Ye Han shuddered at those words, unsure whether to laugh or cry. "Cold Moon Immortal, I'm not joking with you!"
Had I talked all this time without making anything clear?
Cold Moon Immortal replied, "I'm not joking either! When you came in, I already knew you weren't that person! But I think you're wonderful! I like you very much!! That's enough!!"
As she spoke, she gazed at Ye Han with eyes as tender as water. "I... really, really like you!"
Looking into Cold Moon Immortal's tender eyes, at her peerlessly beautiful face and the hint of shyness and anticipation in her gaze, Ye Han would have been lying if he said his heart hadn't stirred.
Those words, "really, really like you," made it hard to keep his composure!
Yet Ye Han's resolve was extraordinarily firm. Although Cold Moon Immortal's gaze still made his heart flutter and her words were filled with moving tenderness, he realized that she knew more than he had imagined...
Ye Han looked into Cold Moon Immortal's eyes and said, "I like you very much too, Cold Moon Immortal! But we cultivators don't live for the things we like. Killing for treasure, deceiving each other, fighting with spells and slaying monsters-none of those are things we like, yet we still have to do them to survive and attain immortality!"
He paused, then continued gravely, "Cold Moon Immortal! You should know how much danger you're in right now, and how much danger I'd be in if I stayed with you. And I haven't received what I wanted, either. This isn't worth the risk to me."
Cold Moon Immortal listened, wanting to speak but holding back. In the end, she averted her gaze and said, "Why must you say that?! I only wanted to...!"
Before she could finish, Ye