458: Chapter 451: Understanding 458: Chapter 451: Understanding When Chen Hai planned to further his actions beyond just kissing,
Ye Qingqing showed clear signs of resistance, and she pushed Chen Hai away.
“This is Tianning Temple, a place of purity for Buddhism.
Chen Hai, please don’t do this,” she pleaded.
“Strictly speaking, I am still Li Feng’s wife, although I have become a nun, we haven’t truly divorced.”
“I feel guilty, and it makes me feel very sorry towards him!”
“You still look youthful, as if you’re still a young man, with your abilities, what woman could you not have?
Why persist on chasing after an old lady like me?”
Her cheeks still flushed, Ye Qingqing gazed directly at Chen Hai in front of her, her expression filled with bitterness as she sighed.
Sometimes, although she couldn’t help her feelings,
now, she was past the age where romantic feelings first blossom, and despite feeling some emotions, she still maintained some clarity and reason.
“So, the reason you became a nun is because you felt there is a great age difference between us?”
“In terms of actual age, we’re not much different, it’s only a difference in appearance.
I don’t mind it, why do you care?”
“Regarding Li Feng, you two probably didn’t have much affection, from the very beginning, your heart has only ever had me, hasn’t it?”
“In that case, what are you hesitating for?
What are you concerned about?”
…
Without any further actions, Chen Hai just sat on the bed, looking straight at Ye Qingqing, and spoke word by word.
Previously, he had always been puzzled after seeing Qingqing become a nun after meeting him.
But now, after hearing her words, a flash of insight struck him as he finally realized the cruel fact of their vast difference in appearance.
With her head lowered, Ye Qingqing remained silent.
If the present Chen Hai looked to be the level of an uncle, perhaps she would have already divorced Li Feng and truly returned to his side.
But currently, he still looked like a young man in his early twenties…
Facing this situation, what could Ye Qingqing do?
Although it’s true that their ages are similar, only they themselves knew this.
If the two of them were together, to others it would look like a young man with an old aunt.
“Silence means consent!”
“Qingqing, I understand your feelings; you don’t really need to worry about these.”
“How others see me, Chen Hai, never bothers me; worldly gossip, if you feel it would embarrass you, we could simply find a secluded place far from the mortal world and live in seclusion!”
“Or perhaps, if fate allows, I might also be able to find a way for you to keep your youthful appearance?”
After gazing at Ye Qingqing for a while, Chen Hai sighed and spoke.
The biggest barrier between a cultivator and a normal person lies within time.
Previously, Chen Hai didn’t have much feeling about this.
But this time, in Hokkaido’s Great Snow Mountain, he accidentally spent twenty to thirty years in retreat, and truly experienced what’s called a sea change into mulberry fields, things remain but people change!
Regarding this, Chen Hai didn’t have a good solution!
Eternal life and everlasting youth seem a bit far-fetched.
Throughout the thousands of years of Yanhuang Country’s history, numerous emperors spent incalculable manpower and resources, yet they still couldn’t attain it, ultimately turning into dust.
Whether he could achieve eternal life, Chen Hai wasn’t sure, but everlasting youth, he seemed to have managed indeed!
But his path can’t be replicated; his current capacities, that’s solely due to luck.
If a normal person could achieve immortality and youthfulness just with a little help from others, then cultivation would be far too easy.
This world hasn’t seen any True Men for many hundreds of years; if cultivation were so easy, such situations would not happen!
No matter what Chen Hai said, Ye Qingqing still remained silent.
The cruel fact of their apparent age difference has always been the biggest issue between her and Chen Hai.
Chen Hai might not care about these, but she herself couldn’t get over her own emotional hurdle.
“Before coming to Capital City, I went to Myanmar North!”
“There, I was surrounded by thousands of soldiers from the Kachin Army.
Do you know who was behind it?
It was Li Feng!”
“It seems that because of your conversion to Buddhism, he has a deep-seated hatred for me…”
Seeing Ye Qingqing in this state, after thinking for a while, Chen Hai spoke again.
“Ah…” Ye Qingqing, who had been silent all along, finally showed her emotions and couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Thousands of soldiers surrounded you, are you alright?” With a look of concern, she grabbed Chen Hai’s wrist, examining him thoroughly.
Fortunately, apart from Chen Hai’s bald head being a bit eye-catching, she didn’t see any injuries on his body.
“Don’t worry, Qingqing.
In the face of absolute strength, no matter how numerous, they are just mere chickens and dogs.
Those few thousand soldiers from the Kachin Army couldn’t hurt me!”
“Upon hearing about this, you don’t ask about Li Feng, but you’re only concerned about whether I was hurt?”
“See, I knew it, you’ve always been deeply in love with me, aren’t you still unwilling to admit it?”
Ye Qingqing’s anxious demeanor was caught by Chen Hai, and he grinned and chuckled.
“Li Feng and I are merely nominal spouses.
What he needs isn’t me, but the support of the Ye Family!”
“But even if I’ve always loved you and waited for you to come back, what can I do?”
“There’s a distinction between immortals and mortals, now, you and I might already belong to two different worlds!”
Faced with Chen Hai’s persistent questions, Ye Qingqing finally couldn’t hold back and burst into tears, covering her face.
“What distinction between immortals and mortals?
I haven’t become immortal; I am still just an ordinary person, Qingqing, don’t think too much!”
“This life, this life of Chen Hai, is dedicated to only one woman, you.
If you don’t leave, I will not abandon.”
“Even if I truly become an immortal, what’s the point if I do not have you by my side?”
Seeing Ye Qingqing like this, Chen Hai felt an inexplicable pang of heartache.
He embraced her in his arms and gently patted her back to comfort her.
Facing Chen Hai’s gesture, this time, Ye Qingqing didn’t resist.
She buried her head in Chen Hai’s chest, seemingly enjoying the brief warmth his embrace provided.
“What are you planning to do about Li Feng?” After a while, when her mood had somewhat stabilized, Ye Qingqing finally brought up this issue.
After a brief pause, she added, “For over ten years of our marriage, we have been leading separate lives!”
“I can see that he has always been very unsatisfied with me, but on the surface, he respects me and treats me quite well.”
“I really am sorry; because of me, he harbors resentment towards you, which is understandable and forgivable.”
“His order to utilize the Kachin Army against you was certainly wrong, but it didn’t cause you much actual harm.
Can you consider, for my sake…”
At this point, Ye Qingqing stopped and didn’t continue.
Still in Chen Hai’s embrace, she merely lifted her head and looked at him, her face carrying a few traces of evident pleading.
One was her nominal husband; the other was the love of her heart…
She had always deeply loved Chen Hai; this was indeed true.
But towards Li Feng, she harbored no hatred, rather she always felt indebted to him.
If possible, she definitely didn’t want to see anything intense happen between them because of her!
“Knowing the kind of person Li Feng is, I certainly won’t act rashly!”
“Rest assured, Qingqing, I will definitely handle his matter properly!”
“Initially, I even thought of visiting Capital City to see you and then heading to Yuedong to meet Uncle Ye.”
“Perhaps, I can persuade him to give me a satisfactory answer regarding Li Feng’s matter!”
Calm and collected, Chen Hai smiled and explained.
Hearing Chen Hai say this, Ye Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.