Douluo: Why is Qian Renxue not in love anymore?

Chapter 33 Tang San’s First Spirit Ring (3)

"Okay, okay, Xiao San, it's very difficult to cultivate as a soul master. Your current period is the best age for growth. Don't let other things delay your cultivation. Remember my words, women will only affect the speed of our cultivation, so the more beautiful a woman is, the more you should stay away from her."

As soon as Li Muyun finished speaking, he moved slightly, and the air around him seemed to solidify, and an indescribable noble aura suddenly spread.

He just raised his right hand with his palm facing up, and with a slight buzzing sound, a gorgeous blue phoenix appeared out of thin air. As its wings spread, circles of bright blue light ripples were created, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

The blue phoenix raised its head and cried, its voice clear and pleasant. Five soul rings slowly rose from under its feet, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black. Each one contained astonishing energy fluctuations, especially the black soul ring, which exuded a heart-pounding sense of oppression, demonstrating Li Muyun's profound cultivation and extraordinary strength.

"This is my martial soul, the Blue Phoenix." Li Muyun's voice was calm and deep, his eyes flashing with persistence and confidence in power. He spoke again, "Xiao San, do you know that the reason why I can move so fast on the road of cultivation is because I have no distractions and am devoted to the Tao."

"To me, those love and emotions are stumbling blocks on the road of cultivation. Only by abandoning these distracting thoughts can the soul become purer and the soul power become more condensed. So, do you understand what I mean?"

Tang San looked at Li Muyun's five-ring shining blue phoenix spirit, with both admiration and confusion in his eyes. He frowned slightly, as if he was struggling fiercely deep in his heart.

“Brother Muyun, I…” Tang San spoke, his voice slightly hesitant, but with a hint of determination, “I understand what you mean, the pursuit of power and the purity of the path of cultivation, but…”

“But I also believe that a truly strong person is not just a person with a lot of strength, but also a person with rich emotions and tenacity.”

Tang San continued, his tone more resolute, "Emotions can sometimes be our strongest backing, giving us the strength to persevere in adversity. I think that on the road of cultivation, I may not be able to completely abandon emotions, but I will try to make them the driving force for my progress, rather than a stumbling block."

Li Muyun was silent. He was at a loss for words after being tricked by Tang San. Why didn't he play by the rules?

Suddenly, a cold and mechanical voice sounded in Li Muyun's mind, ["Host, Tang San and Xiao Wu's meeting is a track that has long been engraved on the wheel of fate. You cannot change it. Give up those unrealistic fantasies and focus on conquering Qian Renxue. This is your only way out."]

Li Muyun frowned. The cold voice of the system in his mind seemed to pass through his heart. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his inner waves.

Before his eyes, Tang San's words were still echoing in his ears. His persistence and perseverance in emotions made him begin to question his own path.

"System, you said that I have been trying to capture Qian Renxue. Is there something wrong with the method I used? Otherwise, why is Qian Renxue's favorability towards me less than 60%?"

He whispered to himself, his voice revealing a hint of unwillingness and confusion. The air around him seemed to freeze, and Li Muyun's eyes flickered in the morning light, as if they were engaged in a silent contest.

Suddenly, he closed his eyes, and Qian Renxue's cold and aloof figure emerged in his mind, as well as the tenderness and fragility she occasionally revealed.

An inexplicable emotion arose spontaneously, making him realize that perhaps the real strategy was not just superficial approach and flattery, but understanding, respect, and the determination to support her.

Is it because I never confessed my feelings to her that my favorability rating has never increased?

No, I have to find Qian Renxue and tell her that I really like her.

But do I really like her?

Like..., or dislike?
“……”One month later.

The sunlight filtered through the sparse clouds, dappling onto the forest path. Li Muyun's figure was stretched out, making him look particularly lonely.

Xiao Ai followed him, skipping and jumping, her big eyes sparkling with curiosity and mischief. She suddenly stopped, looked up at Li Muyun, a sly smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"Brother Muyun, are you thinking about Sister Xiaoxue again?" Her voice was clear and pleasant, like a mountain stream, instantly breaking the tranquility around her.

Li Muyun paused slightly, a hint of barely perceptible panic flashed across his eyes, and then he quickly regained his composure, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Me? Did I? No, right? I was just thinking about cultivation."

When Xiao Ai heard this, her eyes became even more cunning, as if she had caught some interesting secret. She trotted forward and walked around to Li Muyun. She put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and stared at him with her big eyes, as if she wanted to see through his thoughts.

"Really? Really? Brother Muyun, you really don't miss Sister Xiaoxue?"

There was a hint of teasing and curiosity in Xiao Ai's voice, as if she really wanted to find the answer from every subtle expression of his.

Li Muyun felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her. His eyes flickered and the bitter smile on the corner of his mouth gradually solidified and finally turned into a helpless sigh.

He gently raised his hand, wanting to rub Xiao Ai's head, but stopped in mid-air. Finally, he put his hand down and looked into the distance, with a barely perceptible tenderness and firmness in his voice:
"Okay, Xiao Ai, I admit that I do think of her occasionally. But it's not just because of affection, it's also a kind of concern for my companions and expectations for the future."

Xiao Ai heard this and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, as if she had found some fun game. She jumped and suggested:

"Is that so? Why don't we go to Tiandou City to look for her? I heard there's a grand soul master exchange meeting going on there recently, maybe Sister Xiaoxue will go there too!"

Li Muyun frowned slightly, looking into the distance with deep eyes, as if weighing something. Then he slowly shook his head, "No, let's go back to the Spirit Hall."

When Xiao Ai heard this, she immediately became unhappy. She pulled Li Muyun's sleeve and shook it gently, with a coquettish and expectant tone: "But Brother Muyun, we really still have unfinished tasks in Tiandou City!"

"There's a mission, so why don't you hurry up?" There was a barely perceptible urgency in Li Muyun's words, as if even he himself had not expected to make the decision so quickly.

He turned around and strode forward, but he could not hide the subtle emotions in his heart caused by Xiao Ai's touching.

Seeing this, Xiao Ai raised a triumphant smile, her eyes flashing with cunning and excitement. She followed closely behind Li Muyun, clutching the corner of his clothes tightly with her little hands, jumping around like the happiest elf in the forest.

"Brother Muyun, you said you didn't miss Sister Xiaoxue, but you clearly like her and you won't admit it!"

Xiao Ai's voice was clear and pleasant, with a bit of childish mischief. She deliberately emphasized the word "like", as if this would reveal the secret in Li Muyun's heart.

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