"Cut it out! Besides, you're taking us to see Damo—did you really need to bring so many people? Aren't we about to go to war? Why would all these powerhouses choose to leave right at a time like this?"
"How should I know? Why don't you ask him yourself? I'm curious too!"
"You've been acting all mysterious these past few days. I have every reason to suspect you're the one behind all of this."
"Am I really that capable?"
"When it comes to scheming and plotting, all of them put together don't hold a candle to you!"
"Thank you, I'll take that as a compliment!"
"This is pointless. You refuse to share anything with us. I thought going through life and death together would bring us closer, but instead, you treat us less and less like friends."
"We're about to meet Damo. Once you finish your mission, we should go our separate ways anyway, so there's no need to dwell on these things."
Such a parting would lack any sorrow; without reluctance, all romantic feelings would wither into pure, uncomplicated friendship.
Gradually, Jiang Yu came to appreciate the kindness hidden beneath Zhou Chuan's cold exterior, and he would suddenly yearn for the days when they used to bicker—unlike now, when he was the only one whose eyes sought out Zhou Chuan, while Zhou Chuan's gaze held no trace of him anymore. It wasn't that Zhou Chuan was aloof; it was that there was simply no entanglement left between them.
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