307: Chapter 307 Is Lin Ran, who has fallen in love, truly a monument to destiny?

"I understand what you mean. Since Traveler Lin has said so, I will stop wearing it."

Ji Qingyan smiled.

In this world, which woman does not love beauty? Which woman does not want the world to see her beauty?

It was only because her beauty was too much of a calamity, potentially even endangering the entire world, that Ji Qingyan had no choice but to wear a mask.

If possible, she also did not want to wear a mask to hide her beauty.

To her, the mask was a visible and tangible shackle!

"Traveler Lin, could you let go first?"

Ji Qingyan blinked her innocent, beautiful eyes and stared straight at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran coughed awkwardly and withdrew his hand somewhat reluctantly.

Facing Ji Qingyan, even he was deeply infatuated.

Even now, he was still savoring the feeling of skin contact with Ji Qingyan.

"Traveler Lin, this is the depths of my Wuyou Tower. I wonder what you would like to see?"

Ji Qingyan asked with a smile.

Lin Ran did not speak, silently activating his Yin-Yang Innate Dao Eyes. The chains piercing through Ji Qingyan's flesh once again came into his view.

Following these chains, he turned his gaze toward the deepest darkness and began walking in that direction.

Seeing this, Ji Qingyan hurriedly followed.

In the deepest darkness, within a remote corner, a pitch-black stone stele actually stood.

The stele seemed to merge with the darkness; if one wasn't careful, they truly wouldn't have noticed it.

"This stele..."

Lin Ran stroked the stele, clearly sensing the surging and powerful Dao Rhyme contained within.

It was exactly the same as the yin yang sacred stele of the Feixian Sect's Yin Yang Peak!

"Could it be... this is also a sacred stele?!"

Lin Ran was greatly shocked.

He looked again at the chains on Ji Qingyan's body; the aura of Fate upon them was surging and incredibly powerful.

Lin Ran was now ninety percent certain that this might be the sacred stele of fate!

He took a deep breath and tried to project his consciousness into it, but he was blocked.

"What's going on?"

Lin Ran showed a look of confusion.

Back at the Feixian Sect, he had projected his consciousness into the yin yang sacred stele and subsequently obtained the Nine Dragons World Creation Art.

But now, facing this sacred stele of fate, his attempt to probe it with his mind was completely useless.

Could it be that the method to enter each sacred stele is different?

Or is the stone stele before me not the sacred stele of fate at all?!

Suddenly!

From the corner of his eye, Lin Ran noticed that a piece was actually missing from the top of the stele.

And that missing piece was a perfect fit for the solitary fate stone in his hand.

"Could it be... the solitary fate stone is that missing piece?"

"My mind cannot enter because the sacred stele of fate is missing that piece, causing it to fall into dormancy?"

"To awaken it, must I place the solitary fate stone into it?"

Lin Ran speculated silently.

After thinking for a while, he shook his head, temporarily abandoning the plan to awaken the sacred stele of fate.

Even if his guess was correct and placing the solitary fate stone inside could awaken the sacred stele of fate, he wouldn't do it now.

Even in its dormant state, the sacred stele of fate made Ji Qingyan's life a living hell.

If the sacred stele of fate were to awaken, it would likely drain all the life Origin from Ji Qingyan's body in an instant!

Therefore, before finding a way to sever the chains behind Ji Qingyan, he would not rashly awaken the sacred stele of fate.

Because he wanted Ji Qingyan to live; he wanted to possess her!

From the moment he saw Ji Qingyan's true face, his determination to possess her was set.

Ji Qingyan was too beautiful—terrifyingly beautiful, beautiful beyond words.

In this world, any normal man who saw Ji Qingyan would probably have thoughts of possessing her, and even he, the Son of Destiny, was no exception!

"Traveler Lin, have you seen anything of note?"

Ji Qingyan asked curiously.

"This stele... is not simple!"

Lin Ran's gaze was deep and quiet.

Ji Qingyan: ...

Nonsense!

Did she not know this stele was not simple?!

If this stele were simple, would she have enshrined it here like an ancestor?

If this stele were simple, could it have made her life a living hell?!

After Lin Ran observed the stele for half the day, all he managed to squeeze out was this seven-word platitude?!

Seeing that Ji Qingyan's expression was a bit sour, Lin Ran coughed and said:

"Tower Master Ji, I have achieved my purpose here. Senior Martial Uncle is still waiting for me, so I shall take my leave."

Ji Qingyan was stunned for a moment and instinctively said, "Wait a moment."

Lin Ran looked puzzled. "What is it?"

Ji Qingyan hesitated, but finally sighed and said:

"Sigh, when you go back, tell Jiang Yunxian that six years ago, when I defeated her with my own hands before Wuyou Tower, it wasn't actually my own power."

Lin Ran looked at Ji Qingyan blankly. "You haven't explained to Senior Martial Uncle for six years, so why do you suddenly want to explain now?"

Ji Qingyan smiled as if she had let go of a burden and said:

"It's nothing, I just suddenly feel a little sorry for Jiang Yunxian."

"Jiang Yunxian is a proud woman. Six years ago, when I was only twelve, I defeated her when she was thousands of years old. This would be hard for anyone to accept."

"I naturally understand Jiang Yunxian's hatred and anger toward me."

"Furthermore, regarding that matter with the Nangong Family, I've also come to realize that Jiang Yunxian was right."

"Rather than letting those old, weak, sick, and disabled watch Jiang Yunxian slaughter their clansmen and live the rest of their lives in pain, it's better to give them a swift end."

Hearing this, Lin Ran shook his head slightly. "In this matter, Senior Martial Uncle was right, and you were also right."

"You questioned Senior Martial Uncle killing those defenseless old and weak because of your Innate goodness."

"While Senior Martial Uncle killing them came from an Acquired goodness born of reflection and meditation."

"In truth, this is fundamentally a world where the strong prey on the weak. Where is there so much good and evil, right and wrong?"

"Rules have always been set by the strong. The boundaries of good and evil, right and wrong, are also set by the strong. In reality, they are all very vague and distant."

"Tower Master Ji, you don't need to question yourself too much."

Hearing Lin Ran's words, something deep within Ji Qingyan's heart seemed to be touched.

In all these years, he was the first person, the first man, to say such philosophical words to her.

He was also the first man to use such meticulous words to comfort her. A smile instinctively spread across the corners of her mouth.

This fleeting smile was breathtaking, striking Lin Ran directly in the heart.

He instinctively and uncontrollably reached out his right hand, gently caressing Ji Qingyan's face.

Ji Qingyan froze, her mind going blank for a moment, her gaze momentarily stagnant.