After becoming a Taoist partner with my senior sister, my master changed

Chapter 214 Persuasion

outside the temple.

"Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Lin Chuan looked at Lin Wanxi with confusion.

"Because... I don't want to tie you down, sir." Lin Wanxi said softly.

"Silly girl."

Lin Chuan smiled dotingly and reached out to gently rub Lin Wanxi's head.

"I'm not stupid."

Lin Wanxi blushed slightly and looked at Lin Chuan with a reproachful look, but with an unconcealable joy in her eyes, as if a deer was running around in her heart.

"Okay, okay, I'm not stupid."

Lin Chuan said with a smile, his eyes full of pampering and tenderness.

"By the way, Young Master, why are you here?"

Lin Wanxi tilted her head slightly and looked at Lin Chuan with curiosity.

"It's a long story..."

Lin Chuan told him everything, no matter how big or small, including the fact that he now had several Taoist companions. This was both an explanation and a heart-to-heart talk.

As he spoke, he took Lin Wanxi's hand and slowly walked towards the other end of the red string tied around her wrist.

"So, I have always treated you as my own sister, do you understand?"

Lin Chuan's tone was gentle but with a hint of unquestionableness. He turned to look at the girl who was keeping her head down and silent.

Lin Wanxi's body trembled slightly, as if these words were like a sharp knife, gently piercing her heart. She still lowered her head, her hair hanging down in front of her forehead, obscuring her current expression, making it difficult to see the emotion in her eyes.

"..."

"I can do small."

After a long time, the girl slowly raised her head, her eyes showing a hint of determination and stubbornness. Although there were still tears flickering in the corners of her eyes, her gaze was looking straight at Lin Chuan without any retreat.

"..."

"What's the matter with you?"

Lin Chuan frowned, his eyes full of helplessness.

"Isn't it okay for a small one?"

Lin Wanxi's voice was pleading, her eyes were red, tears were welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to fall. She raised her head and looked at Lin Chuan intently.

"No."

Lin Chuan gritted his teeth and uttered these two words with a hard heart. Although his voice was not loud, it revealed an unquestionable determination.

"Then I don't want any status, I just want..."

Wanxi's voice was tinged with tears, her eyes were filled with despair and stubbornness, and she wanted to continue begging.

"Lin Wanxi!"

Lin Chuan suddenly raised his voice and interrupted her, his face full of disappointment.

"When you were little, you were helpless and had to endure humiliation. Now that you're a demon princess, are you still doing the same? If your mother knew you were a mistress to someone else, and didn't even ask for a proper status, what would she think?"

Lin Chuan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Lin Wanxi's heart hard, making her body stiffen again.

Lin Wanxi seemed to have lost all her strength and courage. Her eyes were red as she violently shook off Lin Chuan's hand, her strength filled with resentment and grievance.

Then, she slowly squatted down, sat down on the ground, curled up, and buried her head deeply between her legs. The crying that had been suppressed for a long time could no longer be controlled, and she cried out loudly like a flood breaking through a dam.

"Wanxi..." Lin Chuan slowly squatted down and gently patted Lin Wanxi's back.

When Lin Wanxi heard the call, she did not stop crying. Instead, she cried even harder and her body shook even more violently.

"..."

Lin Chuan sighed slightly, then slowly sat down next to Lin Wanxi.

"I have many Taoist companions around me, and they are not harmonious with each other. Not to mention that I have no romantic feelings for you, even if I did, I would not be able to protect you if you followed me into the outside world."

Lin Chuan frowned tightly, his eyes filled with helplessness and worry. He looked at Lin Wanxi who was still sobbing and spoke slowly.

He already has four fellow Taoists around him with whom he has had relationships. No matter how disharmonious they are, Lin Chuan will find a way to mediate and ensure that no one is left behind.

But Lin Wanxi is different. She doesn't have that kind of relationship with me. She just likes me. There's still time. I have time to slowly persuade her and enlighten her.

"Wuwuwu, then you...you go away, don't...don't bother me..."

Lin Wanxi cried even harder, her voice becoming hoarse, her words filled with anger and resentment. She hugged her legs tightly with both hands, her body shaking constantly.

"..."

Lin Chuan still sat there, gently patting Lin Wanxi's back.

"Woo...Woo..."

Lin Wanxi was still sobbing softly, but her crying gradually became softer, as if she had exhausted all her strength, and her body was no longer shaking as violently as before.

"You...why don't you leave?"

After a long time, Lin Wanxi asked in a muffled voice with a thick nasal tone.

She slowly raised her head, her face full of tear marks and her eyes red and swollen from crying. She looked both distressing and a little stubborn.

"Accompany you." Lin Chuan said softly.

"..."

Lin Wanxi was silent for a moment, then, as if trying to muster up her last bit of stubbornness, she bit her lip and said:

"I don't need you to accompany me."

After saying that, she turned her head away angrily and no longer looked at Lin Chuan.

"Wanxi, have you ever thought that your love for me isn't just romantic, but because I happened to appear when you were most helpless, and that's why you have a filter on my feelings towards me."

Lin Chuan slowly stood up and walked in front of Lin Wanxi. He gently wiped her face carefully while asking softly.

While Lin Wanxi's emotions are gradually stabilizing, he wants to guide Lin Wanxi back on the right track.

“What is a sensory filter?”

Lin Wanxi raised her tear-stained face, looked at Lin Chuan with wet eyes, and asked with a hint of confusion and grievance.

"Even if I do all sorts of bad things, because of that filter, you'll still subconsciously find excuses for me, thinking my actions are justifiable, and even thinking I'm right."

Lin Chuan explained patiently.

"..."

Lin Wanxi remained silent, because this was what she had always thought in her heart.

"Wanxi, can you tell me why you want to be my Taoist partner?"

Lin Chuan looked at Lin Wanxi quietly with a gentle and inquiring gaze, as if his eyes could see through all her thoughts.

"Because... because if we become Taoist companions, Master won't abandon me, and I can stay by your side forever."

Lin Wanxi's eyes were red and her voice was filled with deep attachment. She raised her head and locked her gaze on Lin Chuan, as if she was afraid that if she lost focus, Lin Chuan would disappear.

"Are we now a couple?"

Lin Chuan asked again, his eyes deep and serious, as if he wanted to use this question to let Lin Wanxi thoroughly see his true thoughts.

"No... not."

Lin Wanxi shook her head gently, her voice low and a little lost, and the hand hanging by her side unconsciously clenched the corner of her clothes.

"But I'm still here with you."

So, it's not just about being a Taoist couple to accompany each other, being a family is also possible."

"You're afraid that the person who broke into your world when you were most helpless will leave you, so you think of using the love between a man and a woman to bind both of you."

"So, you're just afraid that I'll leave you, not that you have any romantic feelings for me. Do you understand?"

Lin Chuan's voice became softer, yet it also revealed unquestionable seriousness.

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