The Tao is far away

Wang Chi was delighted: "Situ, you finally woke up. How is your recovery?" Situ had been sleeping for a long time and finally woke up.

Situ said slowly: "Yes, I woke up."

"Find an inn first. I have something to tell you!"

Wang Chi nodded, and Wang Buyan also wanted to take a break.

After randomly finding an inn in the capital, Wang Chi booked two upper rooms.

Wang Chi had no gold or silver jewelry like the mortal world, so he could only ask Wang Buyan to pay the money. When she secretly left home, she took all her savings with her.

In the room, Xue Lian stood aside, Situ's figure gradually emerged, and his eyes turned to Wang Chi.

"That girl must be your master's daughter, right? Why is she following you?"

Wang Chi hesitated for a moment, but finally told Situ everything that had happened, from leaving the Mulan Mountains, to accidentally rescuing Wang Buyan, to his subsequent experiences, without hiding any details.

Situ listened quietly, his eyes sometimes solemn, sometimes revealing sympathy.

After Wang Chi finished speaking, Situ fell into deep thought. After a long while, he sighed: "Alas!"

Then, he turned to Wang Chi and asked, "So, what are you going to do? Just let her follow you like this?"

Wang Chi opened his mouth, but the words seemed stuck in his throat.

He stood up, found a chair and sat down, looking embarrassed.

Wang Chi's palm unconsciously stroked the table, as if seeking comfort.

"I don't know what to do either!" Wang Chi's voice was low. "I didn't think so much when I took her away from the Wang family."

Wang Chi's eyes revealed a trace of confusion: "During this period of time with her, I...I found that I began to get used to the days with her around."

When there are some moments, I want them to last forever.

Situ nodded slowly, his tone becoming steady and realistic: "You are still young and full of vigor. It is human nature to have feelings for the opposite sex."

He paused, and continued, "If she also has spiritual roots and can practice, you can naturally consider becoming a Taoist partner with her, practicing together, and living together as a couple."

Situ changed the subject and said seriously, "But she is a mortal with a short life span of only a hundred years. And you are about to break through the constraints of Qi Refining, and your life span may reach two hundred years or even longer."

He looked at Wang Chi with a straightforward look: "I think you should understand what I'm going to say next."

Wang Chi was silent. The love between monks and mortals is often full of tragedy because of the huge difference in life lengths.

The life of a mortal is like the morning dew, fleeting.

Although Wang Chi has feelings for her in his heart, he also knows what kind of future he will face if he chooses Wang Buyan.

Wang Chi took a deep breath, looked up at the pedestrians outside the window, and his heart was filled with ups and downs.

Perhaps this is a test on the road of cultivation, not only a test of Wang Chi's cultivation, but also a test of his character.

Situ's voice became heavy: "The path of cultivation is lonely. If you fall in love with a mortal, you will eventually face all kinds of insurmountable obstacles."

"The immortals and the mortals are two different worlds. They may intertwine, but they will eventually separate."

Wang Chi listened quietly, his heart in turmoil.

At the beginning, Wang Chi had considered these consequences, but every time he saw Wang Buyan’s face filled with joy, his heart seemed to melt, and he couldn’t resist the warm feeling.

If, after saving Wang Buyan, when she confessed her feelings to him, he had not responded to her feelings so rashly, perhaps everything would have been different.

But - love always comes suddenly.

Now, he was caught in a dilemma - not only did he hurt Wang Buyan, but he also suffered unspeakable pain in his heart.

Wang Chi closed his eyes and felt deeply in his heart.

Situ looked at Wang Chi quietly. Although he said nothing, a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"I understand!" Wang Chi finally spoke, with a hint of sadness in his voice.

"Brother Chi, it's time for dinner!" At this time, a brisk voice broke the silence of the room, and Wang Buyan pushed the door and walked in.

She held some food in her hands and placed it lightly on the table. While serving the food, she complained softly, "Brother Chi, you are such a fool. You stay in your room all the time."

Wang Chi looked at the lively Wang Buyan in front of him, and the emotions in his heart were complicated and difficult to express in words.

Wang Chi asked Xue Lian to leave the room.

"Brother Chi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wang Buyan noticed that Wang Chi's face seemed a little strange, and she immediately became worried. She put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, hurried to his side, and asked with concern.

Wang Chi was about to say that he was fine, but he felt Wang Buyan's warm hand on his wrist.

"Are you good at medicine?" Wang Chi asked in surprise, feeling a little surprised.

Wang Buyan replied with a smile: "I learned some basics when I was a child. Although I am not very proficient, simple diagnosis is still not difficult for me."

She gently pulled Wang Chi up, pushed him to sit at the table, and served him food while softly saying, "Okay, okay, Brother Chi, you're fine. Just eat more and have a good rest."

"The food is getting cold, eat it while it's hot!"

Wang Buyan urged gently, her voice full of care and consideration, but it made Wang Chi's heart bleed.

Wang Chi ate his meal silently. Wang Buyan picked up some food for him from time to time. The atmosphere at the table was warm but a little heavy.

Suddenly, Wang Chi put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said with a hint of indifference in his voice: "I'm leaving tomorrow!"

After saying this, Wang Chi felt mixed emotions and he really wanted to slap himself.

When Wang Buyan heard this, she paused and the chopsticks she was using to pick up the food froze in the air.

Wang Chi did not look directly at Wang Buyan. His eyes fell on the blurry night scene in the distance outside the window, but his heart was surging.

He knew that his departure would hurt her, but he also understood that if he didn't make a decision sooner, the final harm would probably be even greater.

Wang Buyan put down her bowl and chopsticks, lowered her head silently and said no more.

Wang Chi could feel the tears flashing in her eyes.

At this moment, his heart felt like it was pierced by thousands of needles and he was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.