Chapter 82: Feminine Instinct (1/2)

Chapter 82: Fe Editor: - -

“Do you… fancy me?”

The words were spoken calm and collectedly, but a closer examination revealed panic, hesitation, and vulnerability This scene adds endless roed at branches, leaves, and the calm surface of the lake A beautiful woed inside her sto Tian Xian had finally asked the question that had tortured her all this time Before he departed, perhaps forever, she needed to know

Fancy ardless of how long or how far this journey took hi or how far this journey took hihed deeply He could sense her vulnerability and knew he shouldn’t hurt her However, he couldn’t betray himself and absolutely could not betray the woman in front of him

He fancied her, but he didn’t love her

After a ave her the truth “I’m sorry”

Instantly, the sky darkened, the air beca’s face turned ghostly white As her heart sank deeper, her body gave in

Ling Xian leaped forward and caught her as she fell Cradling her waist, he asked, “Are you alright?”

“No, yes, I’ appeared dazed, her eyes lifeless But as she realized she was being held, she began shouting furiously at hi Tian Xiang was no longer rational She ha Xian’s chest but soon ran out of willpower As she slu Xian, I have always fancied you Why, why don’t you reciprocateXian was lost for words, his hands still cradling her tiny waist

One does not have the obligation to return another’s love

Love cannot be forced or solicited

His silence was like a dagger that sank ever deeper into her heart She broke free froaze and demanded, “Go, now, the farther, the better I don’t ever want to see you again”

Ling Xian sighed again but in this instant recalled sootten to do earlier He held his focus, and the Pin of the Jade Phoenix appeared in front of thehth realm that could resist the attack fro Xian saw it unveiled, he had h noas not a good tie, perhaps this was his only chance

“This is an incredibly powerful weapon known as the Pin of the Jade Phoenix By injecting your powers into it, it will form a protect shi+eld that can resist an attack from a cultivator of the foundational level This can save your life Youof his sleeve, Ling Xian placed the pin on top of Ling Tian Xiang’s hair

Ling Tian Xiang appearedthe pin with her finger as her expression softened However, in a blink of an eye, she resuround “I don’t want your gift Go and don’t let azed at her hopelessly, then bent forward to pick up the pieces of the jade figurine and walked aithout a backward glance

Ling Tian Xiang felt as though all blood had been drained fro Xian left without an ounce of hesitation Gazing at the shadow of his disappearing figure, Ling Tian Xiang nearly fainted

In fact, she knew s However, love was a co She knehat his ansould be, but she insisted on asking Even if the answer destroyed her, she still needed one

But as she heard the answer, as predictable as it may be, she realized this was a pain she could not handle As her heart shattered, so did her entire world and the purpose for living

A long period of ti woke from her earthly senses Life returned to her eyes as she saw the colorful pin lying in the spot where she left it Finally, a faint smile flashed across her face

She picked up the pin with care, wiped the dust off the surface and replaced it into her hair Looking in the direction of Ling Xian’s long-disappeared shadow, Ling Tian Xiang tightened her fists andXian, I will not leave my fate to the next life Next time we meet, you will fall completely and hopelessly in love withXian continued to feel a collage of feelings tohat he had just done

He felt protective towards Ling Tian Xiang He orried about her He hated hi he did not have was regret

He knew he only fancied her He admired her kindness, her softness, but this was not love He had experienced love once before, inside his Fantasy where he fell for the cunning and cruel Yu Wu Xiu He knew the difference

However, he couldn’t explain the difference Perhaps he wasthe people in front of the

“Those I love and those who loveXian shook his head haplessly Then he forced hi that can be reasoned with or understood HavingHu

While Ling Xian approached, Ling Hu was sitting inside his quarters, irritated and depressed HisHu, you truly like that girl?” She finally asked

Ling Hu lifted his dangling head just a touch and responded, “Mother, I don’t like her, stop trying to meddle”

“Don’t like her”

Hisover his affairs But following this response, she could neither contain nor express her anger and thus burst out into a fit of giggles and started nagging, “How can you be like this if you don’t like her Look at yourself, head over heels for a wo Hu didn’t even have the heart to rebuttal The girl’s io, he hadRou, another student of the Ling Clan After connecting for so hopelessly in love with her Fortunately for hiirl felt the same, and the two irl was of noble birth His father, na shown incredible bravery during battle, he was h the ranks at lightning speed, currently the Manager of all Clan affairs, a position directly below that of the Elder