Yan Shaozhe froze. Looking at Gu Qingnian's expression and eyes, and listening to his words, he actually felt they made a great deal of sense. A trace of guilt even welled up in his heart.
It seemed... there was nothing wrong with that?
Fine, fine, fine. So that's how you're going to put it?
But the more he mulled it over, the stranger it felt. The girls had pitiful backgrounds, so he would give them a home by marrying them all?
Gu Qingnian glanced at Yan Shaozhe out of the corner of his eye, then slowly rose and walked over to the window, standing with his hands clasped behind his back. His expression grew solemn, his eyes deep and distant.
"To tread every road beneath the heavens, one must embrace ten thousand miles within one's breast, gaze upon the boat of affection, a single grain amid a splendid sea of flowers...
A heart as vast as the sky must welcome a hundred rivers. With compassion in my heart, I cherish those girls as tender lotuses.
Since those girls and I share feelings for one another, I will not abandon them. My Dao heart embraces every river and sea! If I abandoned them, my cultivation would fall into chaos!
I will do my best to persuade Xiaotao. I will not abandon a single one of them. Loving widely does not make me a scoundrel-it means my heart is broad. Doing the opposite would not be righteous either. If I abandoned them, inner demons would arise!"
As he spoke, Gu Qingnian's gaze suddenly became unwavering as he stared straight ahead. He looked as earnest as earnest could be, leaving Yan Shaozhe utterly dumbfounded beside him.
*Holy shit, you've made that sound so lofty. For a moment, you've actually made me feel like