The first time he saw someone as immortal-like, that person was Yun Qian.
"Which one do you like?" Yun Qian asked about something she cared about.
"Then all of them are my appearance."
"Miss, people can be different when facing different folks; I didn’t ask you to change."
"So..." Xu Chang’an looked into Yun Qian’s eyes: "Missy full of secrets, could you really be this weak? Miss, if you have the ability, get a better constitution, don’t always make me worry."
"That’s true, I’m really out of energy."
"I’m waiting to be pampered." Xu Chang’an said pointedly.
"I don’t know how to cook, you didn’t teach me." Yun Qian stretched out a finger: "Or go back to the island, read the books there, I can teach myself, so you can be pampered."
"I won’t ask anymore." Xu Chang’an listened to Yun Qian’s matter-of-fact words and said no more.
He also realized asking further wouldn’t reveal any secrets.
So the topic concerning Miss Yun’s past ended here.
Xu Chang’an thought about how he said so much about Yun Qian’s past was all to solidify his own resolve.
No matter what background she has, as long as he couldn’t ask for details, only vague guesses...
He still could only regard Yun Qian as the most ordinary girl, and do everything possible to enable her cultivation, for self-protection.
So, if Yun Qian really introduced someone like Sect Leader Chaoyun as her backing, maybe... he’d give up on letting Yun Qian cultivate.
"Missy keeping tight-lipped is good, or I’d possibly give up." Xu Chang’an pulled Yun Qian up by the hand.
"Keeping tight-lipped isn’t important, there’s something tighter." Yun Qian lowered her head and said: "I’m hungry."
"I prepared some snacks."
Xu Chang’an then took Yun Qian back under the canopy.
He knelt in front of the table, took out a pre-prepared small stove from under the table, and started brewing wine after putting on gloves.
The fragrance of wine gradually filled the air, Yun Qian’s face flushed slightly before even sipping, probably because of the intoxicating scenery.
She picked up a piece of pastry, took a gentle bite, looked at the moonlit lake outside, and said: "I somewhat understand now... why the wives in the books enjoy boating with their husbands."
Xu Chang’an smelled the wine aroma, looked at the blushing Yun Qian, and suddenly said: "Miss, this wine isn’t for you to drink."
"Eh?" Yun Qian was taken aback.
Xu Chang’an then took out a bottle of juice from underneath the table: "You drink this."
He wouldn’t get drunk, but Yun Qian would, so she shouldn’t drink.
The starry sky was beautiful, but in the girl’s eyes, there was a bit of dissatisfaction.
Not being able to drink wine, this boating trip for Yun Qian... was bound to be unfulfilling.
But Xu Chang’an was very fulfilled.
That night, he understood many things.
So even though it was still night, and the stars could be seen everywhere, for him, it was already dawn, dispelling the fog ahead.
The future plans became clear.
His goals were also Yun Qian’s goals, so he just had to go with the flow.
But... things never go as Xu Chang’an wished.
"I want to drink wine." Yun Qian stared at Xu Chang’an’s wine cup and said: "Together with you."
"We’ll see the teacher tomorrow." Xu Chang’an shook the wine cup.
"Drinking wine is more important than your teacher." Yun Qian’s gaze followed the shaking wine cup, thinking that no teacher should stand in the way of her drinking with her husband.
If it did, it shouldn’t exist.
"I just said, miss still has flaws." Xu Chang’an curled his lips: "Now that you’re not allowed to drink, you still like it? Earlier you said... you’d like anything I let you do."
It turned out he was teasing her.