Xilingyue's words, which were nothing more than expressing her feelings, made Yu Shiqi's heart turbulent, like thunder flashing across his heart.

He finally understood the meaning of what she said to him on the road during the day about what she wanted but couldn't get, and the feeling of nervousness and embarrassment suddenly crawled through his body.

At that time, she vowed that she would go through thick and thin to get what she wanted. However, after truly understanding what she wanted, Yu Shiqi suddenly realized that the difficulties and obstacles behind it were probably far greater than mountains of swords and seas of fire.

The past events that Yin Xue recounted were still fresh in my mind. Although her tone was very calm at the time and her demeanor was calm when she told it, Yu Shiqi could still feel that her carefully considered words and sentences concealed most of the past events.

Part of the bitterness and darkness.

As a former saint of the Snow Sect, if Yinxue had not made that mistake, Xiling Yue might have another identity now...

But if that were the case, they wouldn't have met at Xiyuequan.

Yu Shiqi secretly sighed and denied his strange thoughts in his heart - who has the right to evaluate Yinxue's choice? Everyone has the right to make a choice for themselves, and they must do so in the future.

Bear the cost.

Although he told Yinxue at the time that he did not think she had done anything wrong, it did not mean that he was now willing to let Xilingyue take the same risk and bear the price of her choice.

If the envoy Chenlin whom Yinxue met back then was sincere to her, then Yinxue must have concealed the truth from him about the price he had to bear after risking his own life that night.

Because true love brings restraint.

The so-called working hard without caring about the future often represents desire that is named in the name of love.

Love and desire can be perfectly integrated or completely separated. This is one of the most magical manifestations of animals like humans.

Yu Shiqi didn't know why he was thinking about this. He was not a Zen disciple or a debater. Now Xilingyue was sitting next to him, leaning her head on his shoulder. The moonlight was clear and the stars were shining, in front of her

The bonfires swayed and danced with the breeze, the cold wilderness was silent, and the loneliness gradually filled the hearts of young people along with the long nights.

If he wished, he would probably just call her "Yue'er" gently, naturally put his hands around her slender shoulders or slender waist, then lean slightly sideways and lower his head to kiss her forehead.

On such a night, which may be once in a lifetime for him and will never happen again in his life, it seems that everything is ready, and desire can be like piles of dry firewood and dry thorn pine branches and leaves. All he needs to do is throw in a little spark.

Can ignite a raging flame.

Yu Shiqi swallowed, and Xilingyue held his hand. Their palms were pressed together, and their fingers were interlocked.

"As the person who carries the future of the Spiritual Race, as the saint of the Snow Sect, I cannot achieve what I long for. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Yu Shiqi nodded, "You have your responsibilities and mission."

"Yes... I have my responsibilities and missions, which I was born with." She sighed faintly, turning to look at him: "So sometimes I envy Yinxue, and I envy her for being so brave regardless of her own safety."

Yu Shiqiu moved slightly.

"Actually, the end of that Zen story..."

"I know." Yu Shiqi suddenly laughed and said before her: "It's not the wind, nor the flags, but actually the heartbeat."

Xilingyue opened her mouth in confusion: "You...you..."

"Actually, I lied to you. I saw this story in a book read by the Desolate Sect." He took out the bell from his arms.

Xilingyue watched him bring the bell in front of her. She blinked desperately, but she still couldn't stop tears from bursting out of her eyes.

"It's time to give it back to you, Miss Xiling, thank you for always being so kind to me."

He admitted that he did have admiration and love for Xi Lingyue in his heart, especially during the two days he stayed at the inn, and after seeing her lose her mysterious and dangerous disguise, this feeling became stronger.

But he also knew that his answer at this time must be the same as hers - "But I can't."

"No." Xilingyue gritted her teeth and shook her head stubbornly, pushed his hand back, and said, "Am I not as brave as Yinxue?"

Yu Shiqi was stunned. He seemed to be hallucinating. What he held in his hand was not a bell, but a red-hot wrought iron.

"As a member of the Great Snow Sect, I can't..." She bit her lip and said resolutely: "But as me, Xilingyue, I can also do it for myself, for my feelings that are free of distractions and selfishness.

No hesitation, no regrets even after nine deaths."

"But I don't want to." Yu Shiqi stared into her beautiful eyes, "In other words, if I want to betray everyone for you now, even if I am broken into pieces, will you be willing?"

Xilingyue slowly closed her eyes, with tears hanging on her eyelashes. Although her voice was soft, she replied resolutely: "Of course I don't want to. I don't want you to betray all your relatives. I just hope that you will be safe and happy, and have peace of mind for the rest of your life."

"Then it's the same for me." He held the copper bell in his hand tightly and tried to smile at her: "I hope you can rest easy, Yue'er."

Xilingyue suddenly opened her eyes, with stars in her eyes: "What did you just call me?"

"Miss Xiling." He lied without changing his expression.

Xilingyue's face was expressionless for a moment. She put her hand on the button on the collar of her velvet jacket and twisted it gently with two fingers. The button immediately broke and fell from the clothes.

"I'll give you another chance." She said and moved her hand to the second button below.

Yu Shiqi was so anxious that he cried out, "Hey, Mr. Shopkeeper, please calm down first."

"Pop", the second button fell with a sound.

Xilingyue pinched the third button and looked at him with tears in her eyes: "I am much calmer than you think."

"Well, you are worthy of being the saint of the Great Snow Sect." Yu Shiqi clapped his hands twice in a perfunctory manner, "If I fall into your scheme, I will have no chance of escaping. Please."

"You..." Xilingyue gritted her teeth, pulled off the third button, and threw it in Yu Qi's face. Then she touched the fourth and last button of the fleece and sneered at Yu Qi: "Yu Yanzhi, I am

I want to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve?"

Yu Shiqi raised his hand to cover his mouth and yawned. He softened his tone and begged for mercy: "I'm so sleepy, please let me go. If I don't sleep now, it would be a pity to miss the flowering of the soul-fixing grass tomorrow morning."

Xilingyue was stunned for a moment, her thoughts confused by his nonsensical nonsense.

"You pay for my buttons..."

"How much do we have to pay?" he asked casually with a smile, moved closer to the campfire, took off his cloak and used it as a blanket to cover himself, and lay down on his side.

Xilingyue followed him, and she thought a little bit that she had already done so much nonsense today, and it didn't matter if she was a little more willful. She said forcefully: "One button, one opportunity, you can use it, the kind who will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Okay, that's three times..." Yu Shiqi reluctantly agreed.

"No, you miscalculated." She pulled off the fourth button without hesitation, threw it into the burning bonfire in front of him, and then grinned: "It's four times."

Yu Shiqi rolled over, dumbfounded: "You really know how to do business, young shopkeeper. Okay, just four times, I will go through fire and water without regrets, that's all. But you can't violate the justice of Yunzhongjian."

"Then I want you to do the first thing now."

He hesitated for a moment, sat up again, looked seriously, and asked respectfully: "Please tell me."

"I like to hear you call me like you did before, and I allow you to call me that. You...don't pretend to be stupid." Xilingyue pointed at his nose with her index finger, her cheeks turning red.

"Okay." Yu Shiqi nodded in agreement, and then wanted to lie down again, but heard her hurriedly shout "Wait a minute."

"I haven't finished speaking yet." Xilingyue stretched out her second finger, "The second thing."

There was a second thing happening so soon? Yu Shiqi was a little surprised, but still looked at her seriously and waited for her to speak.

"You must always trust me, just as you trusted me today when I asked you to let go of the pit during the day."

Yu Shiqi hesitated for a moment. It was easy to agree to this matter. After all, it was just a matter of words, but could he always do it in the future? I believe Xilingyue, he felt that he could do it now, but adding "always"

This premise somewhat made him panic.
Chapter completed!