Chapter 1149 - He Strikes My Fancy (1/2)

Xin Lan furrowed his brows. He really wanted to deny what she said about this but she was more or less right. What she had seen was the truth and even though it wasn't necessarily the case that he would make Hua Lin Yu unhappy, there also wasn't any guarantee that he would make him happy. After all, if you didn't love someone, then how much effort would you put in?

Especially in this case where Fei Bai Mu didn't know the whole story behind this, it would be hard for her to imagine that he would actually put in enough effort all the time. And since Hua Lin Yu was a cultivator, there was no saying how much time it actually would be.

If Hua Lin Yu made it until his ascension — which was more than likely considering his current level and age — then there was a good chance that he would live for several hundreds of thousands of years. How long could he pretend for? If he didn't end up developing some kind of feelings for Hua Lin Yu, things would get difficult in the long-term. And when everything broke down … the boy really would be unhappy if he was the one who held some feelings.

Xin Lan didn't quite know what to do for the time being. He actually had no choice. His promise to Xiang Yu meant that he couldn't turn back. Otherwise, he would lose his life. No, more than that. There wouldn't even be a chance to be reborn. That was how vicious the oath he had given had been. The little fallen god had really made things difficult for him.

After a while, he sighed, clasping his hands behind his back. ”If I gave you a good enough reason, would you reconsider those words?”

Fei Bai Mu turned to face him, watching his expression. ”It is hard to say without knowing what that explanation would be. I do not want to see my disciple be heartbroken in the future. That's the only thing I want. I'm not quite sure if you can give any explanation that would take that worry from me.”

Xin Lan didn't answer immediately. Instead, he started walking around the stone garden, looking at the sculptures. ”Things can seem really simple at first but when taking a closer look, you will realize that there is a hidden meaning behind them. There's more to them than meets the eye.”

Fei Bai Mu slightly raised her brows and followed him, also looking at the stone garden. ”This is actually the place where one of the arrays keeping the Jian Yi Sect safe is located.”

”I can see that.” He stopped on the other side and then motioned to one of the stones. ”You could probably do without any but this one.”

Fei Bai Mu nodded. ”That is the anchor of the array. You're not wrong. In regards to Xiao Yu … what do you think it is that he can't do without?”

Xin Lan turned to look at her, his gaze grave. ”It's a person at his side that won't betray him. But the person this concerns is not Hua Lin Yu but the one he has originally been.”

This time, Fei Bai Mu's gaze changed. ”Your meaning is …”