Facing Mu Qingge's questioning, Lin Cheng's expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
Although he had already made up his mind, he could not calm down completely.
Lin Cheng was a human after all, not a god without any humanity.
He shifted his gaze away from this tear-stained and lovable woman's face, afraid that his heart would waver.
Looking up at the endless sky, Lin Cheng's tone was distant and carried some yearning as he said,"My martial arts is the strongest in all of history. Even if I can look down on all the laws and regulations in this world, I am ultimately no match for time.”
"After a few years, I won't be any different from the other martial arts legends. The era of invincibility will eventually come to an end.”
" It will be like those martial arts legends of the past, forgotten by the world in the end. Only a small number of people will remember it, but that's not what I want.”
"I want to live. I want to live to see the scenery thousands of years later. I want to see if the end of the horizon is the endless abyss that the ancients mentioned. I want to see what the stars in the nine heavens look like.”
"I want to know if the world we live in is the only one, and if there are other worlds.”
"Therefore, I have to seize every moment in my remaining life to cultivate and fight with the Death God. I hope to reach the realm of immortality before my lifespan is exhausted.”
"Qingge, you're very good. It's just that I have more important things to do.”
In the pavilion, the warm evening breeze reflected the setting sun, causing Mu Qingge's black hair to flutter.
It also made the tear-stained Mu Qingge look even more delicate and moving.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she subconsciously said,""Although there have been legends of divine immortals and Buddhas since ancient times, they were only fabricated by our human ancestors in order to have enough will to resist the unknown in nature. How can they be taken seriously?”
"Before me, who would have thought that martial arts could reach such a level?”
Lin Cheng replied calmly with determination.
Mu Qingge was silent.
That's right. No one had ever thought that her zither skills could reach her current level.
Normally, she would not ask such a question that was beneath her standards, but at this moment, her heart was in a mess.
Lin Cheng's serious words made Mu Qingge completely confirm that he was not just trying to brush her off. He really meant what he said.
There was no other reason for him to reject her. He only wanted to obtain stronger martial arts and live a long life.
Mu Qingge didn't ask Lin Cheng what he would do if he failed. This was Lin Cheng's dream, the career he wanted to pursue for the rest of his life.
Even if he knew that there was a high chance of failure, he couldn't give up from the start.
It was precisely because she understood this that Mu Qingge cried even more sadly.
She knew that there was no turning back this time.
She once thought that as the number one talented woman in the world, even if her martial arts were not as good as Lin Cheng's, with her outstanding beauty and zither skills, she could always help Lin Cheng send loneliness aside from cultivation.
She was qualified to be by Lin Cheng's side.
She could be a perfect wife, give birth to his children and carry on the family line. She could manage the family business and nurture his descendants.
However, at this moment, Mu Qingge realized that she did not have the qualifications to accompany Lin Cheng.
What the other party pursued was something that he could never reach in his life.
At this moment, even if Lin Cheng was willing to stop moving forward for Mu Qingge, she could not accept it.
Even if a woman could not help the man she loved, she should not drag him down.
Therefore, Mu Qingge eventually chose to give up and not persist.
"I hope you have a safe journey."
Mu Qingge covered her face with her sleeves and wiped away her tears. She did not want Lin Cheng to see her in such a sorry state, so she choked on her sobs.
Then, without looking at Lin Cheng, he staggered away.
She didn't turn back, afraid that she would regret it and beg Lin Cheng to give up on pursuing his illusory dream and stay for her.
That wasn't something a close female friend should do.
Lin Cheng stared in the direction where Mu Qingge's sedan chair had disappeared and didn't shift his gaze for a long time.
Have a smooth journey. Can it really be smooth?
"Sigh…"
In the end, Lin Cheng could not help but let out a long sigh.
"Your Majesty, are you really willing?"
Zhang Hai's figure quietly appeared.
He didn't hear what Lin Cheng and Mu Qingge had said, but he knew that Lin Cheng had ultimately rejected the girl whom he had once fallen for.
Zhang Hai, who had been a eunuch since he was young, did not know what love was, but he understood the pain of wanting but not being able to have it.
In the end, Lin Cheng was still alone.
"So what if you can't bear to? He couldn't just walk into the abyss when he knew that the direction was wrong.”
Lin Cheng seemed to be explaining to Zhang Hai, but also seemed to be explaining to himself.
How could he not want to chase Mu Qingge back after she left? He hugged her tear-stained face and comforted her carefully. He earnestly promised that he would marry her, but his rationality stopped him.
The environment in this world was too cruel, and it did not allow him to have a long life with his red sleeves.
How could he not know about the future? At least at this moment, Lin Cheng needed to make a choice.
It was too stupid to hold onto a love that was destined to be worn down in daily life and become a skeleton in the grave.
Zhang Hai didn't say anything else. He accompanied Lin Cheng and stood silently on the pavilion.
As time passed, the last ray of sunlight disappeared from the horizon. The melancholy and reluctance in Lin Cheng's heart also gradually disappeared.
When the moonlight sprinkled down from the sky and covered everything in the world with silver, Lin Cheng's heart was finally left with an indomitable determination.
"Let's go, it's time to leave this place."
In the pavilion, Lin Cheng waited for the guard who had gone to the Mu family mansion to deliver the deed to the Carefree Village and the servant's contract to return before breaking the silence.
Silently, the 32 guards who followed Lin Cheng appeared in the surroundings.
The sound of clothes rustling in the wind could be heard, and the group of people quickly disappeared.
Outside Qingyang County, Lin Cheng took one last look in the direction of the shogunate.
Then, he turned around and left.
The road ahead was long.
This time, he would never look back!
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