Chapter 143: Chapter 104: One Lotus (Part 4)

Chu Xuan caught up in time, but since Li Yuanshan didn’t make a move, he didn’t either.

Qingqing wiped her tears and asked, "Ayue, listen to me, do you want to go back with me, or return to the mountains and wilds?"

"If you truly want to leave, I can beg the immortal to help save you."

Li Yuanshan stood with a stern face and said nothing, waiting for the horse demon to give an answer.

"Go back, go back, I want to be with Qingqing, together forever."

Ayue’s words were stumbling, but the meaning was clear, and her gaze was filled with deep affection for her lover.

Li Yuanshan frowned, "It seems I overestimated this demon’s wisdom; maybe she didn’t understand what we just discussed."

"Shut up!" Qingqing yelled at the Daoist in front of him, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Ayue isn’t a fool, she’s just innocent. She said she wants to go back with me, so I’ll take her even if I die."

Facing a mortal’s offense, Li Yuanshan remained indifferent, only wiping the saliva from his face.

"That’s just your opinion, and it doesn’t represent the truth."

"Then let me talk to her. Could you please step aside for a moment?" Chu Xuan smiled.

Li Yuanshan hesitated for a moment but eventually gave way, though he stopped Qingqing from rushing forward.

Chu Xuan came to the cage, squatted down, and said warmly, "Don’t be afraid, we are Qingqing’s friends."

The little figure in the cage retreated a few steps, clutched her chest with her hands, and nodded with some hope.

"Earlier, the Daoist told Qingqing three reasons why humans and demons can’t be together. Did you understand?"

Ayue nodded and shook her head, "Mostly understood."

"Okay, let’s discuss the first one: being with Qingqing for a long time harms him. Maybe you didn’t know before, but now that you do, are you worried?" Chu Xuan asked gently.

Ayue looked at Qingqing worriedly, nodded, and said, "Worried."

"Do you still want to be with him?"

Ayue still nodded, "Yes, despite the worry, Qingqing can’t be without me."

Qingqing was even more moved and nodded vigorously, saying, "As long as I can be with Ayue, I don’t care if I live decades shorter."

Li Yuanshan shook his head repeatedly.

Chu Xuan continued, "Okay, the second reason: will you harm Qingqing and the people around him in the future?"

Ayue shook her head forcefully, "No."

Chu Xuan smiled, "Finally, the third reason: if you have a child in the future, but he looks strange and is not accepted by the villagers in Niugou Village, what will you do?"

Ayue looked troubled, but still said, "Take him to live in the mountains, I want to be with Qingqing, together forever."

Clearly, Ayue’s intentions were very clear; she wanted to be with Qingqing, no matter what.

Even Gu Haitang, who originally didn’t agree with human-demon love, couldn’t help but soften at this scene. Such pure and beautiful love is rare even among humans, let alone between humans and demons.

Qingqing secretly wiped her tears, as if she saw her own reflection in Ayue...

Chu Xuan nodded, "One last question: in the future, Qingqing will definitely die before you, and by then, you’ll be much more in pain than you are now. Can you accept that?"

Ayue nodded, looking innocent, "By then, I’ll also die with him."

Upon hearing this, Qingqing was overwhelmed with tears, merely covering his face and sobbing.

Chu Xuan was taken aback, lost in thought.

Even Li Yuanshan fell silent, clearly unprepared for words so full of humanity to come from a demon’s mouth.

After regaining his composure, Chu Xuan spoke more gently, "Is that so? Then may you, after death, be reborn on a lotus, together for eternity."

After saying this, he stood up and looked at Li Yuanshan seriously, "Today, I will take her away, and no one can stop me."