
Before Fairy Ningyu could finish, Ye Han explained, "It's actually fine for you to ask. Senior Sister Han and I are indeed cultivation partners. Though we cultivators have lifespans far beyond those of mortals, we also face danger at every moment. If we cherish the present before danger arrives, we won't have to live with ten thousand years of regret!"
Then Ye Han added solemnly, "Actually, I have other cultivation partners too. I simply don't want to pursue immortality burdened by too many regrets. As long as my Dao heart is free, why should I worry about my reputation in the years to come?"
This was the first time Fairy Ningyu had heard a cultivator say such things. She had always believed that a cultivator could abandon everything to attain immortality and the Dao, that emotions and cultivation partners were all secondary...
Especially after encountering Sword Twenty-Nine, a sword cultivator who practiced the Dao of Heartlessness, this was the first time she had heard anything like it...
For a moment, she did not know what to say. But when she