Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 277 - 276: Brother Ye, Why Did You Lose Your Pride?
Hearing Shen Hanβs words, Shi Yuezhu playfully glared at him. ππ³ππππ¦π£π―β΄π£π¦π.π€ππ
Her white jade-like hand reached out to Shen Hanβs arm and gently pinched it.
"Jinyu didnβt misjudge you. You really do harbor some unwanted thoughts in your heart.
No wonder Jinyu kept saying along the way that your gaze is odd, and your thoughts are impure..."
Facing Shi Yuezhuβs teasing words, Shen Han moved even closer.
"I only have some unwanted thoughts about you, not anyone else..."
Shi Yuezhu lightly extended her head, "Really?"
"Of course itβs true. Between me and other women, Iβve always maintained propriety.
There isnβt a bit of overstepping the boundary..."
"What about Xilan, your thoughts about Xilan...?"
"Between Fairy Liu and me, we are indeed friends, but weβve never crossed the line.
Towards Fairy Liu, I owe her more gratitude.
Without her help, I would probably have been crippled at Shen Mansion..."
Shi Yuezhu smiled, "Alright, I was just asking casually~"
Seeing her gentle smile, Shen Han knew he should make things clear.
The peculiar thing about love, differentiating it from other feelings, is exclusivity.
Between a couple, both parties would be very averse to a third party intruding.
This is the biggest difference compared to friendship and familial love.
Shen Han could understand this, do not impose on others what you do not desire.
He hopes the other side will be loyal, focused, and devoted to him.
So he is the same towards her.
...
Su Jinyu walked to the entrance.
Indeed, she saw the passage she had come through reappear before her eyes.
Stepping into the passage, that familiar energy once again coursed through her entire body.
This feeling of powerlessness, she never wanted to experience again.
After leaving the passage, she walked out of the Secret Realm.
Su Jinyu slightly closed her eyes, feeling the gentle breeze around her, listening to the sound of the wind blowing by.
But in the next moment, a cold voice was heard.
"Cage."
As the word was spoken, a stone-built cage suddenly appeared, trapping Su Jinyu.
She didnβt even have time to react.
"Brother Ye..."
Seeing the two people in front of her, Su Jinyu furrowed her brow, only glancing at Luo Zuchen, and then focusing on Shen Ye.
"I wonβt harm you, but to prevent you from causing trouble later.
Youβll have to endure this temporarily."
Even though Su Jinyu possessed the title of a prodigy, being at the Sixth Grade Half-Step Realm, she could still cause unexpected incidents.
"Why change the entrance to the Secret Realm...
If you wanted it, you could have asked me, I wouldnβt..."
Before Su Jinyu could finish her sentence, Shen Ye let out a cold laugh.
"If I asked, you would give it to me?
If you saw me asking for the Secret Realm, wouldnβt you pay more attention to it, guessing thereβs a hidden treasure inside?"
Shen Ye always judged others with his own scheming mind.
"Does there have to be so much suspicion and scheming between us...
Brother Ye, you werenβt like this before."
"The old you was proud, filled with arrogance in your heart.
You didnβt have so much calculation...
The only opponent you wanted to surpass was yourself.
Why now... have you become like this..."
Su Jinyu paused, her expression filled with regret.
"With all these schemes, on this journey, are you just after taking down Shen Han?
Once, someone like him wasnβt even worth a glance from you, do you really value him so much now...
Brother Ye, behaving like this, youβre no longer the Shen Ye I knew."
Perhaps these words truly struck a chord in Shen Yeβs heart.
He couldnβt help but turn his head to look at Su Jinyu.
"Then what do you think I should be like?"
Su Jinyu paused, as if contemplating the past.
"The Shen Ye in my eyes would always look down on Shen Han.
Whether he grew or not was of no concern to you.
Over time, Brother Ye would widen the gap between you two more and more.
He would make him increasingly desperate, just a speck of dust in the vast ocean, how could he keep up with the tide..."
As she spoke, Su Jinyu lifted her gaze to Shen Ye again.
"Why did the current Brother Ye lose his arrogance...
When did you lose it? I wish I could go pick it up again."
Hearing this, Shen Ye suddenly seemed a bit lost in thought.
Yes, when did he lose his arrogance?
Was it during the academy competition when his avatar couldnβt surpass Shen Han?
It didnβt seem so.
Was it when he saw Shen Han surpass Su Jinyu?
That didnβt seem to be it either...
Shen Ye turned his head, looking at a distant scene.
He seemed to be truly not like he was in the past...
After careful thought, Shen Ye recalled.
It was when he learned of the concept of destiny that he began losing his arrogance.
Starting to worry, fearing that Shen Han might indeed be a person with great luck.
Worrying and fearing that one day he would surpass him and seize what he possessed.
From that moment, he began to lose his arrogance.
After a moment of silence, Shen Ye looked back at Su Jinyu.
"Once heβs gone, Iβll find my arrogance again.
The Shen Ye from before will return."
After speaking, Shen Ye no longer paid attention to Su Jinyu, quietly meditating and waiting.
No matter what, this time he must leave Shen Han in this desert.
He cannot let him disturb his mind anymore.
The Shen Ye who stood at the peak will soon return.
...
In the Secret Realm.
After Su Jinyu left, the two really felt much freer.
They went to a stream, caught some fish and shrimp, and returned to the courtyard.
They lit a charcoal fire and began grilling.
The aroma of meat emanated when the fish and shrimp were ready.
Shen Han handed one skewer to Shi Yuezhu.
She took a light bite and tasted it, "Why is the fish you grill so much more delicious...
Even though I grilled it the same way..."
Shi Yuezhu looked at Shen Han with some confusion. She had grilled so many fish and shrimp recently.
The taste was not as good as Shen Hanβs grilled ones.
Shen Han just smiled, having cheated a bit by adding a "delicious" attribute to it.
With such leisurely companionship, Shen Han even felt a bit reluctant to leave.
If it werenβt for all those complicated matters, living here would be nice.
During the new year or festivals, visiting relatives and friends.
On ordinary days, planting small vegetables in this land, and raising some chickens and ducks...
But Shen Han also knew clearly, there are still many matters surrounding him that need to be addressed.
"I should tell you about my realization at Clear Pool.
So Miss Su wonβt have to wait too long outside...."
As he spoke, Shen Han began to explain his realizations without waiting for Shi Yuezhuβs reply.
The law that Little Pool Immortal wanted to impart was what he understood.
A small force could also become a mighty surge.
Under such a law, all things return to their essence, reverting to minutiae.
If one does not see the limits of this law, they will forever remain under its suppression.
The sky was gradually darkening.
Shen Han detailed his insights and thoughts to Shi Yuezhu without holding back.
Yet the always perceptive Shi Yuezhu still struggled to comprehend.
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, even she was a bit surprised.
She found it hard to believe that she failed to understand something entirely...
"Perhaps I lack some fate with this law.
Itβs better to let it go..."
Shi Yuezhu, with a hint of regret, accepted it with grace.
She saw it clearly, that one couldnβt master all cultivation techniques in a lifetime.
Everyoneβs path is different.
Not everything left behind by a First-Grade Immortal is suitable.
