Monk Xinyuan harbored quite a few grievances about being treated like a watch-dog by Li Qiu and relegated to guarding Dongjun Island.
However, Li Qiu forbade him from speaking and even told him that he was going to the East China Sea to find some kind of willow twigs or roots; if Xinyuan consumed them, they could repair his shattered dantian and would be of immense help in enabling him to relieve the sufferings of the common people in the future. Reluctantly and against his better judgment, Monk Xinyuan accepted the task.
As for other matters—such as the sudden feeling that Girl Qingqing’s aura was so profoundly compassionate that he always found himself irresistibly wanting to draw close to her—he simply ran out of time to mention it to Li Qiu. Besides, judging by how eagerly Patron Li wished to leave Dongjun Island, even if he had brought it up, Li Qiu would likely have paid it no mind.
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