"I also planned to take you to the finest culinary restaurant in Huaxia, treat you to the most delicious food, and tour the most beautiful scenery in the world together," Chen Tianyang said with a hint of regret. He admitted that even though his initial approach to Liuli was mostly to fulfill his promise to Honglian, after spending this time together, he found that he had truly grown fond of this perfect woman who was "pure inside and out, flawless and immaculate."
Yet distance and time were always the greatest killers of romance. He had managed with great difficulty to make Liuli develop a favorable impression of him. If she were really allowed to leave now—given her detached mindset that could transcend the mortal world at any moment—by the time they met again, that slight fondness might have already scattered with the wind. As for truly conquering Liuli's heart, that would become a hopelessly distant prospect.
Liuli sat by the water's edge, holding a slender silk ribbon, casually tying up her pitch-black hair, and said calmly, "I've thought a lot these past few days and feel that what you said makes sense. Previously, I deliberately distanced myself from the mortal world. Not only did I fail to cultivate better, but I actually delayed my own realm. Even though my responses to Chan principles were agile, I still grew obsessed when facing real events. Therefore, I intend to temper myself in the mortal dust. Just as you said, planting lotuses in a blazing fire and sailing b…
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