CHAPTER 441: CHAPTER 285: RUNNING AWAY IS SHAMEFUL, BUT USEFUL_2

Since she could understand things, Li Yueqi had always been in a state akin to a pressure cooker, and the sad part is that children in Immortal Cultivation usually mature early.

Of course, if Li Yueqi was like her brother Li Jue, taking after their parents’ personalities, it wouldn’t be so bad.

At worst, she could follow her father’s lead and just let things go, leaving everything for someone else to clean up.

Or lie down like Li Jue, intermittently acknowledging his uselessness, then make some occasional effort to prove he’s still alive.

But Li Yueqi couldn’t do that because she took after her grandfather.

Stubborn to the core and meant every word she said.

She didn’t want to let anyone down.

Although the old man wasn’t actually too harsh in cultivating the next generation, he was even gentle and gradual.

But the expectations from her grandfather, her brother, and everyone around her still transformed into pressure, pressing on the pressure cooker that was Li Yueqi.

And the root of the pressure was actually a secret technique of the Beast Taming Sect’s heritage.

Now, in the entire Beast Taming Sect, besides her grandfather, only she could use it.

She was the designated inheritor of the next generation.

Of course, if it was just that, it wouldn’t be too bad.

After all, Li Yueqi’s resilience was top-notch, and as her cultivation progressed, her Tao Heart would gradually perfect, and the pressure would become insignificant.

She would bear those expectations, learning and growing to become a figure like her grandfather.

And continue like this until she also left this world, passing the Beast Taming Sect to the next Sect Leader.

However, she met Zhang Ze.

When she first encountered Zhang Ze in Cold City, she felt something was off about him.

The whole person seemed unreal, like a passerby in the world, as if he was just here to play in the Four Continents.

The kind of ease from within, she had never had such an emotion.

So, after the matter in Cold City was settled, she stayed at the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion for a long time, enjoying that peace.

If things continued like this, maybe something would really happen between them.

Unfortunately, Li Jue’s meddling brought Li Yueqi back to her senses, reminding her of who she was and her responsibility to carry on the Beast Taming Sect’s heritage.

Remembering her duties, she beat up her brother and left the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, which was, to her, a perfect refuge.

And began to avoid contact with Zhang Ze to some extent.

The story might have ended here, but soon after, Li Jue accidentally entered the secret realm of self-imprisonment in the village.

It wasn’t his sister who saved Li Jue, but Zhang Ze, who cut through the clouds and slew the dragon, rescuing Li Jue.

A series of events once again pushed Zhang Ze in front of Li Yueqi.

And this annoying person had changed significantly.

For some unknown reason, his cultivation advanced rapidly, not inferior to hers.

Not only did he save her brother, solve the village’s issues, but he also brokered the alliance among four families, creating a spectacle in Spirit Deer Valley.

Li Yueqi suddenly realized that in such a short time, the friend who once needed to rely on her to fight had now surpassed her.

Of course, Li Yueqi wasn’t one to harbor jealousy; she accepted that there were people stronger and better than her in the world.

She just had a very bad thought at that moment.

That is, if Zhang Ze was so strong and capable, she might as well run away without worries.

His broken Thousand Mechanism Heart Method could absorb anything, maybe even her family’s techniques, and he could inherit the Beast Taming Sect from her.

If that were the case, wouldn’t she be able to flee far away, just like her father did, escaping all these troubles?

Since this thought emerged, it lingered like a heart demon in her heart.

She wanted to talk about it, but there was no one to tell.

She couldn’t find her parents, couldn’t speak to her grandfather, and as for Li Jue... Forget it.

She did want to talk to Zhang Ze, but some things were just too hard to say.

On the city walls of Yinhu City, she ultimately didn’t voice her thoughts.

She just casually asked, what’s the purpose of Immortal Cultivation.

After that, Li Yueqi’s so-called lifelong pursuits were both a way to relieve her own pressure.

And a subconscious test.

If she could take a different path, wouldn’t that give her a legitimate reason to run away?

She wouldn’t be ’running away,’ but finding a path more suitable for her.

However, unfortunately, besides the Beast Taming Sect’s techniques, she didn’t seem particularly skilled at anything else.

The thought of escaping was once again suppressed by Li Yueqi.

This matter might fade with time.

Or it might truly become a heart demon, decaying and stinking in her heart, leading her to lose herself on the immortal path in the future.

But the challenge from the Qinghe Association and Chen Qin suddenly opened up an outlet for her to vent, helping her find a temporary answer.

And that was to have a fight with Zhang Ze.

If she won, it meant Zhang Ze was nothing! Not worth mentioning.

So, she couldn’t ditch her responsibilities and still had to keep going.

But if she lost, then there was no longer any need to persist.

Whatever happens, happens.

However, deep down, she still didn’t want to lose; otherwise, she wouldn’t have tormented Li Jue, pushing him to bet on her victory.

Contradictory and stubborn, holding onto her principles tightly.

This was her, Li Yueqi.

...

In the arena.

Li Yueqi looked at Zhang Ze and sent him a sound transmission.

"Earlier, I spoke to avoid misunderstandings. Now, I’m sending a sound transmission because what I want to say involves personal matters, family matters, that I don’t want unrelated people to know."