Yang Feilong wiped Murong Qiuyue's cheeks, but her tears fell like broken pearls, the more he wiped, the more they flowed.
"I don't want you to bother." Murong Qiuyue pushed away Yang Feilong's hand and turned her back to him.
Yang Feilong would be a fool to not bother with her.
"I didn't respond because you saved my life, and you know my situation. I'm afraid I can't give you the complete love you deserve. You deserve better," Yang Feilong sighed and slowly said.
"You're not me, how can you know what I'm thinking?" Murong Qiuyue retorted.
Hearing this, Yang Feilong fell silent.
"I'm worried this is just a momentary impulse. Calm down for these days. If you still like me after some time, I will give you a proper status. How does that sound?" Yang Feilong looked at Murong Qiuyue and asked.
"Forget it, a forced melon isn't sweet. Let's just leave it at this!" Murong Qiuyue shook her head and said.
Yang Feilong breathed a sigh of relief at Murong Qiuyue's words, but felt a sense of loss.
Perhaps, without realizing it, he had also fallen for this unique and beautiful girl.
"Alright, I understand. You should rest now!" Yang Feilong nodded and said softly.
He then turned to leave. Murong Qiuyue bit her lip, tears silently streaming down. She wanted to speak but couldn't, only watching Yang Feilong leave the room.
After an unknown amount of time, footsteps sounded from outside and entered the room. A flicker of joy crossed Murong Qiuyue's face, but she spoke with annoyance, "Why are you back again?"
"Qiuyue, it's me."
"It's Auntie!" Murong Qiuyue quickly wiped her tears and turned her head away, a hint of sadness in her eyes. He had left so without any lingering attachment.
"You, oh you!" Murong Qingxue came to the bedside and looked at her heartbroken niece with concern. "You're just being stubborn!"
"Auntie... *sniffle*." Murong Qiuyue suddenly threw herself into her Aunt Murong Qingxue's arms and burst into tears.
"That brat doesn't fancy you? He's blind! Why are you sad?" Murong Qingxue said indignantly. "Or, should I go kill him?"
"No!"
"You're still worried about him? Even if I don't kill him, I'll beat him up severely! Look at how sad our little princess is!" Murong Qingxue gritted her teeth.
"Auntie, he's not as heartless as you think. He, he just..." Murong Qiuyue couldn't finish her sentence.
"Just what? Are you still hiding something from him?" Murong Qingxue frowned.
"He has too many women, so he can't give me his complete love. He's also worried I might regret it later if it's just a momentary impulse," Murong Qiuyue sobbed.
"He has too many women?" Murong Qingxue's eyebrows shot up. "He's a playboy then?"
"He's not a playboy. If he were, he wouldn't have told me all this. After all, I practically offered myself, and he still maintained his propriety," Murong Qiuyue shook her head, defending Yang Feilong.
"That's true! But if my little princess is upset, how can I let him off?" Murong Qingxue snorted, siding with reason over kinship.
"Auntie," Murong Qiuyue looked at Murong Qingxue.
"What is it, Qiuyue?"
"When they leave Yong'an City tomorrow, can you take me out to explore the world?" Murong Qiuyue asked.
"Take you out to explore the world?" Murong Qingxue frowned. "It's quite dangerous out there!"
"I know it's dangerous, but I've only recently broken through. If I go into seclusion again, I might not make much progress in a month or two. But exploring the outside world is different! Besides, I want to try and forget him!" Murong Qiuyue bit her lip. "And Auntie, you also went through quite a bit when you explored the world alone for over a decade, didn't you?"
"Alright, then Auntie will take you out to explore the world!" Murong Qingxue nodded. Her experience in the martial world was indeed vast, and Murong Qiuyue was not a burden. After all, when she first set out, she was only at the first level of Xiantian.
...
Leaving Murong Qiuyue's residence, Yang Feilong's mind was a complex mess. Based on his experience, Murong Qiuyue hadn't truly come to terms with it.
In fact, if he had said a few sweet words then, he could have made Murong Qiuyue let go of her reservations and even embrace him. But he didn't.
Because he didn't know if Murong Qiuyue was just acting on impulse and would regret it later.
Furthermore, even if Murong Qiuyue didn't mind, what about the Murong family? Wouldn't they object? Although his medical skills were good and his martial talent was decent, his current strength was still weak, not even considered top-tier among the younger generation of the Murong family.
If they knew he had many girlfriends, would they accept it?
Yang Feilong could see that they actually intended for him to marry into the Murong family.
Yang Feilong could not do that.
Moreover, his primary purpose in coming to the Spirit Realm was to inquire about his mother's whereabouts and how to rescue her!
Upon returning, Yang Feilong began to cultivate to suppress his complicated thoughts, aiming to break through to the second level of Yin-Yang Realm. Only through cultivation could he be single-minded and not dwell on romantic entanglements.
If fate allowed in the future, he might end up with Murong Qiuyue. If not, he would let this relationship drift away with the wind!
The reason Yang Feilong was eager to break through to the second level of Yin-Yang Realm was naturally to increase his strength for the treasure hunt. His current strength was not enough to be invincible against cultivators at the seventh level of Xiantian or Foundation Establishment. During the treasure hunt, many experts at the ninth or tenth level would be present. Without sufficient strength, dying to someone during the hunt would be a tragic waste.
Furthermore, with the three elemental energies now fused into one within his body, even a single breakthrough would be more powerful than breaking through all three previously.
Not only could he face cultivators at the seventh level then, but even those at the eighth level might not be a problem.
However, breaking through was not easy. A night of arduous cultivation did not allow him to successfully reach the second level of Yin-Yang Realm. Although he didn't break through, the bottleneck had loosened considerably, and it seemed he would be able to break through successfully soon.
The next morning.
At the martial arts field, everyone who was to head to Tiger Head Mountain had already gathered. The team, consisting of nearly twenty people, would be personally led by Murong Haotian, the patriarch of the Murong family, a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm.
In addition to Murong Haotian, another cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm would be accompanying them!
As for cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm? They would not be personally dispatched.
Moreover, both peak Golden Core realm cultivators were carrying some one-time use treasures. United, they could even contend with an ordinary Nascent Soul realm cultivator. They also possessed communication jade talismans, so if they encountered something they couldn't handle, they would transmit a message to the two Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the family.