Chapter 105: Serendipity (1/2)
Chapter 105: Serendipity
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”How has your exploration been this past month? I didn’t lie to you, did I?”
The Elder watched Ling Xian with a playful look on his face He was shtly, Ling Xian’s eyes were bright and clear, he admitted, ”I kneould not be able to hide that fro to find my ways around the Vast Mountains It is just like you said With et out of this place is as difficult asthis, Su Zi’s face turned white She forced a peal of laughter ”Ling Xian, Grandpa, you guys talk, I’ll clean up”
She then picked up the plates and bowls off the dining table and walked to the kitchen
Watching Su Zi leaving, the Elder sighed ”It’s good that she left So Xian nodded in agree the expressionless youth, the Elder opened his uessed what I want to talk to you about”
Ling Xian nodded again as a bitter grin appeared on his face
”You and I are both clear headed people, so I will just straight up say it” the Elder stayed silent for a while before finally asking, ”Must you leave?”
”Yes, IXian’s face was serious and determined His dream was to live in the heavens, how could he let hie
Sensing Ling Xian’s resolution, the Elder sighed again ”Ling Xian, the feeling Su Zi has for you, you know, don’t you?”
”I…” Ling Xian hesitated, ”I know”
”As long as you know” The Elder nodded His murky eyes suddenly turned sharp as he stared deadly at the youth before him In a low voice, he asked, ”Since you know, then I will ask, are you willing to take Su Zi as your wife?”
So the topic ca Xian exhaled deeply and did not utter a word He shook his head
”Just as I thought…” The Elder seeed 10 years Worry ritten all over his wrinkled face
He predicted that Ling Xian would reject this request, therefore he originally had no plans to ask so directly However, Su Zi’s somber attitude caused him to make a split-second decision
The result was just as anticipated
”I see Su Zi as a little sister,” Ling Xian whispered
”But she never treated you like her older brother,” the Elder shook his head and pushed on, ”You kno nice she has been to you in the past twoat the suddenly older looking Elder, Ling Xian was finding it hard to say no However, there really was no way for hihen up his heart and reject again, ”She is a good girl Sentle I like her very much, but it is not the type of affection between a man and a woman”
”Ah… If that’s the case then… That will be the end of that, I will neverit hard to cover up the exhaustion and worry he felt He waved his hand, gesturing for Ling Xian to leave
Ling Xian bitterly laughed and slowly stood up,toward his own room
”Wait”
The Elder suddenly ordered After a long while, he said, ”You should go talk to Su Zi Sos are better said yourself Since you made up yourhis footstep, Ling Xian stayed put for a few long seconds before ain He did not return to his room, however, rather he walked toward a little streae Leader’s house
Because Su Zi was there
Even if the Elder didn’t ask hi it out with her He had already used his spiritual energy to find her whereabouts
”You ca the clear little stream before her She didn’t look back With the sound of footsteps alone, she kneas Ling Xian who had co Xian walked beside her and took a black robe out of his pouch and laid it on the young girl ”Nights get chilly Wear more, so you don’t catch a cold”
Su Zi didn’t dis Xian’s niceness However, her face was ice cold She said softly, ”If you don’t like me, then orry about randpa?” Ling Xian froze a bit
”No,” Su Zi shook her head ”To like someone is to never want to leave that person’s side Yet you want to leave Thatthe dispirited young girl, Ling Xian was speechless for a while He then smiled bitterly ”I do like you, but it’s not the type of feelings between a man and a woman Tather it’s the type of e with her own ears that he has been seeing her as his sister, Su Zi’s face turned white, and she sneered, ”Then why does it matter? In my eyes, if you don’t like me as a woman then I don’t care what it is you feel for hed, ”Can’t we be brother and sister?”
”No Maybe in our next lives, but in this life, there are only two types of relationshi+p I a to have with you; one is husband and wife, one is strangers” Su Zi’s voice was very cold Though she appeared weak and nor heart Since Ling Xian has made it clear to her that he didn’t feel the same way, she didn’t feel the need to still latch on
Though her heart was in pain, she would ressive but short fate
”I…”
Ling Xian opened his h He was speechless
Seeing thea word, Su Zi looked away Her heart was throbbing, yet she put on a nonchalant attitude ”You don’t need to say anything Since you don’t likeAfter all, a lot of people are after me I… I don’t care about you”