Sick Beauty [Rebirth]

Chapter 66: Gifting a Sword.

"Give Senior Brother a chance, okay?"

He Lanze's eyes were sincere.

Ye Yunlan avoided looking at him. His gaze fell on He Lanze's gray robe and the dirt on his clothes.

In the past two years, He Lanze had indeed changed a lot.

He had been humble and polite in front of lower-generation disciples without being arrogant or domineering like before. In front of him, he was even more caring.

... Compared to the sect's Senior Brother in his previous life's memories, they seemed to be completely different people.

Ye Yunlan remembered that a long, long time ago, he had admired the other's swordsmanship. He had borne the wind and snow waiting outside the other party's residence, holding out his true heart in the cold.

If it was that self at that time, facing such a He Lanze, maybe...maybe he would accept it.

Only.

"...It's too late," he said.

"Late?" He Lanze grabbed Ye Yunlan's words and twisted his eyebrows deeply. "How is Senior Brother late?"

Ye Yunlan was silent.

He Lanze couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Since cultivating, his talents have far surpassed those of his peers. His cultivation went smoothly, and he didn't encounter any setbacks. It was only with Ye Yunlan in which he suffered from repeated setbacks.

His mind turned sharply, and he remembered a reason.

"Junior Brother, I know you said that you once had a dao companion. After his death, you still can't forget him."

He considered his words, "But the dead will not be resurrected. If your dao companion is still alive, he wouldn't want to watch you be sad and lonely for this life because of him either. Especially disregarding your own life because of this..."

"No," Ye Yunlan interrupted He Lanze's words, remembering the little tattoos that the man had branded on his back and the whispers he said when he held him in his arms. He showed a little helplessness between his brows: "Once he has taken something, that person is very domineering. Even if he died, he would not want me to forget him in the slightest."

...Beast.

He Lanze no longer knew how many times he secretly cursed Ye Yunlan's former dao companion in his heart. He thought for a moment, then said: "But Junior Brother, you were not yet of age at that time and were still young, how can you know what love is? Maybe you were misunderstanding your reliance on him as you liking him. Treating your pampering as deep affection. The relationship between you and your dao companion may not be as you imagined."

He thought his words would move Ye Yunlan, but Ye Yunlan's face was pale. After a moment of silence, he nodded: "I really don't know what love is, and maybe I will not know it in the future."

"...I only know that after he has gone, in this mighty world, I will never find anyone to accompany me and to get to know more."

The words were stated to this point.

He Lanze was still unwilling. He subconsciously ignored the words from Ye Yunlan and said: "Junior Brother, even though you say you don't know love...Senior Brother really wants to teach you."

He looked at Ye Yunlan's pale face. It was hard to contain his heart, and he couldn't help but reach out to touch Ye Yunlan's cheek, but Ye Yunlan avoided it by turning sideways.