The sun sets over the western hills.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the ancient city of Jing’an is bustling with activity, teeming with people.
Every household is already adorned with festive lanterns, colorful decorations like stars adorning the night sky, illuminating the broad streets.
After eating the last small piece of mooncake, Zhu Nanzhi brought her fingers to her lips, extending her little tongue to lick off the sugary filling.
The cute and charming gesture immediately caught Lu Jin’an’s attention.
"Hmm?" Zhu Nanzhi tilted her head and looked at him, "What’s the matter?"
Lu Jin’an’s gaze swept over her alabaster fingers, and he smiled gently, "Is it delicious?"
"Delicious!" Zhu Nanzhi nodded vigorously, "Husband’s filling is delicious!"
"Did you say that on purpose?" Mu Qingyue asked lightly.
"Guess?" Zhu Nanzhi gave a soft hum, then looked at the bustling street and said to Lu Jin’an, "Back when our Human Clan first embarked on the Immortal Path, everyone said that to become an Immortal, one must abandon all emotions and desires...
But after all these years, fortunately, we’ve discarded that mindset."
"To abandon emotions and desires for immortality, to live in the mortal world’s fleeting morning and dusk, how dull that would be." Zhu Nanzhi hugged Lu Jin’an’s arm, "Right, husband?"
Lu Jin’an responded with a "mm," "That’s why I think your Qingmiao Palace’s Forget Love Path is most suitable for the Immortal Path.
Starting with Awakened Emotion, deep feelings, Extreme Emotion leading to Forgetting Emotions, but with the seed of emotions in the heart, not trapped by emotions, not disturbed in mind, not fixated on thoughts."
"It’s our Qingmiao Palace," Zhu Nanzhi corrected, "It will be husband’s family home in the future!"
"Right." Lu Jin’an raised his hand and pinched her cheek, "But I’m mainly emphasizing the Forget Love Path."
"The Forget Love Path is indeed almost a perfect Immortal Path," Mu Qingyue said, "but many cultivators find it hard to comprehend the realm of ’Forget emotions after experiencing them’... Without achieving this, the Forget Love Path cannot progress further."
She ’looked’ at the jade pendant at Zhu Nanzhi’s waist once, "You’re an odd person, but you can do it, which I find quite unbelievable."
Hearing her Senior Sister’s voice, Lu Jin’an thought to himself that a part of their effort laid unnoticed but was an achievement of his own careful groundwork.
Otherwise, just based on Nanzhi’s personality in the Nanzhuo Domain back then, her Forget Love Path would have already encountered problems.
However, even now, Lu Jin’an still couldn’t fully understand the primary reason for Nanzhi’s rapid transformation.
"Unbelievable?" Zhu Nanzhi tapped her chin with her fingertip, "I think it’s quite normal."
"If it’s normal, then it’s alright." Lu Jin’an wrapped his arm around her shoulder, "You for me, me for you, right?"
"That’s the way it is~" Zhu Nanzhi kissed his face, beaming with a smile, "Husband’s matters are my matters~"
Compared to her Senior Sister, Nanzhi’s fondness has always been unabashedly apparent in her words.
Though hugging his arm with a bit of strength, he fully felt that comfortable and gentle fragrance.
However, Lu Jin’an knew this was already a subconscious habit of Zhu Nanzhi, so with a usual expression, he said, "Let’s go shopping over there... the street is full of food."
"Alright." Zhu Nanzhi’s steps became a bit more lively, "Is there a shop you often frequent, husband?"
"Yes." Lu Jin’an nodded, "But tonight, I’ll take you to eat what you like."
"Really?" Mu Qingyue perked up with interest.
Lu Jin’an gently tugged at his Senior Sister’s silvery-white ponytail, "Don’t get it wrong."
"The one misinterpreting is Junior Brother." Mu Qingyue smiled, "I didn’t say anything."
"You are too easy to guess!" Zhu Nanzhi leaned forward, tilting her head to look at Mu Qingyue, "Your mind is full of such things... Come, let me take a look at that ’Divine Book.’
"Companion Junior Brother, don’t get distracted."
"Are you afraid I won’t learn?" Zhu Nanzhi lightly snorted, "That thin book, how much can it write?"
"Words are not many..." Mu Qingyue paused, her eyes covered by a black cloth ’looking’ in a certain direction, "Mom..."
"Mom?" Zhu Nanzhi blinked for a moment, then followed her gaze, her azure blue eyes widening a bit, "Master?"
Not far away, Pei Wanyu and Xiao Yinruo were watching the lantern display at a stall, seemingly wanting to personally experience the custom of ’lighting lamps to assist the moonlight.’
Nonetheless, although the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the three major Lantern Festivals, it is not as grand as the Lantern Festival, so there are not many types of lanterns at the stalls.
"Are they also here for a stroll?" Zhu Nanzhi was surprised, "Did they come after us right after we left?"
"Possibly." Lu Jin’an said, "Let’s go greet them... we can’t just ignore them."
"Mm." Zhu Nanzhi still intimately clung to Lu Jin’an’s arm, raising her voice slightly as they approached, "Master."
Xiao Yinruo suddenly turned her head, seemingly surprised at how her good disciple found her.
She instinctively nudged Pei Wanyu’s arm, "Did you remove the barrier?"
"Ah~" Pei Wanyu covered her mouth apologetically, "I was enchanted by these lanterns, sorry~"
Hearing her friend’s voice laden with laughter, Xiao Yinruo could easily guess that Wanyu did it on purpose.
She couldn’t help but glare at Wanyu, then quickly maintained a soft smile as she gently nodded at Nanzhi.
Xiao Yinruo felt a pang of curiosity: What did Wanyu mean by discreetly removing the barrier?
Wasn’t it about strolling separately, then seeing if there’s any chance for ’empathy’?
’Does Wanyu not want me to empathize? If so, what’s the reason?’
Xiao Yinruo quietly observed Pei Wanyu, while Wanyu watched Zhu Nanzhi approaching with a playful gaze.
Xiao Yinruo realized, oh, her friend just wanted to see her expression after being discovered by Nanzhi...
’Still so mischievous...’
Xiao Yinruo rolled her eyes helplessly at Pei Wanyu, thinking to herself, I can still empathize with your disciple, and yet you still have the heart for mischievousness!?
After all, being from the Demon Clan, the thoughts are indeed wild!