"The world isn't as simple as you imagine."
Azure Dragon turned his head and looked deeply at Evan Lin: "You can't understand how heavy the burdens I carry truly are."
"I'm someone who could die at any moment. There's no reason to let Autumn Zheng waste her life on someone like me."
"She came to this world for a brief journey. I only hope she finds peace and happiness. If happiness is too hard, then at least let her be safe."
Azure Dragon spoke calmly, neither sad nor joyful, his words carrying a sense of certainty and an uncompromising resolve.
After finishing his words, Azure Dragon strode forward, his green robe fluttering, one foot raised at the waist, and his figure quickly disappeared from Evan Lin's sight.
Evan Lin remained silent, his gaze cool and distant.
Only after Azure Dragon had been gone for a long while did Evan Lin slowly stand up.
"Peace and happiness... If there's no happiness, what's the point of peace?"
Evan Lin shook his head.
"Those involved are confused; those watching from the outside see clearly."
Evan Lin couldn't be bothered to get involved in the emotional knot between Azure Dragon and Autumn Zheng. To him, such things were simply not worth understanding.
Speaking of which, Evan Lin, once the Nine Mysteries Immortal Lord, still hasn't truly been in a relationship.
Single for hundreds of years—honestly, it's pretty embarrassing.
Went back to class, attended lectures, ate, returned to the dorm.
These days, he mostly hung out with Eric Wang and Ming Zhao at the library, surfed the web, while Tyler Tan spent his time getting cozy with his senior girlfriend.
Life was peaceful.
During this time, Evan Lin also received a call from Selina Wu.
On the other end, Selina Wu seemed pretty busy lately, helping out with family matters. She didn't say exactly what, and Evan Lin didn't ask.
Girls like Selina Wu, independent and carefree enough to just grab a backpack and go wherever she wants, are a beautiful sight no matter where they are.
Selina Wu didn't try to avoid or force things with Evan Lin; she just let their relationship unfold naturally.
Martin Wu had bugged Evan Lin more than once, asking for real martial arts training—dreaming of mastering inner strength, breaking through to Vajra, and reaching Pointing-to-Mystery.
Evan Lin didn't really say yes or no—he just tossed Martin a boxing manual and let him practice by himself, without much guidance.
"Allen Ju's status at home is solid now. He said next time you come to Beijing, you guys should have drinks and barbecue—he'll make it himself."
On the phone, Selina Wu yawned, then casually mentioned, "Last time I went to Beijing University for an economics lecture, I bumped into Lynn Chen."
"She's really nice."
Selina Wu chatted about everyday stuff, random topics, and Evan Lin just kept her company, talking along.
When Lynn Chen came up, Evan Lin realized he really hadn't reached out to her in ages.
But maybe that's not such a bad thing.
Evan Lin wasn't great at handling emotions—no experience, really. These days, he's mostly just waiting for Moonshade to show up and take him to that mysterious place.
If his guess was right, that mysterious place was full of relics left by ancient cultivators—probably even had spiritual energy.
As long as there's spiritual energy, he can cultivate—and maybe even wake up Lily Shaw from the Soul-Sacrifice Beauty Scroll.
Right now, Evan Lin's at late Foundation stage, just a step from the peak. After that, he'll form his Golden Core, and finally have the guts to go to Ninewood Forest and crack open that giant floating coffin.
"Oh yeah, when are you coming to Beijing? In a few days, I might head back to Oceanport."
Selina Wu seemed to remember something.
"If I get a chance, I'll swing by."
Evan Lin thought for a second. "Got any plans after you get back to Oceanport?"
"If you're bored and want a job, check out Angel Epoch—they're short-handed right now."
That was just a random idea Evan Lin had.
Nothing special, really—just that Lily Zhong headed to Hong Kong a few days ago to start handling the Li family's business.