Li Chuan put on a look of melancholy and sighed, "Senior Sister, you must have guessed it too. My days are numbered, and I don't know when I might just pass away.
I don't want my departure to delay your Foundation Establishment, so as soon as I earned some Spirit Stones, I came to find you right away.
After all, Spirit Stones only truly belong to you when they're in your hands. If you insist I earn all 500 Spirit Stones before coming to you, I'm afraid something might happen along the way. Like if I earn 490 Spirit Stones and then my lifespan runs out, you won't get a single one of those 490 Spirit Stones. Wouldn't that be a pity?"
Chu Mengyou almost laughed out of exasperation at his words.
Her expression, tinged with slight anger and a hint of teasing, was even more captivating.
However, Li Chuan's words did make her waver a bit.
Earning a large number of Spirit Stones in a short time is indeed a risky endeavor. If something did happen as Li Chuan suggested, she would end up with nothing.
Not seeing those 50 Spirit Stones would be one thing, but now that she held them in her hands, Chu Mengyou was reluctant to give them back.
Seeing her hesitation, Li Chuan knew well to strike while the iron is hot. "Senior Sister, let's find a place to talk slowly."
As Li Chuan flew away with Chu Mengyou in his arms using sword control, the townsfolk below erupted into chatter.
"Oh my, that fairy was taken away by that sleazy old man."
"What sleazy old man? Didn't you see he can fly? He's a cultivator too. Be careful, or he might come back and twist off your pig head."
"Isn't it said that the cultivators of the Yin-Yang Sect are either handsome youths, elegant middle-aged men, or sage-like elders? Is this old man also from the Yin-Yang Sect?"
"He must be a cultivator from the Yin-Yang Sect. After all, the sect forbids its female cultivators from having intimate relations with any male cultivators outside the sect." This chapter is updated first at g.com.
"Hurry, help me up... I want to continue cultivating immortality, I want to join the Yin-Yang Sect..."
"Oh grandpa, you've been cultivating your whole life, but you're not destined for the immortal path. Stop dreaming about joining the Yin-Yang Sect. Let your grandson handle it."
Several old men in the crowd rekindled their passion for cultivation, clamoring to join the Yin-Yang Sect.
Li Chuan probably never expected to become a role model for the elderly.
He and Chu Mengyou stopped in a dense forest outside the town.
***
Unknowingly, night had fallen.
Under the moonlight, Chu Mengyou was enveloped in a mysterious and ethereal beauty.
Li Chuan unceremoniously reached out towards Chu Mengyou, only to be repelled by the spiritual qi surrounding her.
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"Junior Brother, our fate has ended. What you're doing is inappropriate."
She looked at Li Chuan with a calm expression, as if nothing had ever happened between them.
Li Chuan stared at Chu Mengyou for a long time, realizing that her eyes truly showed no sign of disturbance.
While he marveled at this, he took out a handful of Spirit Stones and placed them in Chu Mengyou's hand, smiling, "Senior Sister, I wish to rekindle our past fate, may I?"
Looking at the 21 Spirit Stones in her hand, Chu Mengyou was momentarily taken aback.
She probably hadn't expected Li Chuan to still have Spirit Stones!
Glancing at the Spirit Stones, then at Li Chuan, she asked, "Why didn't you take them out earlier?"
Li Chuan replied, "Blame it on my poor memory."
"Hmph." Chu Mengyou accepted the Spirit Stones, immediately displaying her good manners.
Seeing her expression still normal and her eyes clear, Li Chuan was greatly amazed.
However, he also made a conclusion about her.
With a heart unburdened, though her aptitude was unknown, she would surely travel far on the path of cultivation.
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