I anticipated your anticipation.
Lin Qian had seen all of Gu Yuena's strange behavior lately. Apart from the timing being slightly off, he had predicted everything.
I've already prepared for the worst. At most, I'll be sealed in ice for thirty thousand years. Come on!
Lin Qian gazed at her affectionately, without a trace of falsehood. "Although we belong to different races, one human and one Soul Beast, we don't necessarily have to stand on opposing sides. From the day we got together, I took on a responsibility I can't shirk or escape."
Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow. "So?"
"So I hope humans and Soul Beasts can coexist peacefully. Wherever I am, I'll do everything I can to make that happen. Will you stay beside me and keep me in line?"
Gu Yuena smiled, her beauty enough to topple cities and kingdoms, enough to rob heaven and earth of their color. "I refuse."
Lin Qian's smile vanished. "Why?"
"Because you're too naive. You don't understand what you have to face. How many tens of thousands of years has it been? Even within our two races, the fighting never stops, let alone between different races. Ultimately, I am the Silver Dragon King, part of the Dragon God's Clone. From the day the Dragon God was slain by the Asura God Sword, I led the Soul Beasts and took up this blood-sea-deep hatred!
"And humans have been slaughtering Soul Beasts all along. Perhaps it isn't apparent now, but one day, the bitter fruit will surely reveal itself. This hatred isn't something our love can dissolve. Even standing at the pinnacle of my race, I still can't do it. I once thought of only loving you, but the responsibility in my heart reminds me every moment. I'm sorry. I can't."
Time turned back