Inside the small cabin, the young man and young woman sat at the dining table.
The young man kept his head down, continuously shoveling food into his mouth. The young woman watched him, a slight smile in her eyes.
"Yunsheng, come home with me," Zhao Li, who had been burying his head in his food, suddenly said softly. In the quiet cabin, his voice was exceptionally clear.
Saying these words seemed to have used up all his courage. He didn't dare to look up at the girl across from him; only his flushed cheeks showed the turmoil in his heart.
The light from the sunset glow in the sky shone on the young woman's cheeks, making the blush on Ye Yunsheng's face appear even brighter. It quickly spread down towards her neck...
For a moment, the air seemed to fall silent. One person had lived two lives, though the first thirty years had ended just as youth was fading, only to start over; the other was exquisite and intelligent, with a clear understanding of many things from an early age...
After a long time, the young man heard no sound. In the end, he couldn't resist quietly raising his head to look at the flushed, delicate face of the girl across from him. Zhao Li's heart seemed to skip a beat.
As if sensing Zhao Li's gaze, Ye Yunsheng came back to herself. She quickly hid her shyness and shook her head, her cherry lips parting slightly. "Zhao Li, I have some things I need to do."
Although Zhao Li had been mentally prepared for Ye Yunsheng's answer, he had still held onto a sliver of hope when he asked.
Zhao Li knew what she was talking about. He said to Ye Yunsheng, "I will do those things."
"We'll each use our own methods. We just hope to bring a little change to the world," Ye Yunsheng, being the person she was, naturally wouldn't easily give up her ideas.
Zhao Li was silent. Ye Yunsheng's clear voice came again, "Zhao Li, teach me how to cultivate."
Ye Yunsheng wasn't coy; she stated her idea openly and generously.
Zhao Li was stunned for a moment when he heard this, not expecting Ye Yunsheng to say such a thing.
He immediately remembered that Ye Yunsheng could already initially control the vast energy within her body. Cultivating would surely be twice the result with half the effort, progressing by leaps and bounds.
"Okay," Zhao Li agreed.
In the following days, Zhao Li spent all his time tutoring Ye Yunsheng.
Zhao Li told Ye Yunsheng everything he knew: his cultivation insights, the Cultivation Techniques he had learned, and some unique concepts and ideas. Fortunately, Ye Yunsheng had some foundation; her brother had put in a lot of effort to help her.
This day, it had been over a month since Zhao Li came down the mountain.
"It's about time to go back," Zhao Li watched as Ye Yunsheng quickly got on the right track, her strength changing day by day. From condensing her Qi Cyclone until now, it had been a full month, yet Ye Yunsheng had reached the threshold of a Dou Master.
After a long time, Ye Yunsheng finished cultivating. Although she couldn't break through to Dou Master in one go, she had made significant progress.
"Cultivating with a Special Constitution is truly blessed by nature, it's enviable," Zhao Li said enviously.
"Stop being silly. If it weren't for you, I would still..." Ye Yunsheng rolled her eyes at Zhao Li.
Seeing this, Zhao Li quickly interrupted, not wanting to continue the topic. He didn't want Ye Yunsheng to keep remembering this matter and only remember the favor afterward.
"Let's not talk about that. Yunsheng, you're also about to break through to Dou Master. In Qingzhou City, you can be considered a minor expert, but the Dou Qi Continent is very large. Even Dou Emperors and Dou Sects aren't top-ranked on the continent. I know what you want to do, but those things all require strength. This is a Cultivation Technique I created myself. Take it. No matter what, I hope you prioritize your own safety."
Zhao Li also gave his Cultivation Technique to Ye Yunsheng, repeating the words he had said many times before.
The rules formed over millions of years on the Dou Qi Continent couldn't be easily changed. It might even mean becoming an enemy of the entire world. Small disturbances might not matter, but if they touched upon the interests of those Ancient Clans and powerful individuals, conflict would be inevitable. Without sufficient strength, nothing could be accomplished.
As if sensing the impending Departure, Ye Yunsheng just listened quietly.
After Zhao Li finished his rambling, Ye Yunsheng lightly nodded, said she understood, and then left to make dinner.
Zhao Li looked at her graceful figure, his heart still complicated. He didn't want her to face it alone, nor could he persuade her to change her mind.
Zhao Li wasn't afraid of being arrogant. Based on his talent and his exploration of the path of cultivation, as long as he accumulated enough, he could completely achieve 'Prove the Dao with Strength', reaching the peak of Dou Sheng and becoming one of the few people with the most authority. Although changes from top to bottom would always have many problems and wouldn't be as thorough, it was still better than starting from the bottom and completely breaking everything to rebuild.
"After returning this time and studying with my teacher for a while, it's about time for me to go out and explore," Zhao Li calculated in his mind.
On a summer night, the sky was dotted with twinkling stars, like a river of fine sand spread across the blue sky. The moon cast its lonely, faint moonlight onto the mountains, dyeing the forest with a layer of silver gauze.
Zhao Li looked at the peaceful night before him, and a feeling of melancholy welled up in his heart. It seemed his spirit and body had united, and he had become a true youth again.
"Since ancient times, lovers have lamented Departure. The ancients truly didn't deceive me, but I cannot be as open-minded as them," Zhao Li whispered as he looked at the night sky, then returned to his cave dwelling and began to cultivate.
On the other side, Ye Yunsheng put down her pen and gazed for a long time in the direction of Zhao Li.
Ye Yunsheng withdrew her gaze, her eyes filled with determination and hope. She murmured softly, "I will." But it was unclear who she was responding to...
The next morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten. The night was about to retreat, and a red sun slowly rose, the dawn light slowly waking the sleeping creatures.
Zhao Li got up, walked out of his cave dwelling, and faced the blush of the morning glow in the east. A morning breeze blew by, seemingly carrying away the sorrow of Departure. His mood brightened considerably.
"Yunsheng, I'm leaving," Zhao Li called out loudly as he approached the cabin.
There was no response.
Zhao Li went inside and immediately saw the letter left on the table. Moistened by the humidity in the valley, the ink hadn't yet dried.
Zhao Li felt a bad premonition in his heart. He picked it up and read it.
"Zhao Li, I'm leaving.
I know you will also do the things I am doing, but in the end, I am unwilling to just watch your back from behind.
These thoughts of mine might be a little childish, but that is truly how I feel.
I also understand how many difficulties those things will have, but in the end, someone has to do them for there to be a better possibility.
I won't let you bear all of this alone.
On the Dou Qi Continent, the strong are respected. Fairness and justice need to be measured by strength. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns,
Someone must rise to the challenge and never retreat to bring hope to the countless people like the me of the past.
Don't worry about me, Ye Yunsheng."
After a long silence, Zhao Li put down the letter. As expected, Ye Yunsheng had already left.
"Yunsheng, you didn't even give me a chance to say goodbye," Zhao Li chuckled self-deprecatingly.
You're the one to blame, acting all hesitant and indecisive like a woman. With her perceptiveness, she must have noticed my intention to leave, Zhao Li thought, feeling helpless but sending his blessings.
"Don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead; who in the world doesn't know you?"
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