At present, Yelin was powerless even to resolve the crisis in his hometown, nor did he have the ability to give Senior Sister a proper emotional commitment. To make any romantic promises to Situ Yu right now—he lacked both the qualification and the conscience to do so falsely.
This was precisely the fundamental reason why, over the past ten years, Yelin had never crossed any lines with the beautiful Situ Yu, who practically threw herself at his doorstep every day...
Of course, if a day should come when Yelin vanquished the demonic sects of the Seeking Dragon Mountains, gave Senior Sister her due, and fulfilled the promises he had made to her, perhaps he would then pursue the selfish dream of a man that he had harbored since the very beginning of his cultivation journey.
Chapter 179