As the saying went, even heroes fell before a beauty.
The young Yunlu certainly was no hero, nor even a mature man. Although his self-control exceeded his age, ultimately, he was only a "boy" who had just undergone transformation, whose romantic feelings were awakening, and whose understanding of desire between men and women remained hazy.
From a mortal perspective, calling Yunlu a boy was certainly something of a stretch. He was already in his twenties, after all. In regions where people married young, he might already have had enough children to fill several heated brick beds.
But for cultivating creatures, only transformation after thirty years marked their true "birth," qualifying them to shed their animal nature and enter the mortal world. The Outer Peak was cold and cruel, offering only the most primitive struggle for survival. After leaving it, the Inner Peak, which represented mortal society, was really a secret realm awaiting exploration for every creature, with an unknown road ahead.
Compared with other creatures, Yunlu was something of an educated fellow who had read a few more books. Thus, he was ignorant, unlike Second Brother, whose mind held only the most primitive animal instincts.
If he had to use a line from classical literature to describe his "feelings" for Senior Sister Su Yan, the first thing Yunlu thought of was: "One glimpse of breathtaking beauty, and ever after, she haunted my dreams."
The beautiful descriptions in books precisely reflected his feelings almost every moment. Yunlu understood that this was what people called liking someone.
He liked Senior Sister Su Yan. From the moment he first saw her, he could not restrain his feelings, and she occupied his every waking thought and dream.
Su Yan could be considered Yunlu's "guide" within the sect. Not only did she look after him