"Oh, this mountain of Wanxia Sect is indeed not bad. The clouds in the sky are beautiful, just like a fairyland." Ye Cheng lay on the soft stool with the booklet in front of him.

Li Jinzhi sat on a stool with a cup of spirit tea in his hand. He glanced at the booklet in front of him, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes. He said casually, "It's not bad to put the Chao Han Palace on it."

Ye Cheng frowned slightly and turned a page of the booklet. He pointed to a large open space behind the palace in Qing Liao Imperial Palace. "How about putting it here?"

Li Jinzhi pondered and turned another page. "The back mountain of Blood Demon Sect. Although it's called Blood Demon Mountain, the scenery is really not bad."

"Hmm?

Blood Demon Sect? "

Ye Yu flipped through a few pages, only to see a pitch-black mountain surrounded by countless blood mists. Waves of eerie ghostly cries could be heard from within. Even if it was just a picture, it was already enough to make one's hair stand on end.

Ye Cheng looked at it expressionlessly for a while, then turned to look at Li Jinzhi. "You call this place's scenery not bad?!"

Li Jinzhi raised his eyebrows. "There are mountains and rivers, and there's also a natural protective barrier. It's unique and unique. Isn't it good?"

Ye Cheng lowered his head indifferently and turned the booklet over.

Li Jinzhi curled his lips and shifted his gaze back to the cup. The small spirit tea spun in the cup and floated in the tea.

He frowned slightly, and all the thoughts in his heart seemed to be in a mess. Ye Cheng's strange reaction and the unintentional words of others seemed to point to the truth.

Why did others think that he and Ye Cheng were Dao companions?

Could it be that the atmosphere between the two of them had become so strange?

Then what was Ye Cheng thinking?

Who did he prepare and buy these things for?

The other party had been with him since he entered Dao, and no one else had interfered. Then what was his purpose?

And the other party seemed to have never explained in the face of other people's misunderstandings.

He forgot that he did explain just now that they were not Dao companions.

Just now, he felt that this sentence was a little strange. Thinking about it carefully, if they weren't dao companions, could it be that they would be in the future?

Questions kept popping up in his mind. He was not a person who liked to suspect his companions. When he encountered a lot of things, he would not casually guess if he had absolute trust in his companions. For example, when it came to the issue of Ye Cheng being a villain, he would not casually make a deduction without sufficient evidence.

But this time, there was too much evidence before him.

Earlier on, Ye Cheng had displayed a strange possessiveness towards him. Later on, he had inquired many times about when and who he wanted to become Dao companions with.

There were too many details, and if one were to go through them one by one, there would be no doubt. However, the other party had indeed revealed this in his words.

Although he was a straight man, in the face of so many facts, he had no choice but to face the fact that his gay friend was plotting against him!

What would he do if he faced it head-on?

Reject?

Would he lose the other party from now on? The sky was high and the sea was vast, and he would walk the cultivation world alone from now on?

Accept?

Then live the life of a gay friend turning into a Dao companion, loving to the ends of the world?

The corners of Li Jinzhi's mouth twitched. Putting aside the question of who was the top and who was the bottom, he himself had never thought about accepting a male Dao companion. What's more, the male Dao companion in the original novel was a villain who opened the back door for the protagonist.

If he chose to become Dao companions with the other party, then the ending of the deceptive novel would change from strong to peaceful, from forced to willing, from Yamete to Iku.

The more he thought about it, the worse Li Jinzhi felt.

If he rejected, then the two of them might have to go their separate ways and have nothing to do with each other. Perhaps this was the best way to draw a clear line.

However, Li Jinzhi could not help but ask himself, could he bear to?

Could he bear to accompany each other for dozens of years?

Could he bear to part with this hard-won friendship?

Could he bear to give up the lofty goal that they had set together?

Could he bear to abandon the other party and go away alone?

The answer was that he could not bear to.

Perhaps the protagonist portrayed by the author was cold-hearted and emotionless, or perhaps the Ice Phoenix in the setting was cold-hearted and emotionless. However, such a setting might seem comfortable, but when it came to himself, it was extremely difficult to do so.

The room of the inn was decorated warmly, and the refreshing tea did not seem to bind the drinker's mind. Li Jinzhi, who was sitting on a low stool, looked down at the teacup and was lost in thought.

Ye Cheng, who was half lying on the soft couch, had already stopped flipping through the books. He half leaned on the soft cushion, raised his head, and quietly stared at Li Jinzhi. His eyes were full of dependence. If one looked closely, they would find that his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was hesitating and nervous.

He knew that Li Jinzhi had found out.

Found out what he was thinking, what he was intending, and what he loved.

Then what?

What would the other party do? Accept?

Reject?

Looking at the other party's increasingly furrowed brows, Ye Cheng's heartbeat slowed down, and even his exhaled breath became long.

He was a little regretful. He regretted revealing his thoughts. He regretted being too aggressive and trying to force the other party to face the problem head-on. What if the other party did not accept?

Although there were many cases of men becoming Dao companions in the Cultivation World, cultivators still valued the balance of Yin and Yang. Dual cultivation with a man would lose the balance, so dual cultivation with a woman was still the mainstream.

If the other party did not accept and pushed him away, what should he do?

Time passed quietly, and the light from the window paper was replaced by a dark curtain. The spirit tea in Li Jinzhi's hand had already cooled down, and the tea stem had already fallen to the bottom of the cup.

In fact, Li Jinzhi had already abandoned the first option. Since he could not bear to throw away the decades of concern and friendship, why should he make things difficult for himself?

The reason why he had been silent for so long was because he was thinking about what to do.

Ye Cheng's feelings for him were only guesses based on the other party's behavior. Whether or not he had feelings for him, and how much, he did not know at all. If it was just a thought and not an obsession, perhaps he could persuade the other party to return.

If the other party did not have such intentions at all, and everything was a misunderstanding on his part, then it would be even simpler.

He also did not ignore the strange things that had happened to him recently. For example, when he heard that the other party wanted to find a Dao companion, and when he saw that the other party wanted to buy the items related to the Dual Cultivation Ceremony, he felt repulsed.

At this moment, when he thought of those details that he had overlooked, it seemed that there was an indescribable strangeness everywhere.

Did he simply not want anyone to come between him and Ye Cheng, or was there something else that he had not noticed yet?

When Li Jinzhi thought of this, he could not help but feel a headache coming on. He pinched his temples and sighed softly. He decided to continue pretending that he did not know and leave all the doubts in his heart to time to prove.

"Jingzhi?" Ye Cheng called out in a low voice. His red pupils constricted slightly, and there was a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

He already regretted it. If he had not made his feelings so obvious, Jingzhi might not have found out, let alone made things difficult for him.

If he had overestimated his position in the other party's heart, would Jingzhi have left him?

Li Jinzhi put down his teacup, looked at the booklet in front of the other party, and asked, "Have you decided?

What do you like? "

The expression on Ye Cheng's face went blank for a few seconds. He seemed to be uncertain as he called out, "Jingzhi?"

"Hmm?"

Li Jinzhi raised his eyebrows, leaned over, and picked up the booklet. He flipped through it carefully and finally turned to the first page of the booklet. He looked up at Ye Cheng and asked, "What do you think of Wanxia Sect?

It's surrounded by rosy clouds all year round, and it's surrounded by mountains. "

Ye Cheng looked straight at Li Jinzhi and nodded stiffly. "Okay, I'll listen to you." However, his eyes did not move. Li Jinzhi could not help but wonder if the other party had taken his advice seriously.

"Jingzhi, why did you sit there for so long?" Ye Cheng restrained himself and asked.

"Oh, I saw that you were studying the booklet so seriously, so I just started practicing my cultivation method. I was in a meditative state just now." Li Jinzhi made up a story casually.

Ye Cheng raised his eyebrows, nodded, and did not say anything else. Although he was a little disappointed, Li Jinzhi's silence just now had worn away most of his confidence. However, this result might be for the best.

"Then let's go to Wanxia Sect tomorrow?" Li Jinzhi closed the booklet, took out the booklet with all the forces in Green Blaze Sect written on it, and looked at it carefully.

Green Blaze Country had one dynasty, three sects, six valleys, and nine gates. The imperial family of Green Blaze Country naturally occupied the best cultivation resources and was the number one cultivation family in Green Blaze Country. However, because it was the imperial family, it naturally could not accept outsiders. Even the palace maids and guards were humanoid puppets.

The three sects were Wanxia Sect, Fallen Phoenix Sect, and Demonic Blood Sect. Because they were close in strength and their locations were close, the competition between the three sects was extremely fierce. The current ranking seemed to be Wanxia Sect first, Fallen Phoenix Sect second, and Demonic Blood Sect third.

The reason Li Jinzhi chose Wanxia Sect was not only because of the scenery, but also because of the rewards of this ranking competition.