Chapter 1388: Chapter 1406: Persuasion

Gong Caiyi was startled.

She hurriedly pressed Jiang Fan’s hand and anxiously looked toward the wide-open doors of the main hall, whispering urgently:

"Don’t be reckless! The door is still open!"

Jiang Fan withdrew his hand and waved lightly toward the doors of the hall.

With a rumbling sound, the giant doors closed, and the light inside the hall dimmed suddenly.

"The door is closed now, can we continue?" Jiang Fan asked with a smile.

Gong Caiyi blushed furiously, struggling to stand up from Jiang Fan’s embrace, saying:

"That’s not what I meant!"

"Jiang Fan, we can’t continue like this!"

But Jiang Fan ignored her, reaching into her collar and grasping a True White.

Maybe it was because he knew his end was near, his mindset had changed.

He no longer restrained his desires as he used to.

He became more carefree.

"Ah!" Gong Caiyi let out a small cry, hurriedly holding Jiang Fan’s hand.

She hadn’t anticipated that Jiang Fan would become so bold.

Her eyes were filled with humiliation, almost bursting into tears as she pleaded, "Jiang Fan, if you respect me, please don’t do this."

Jiang Fan gently withdrew his hand but still held her in his embrace, softly saying:

"Return to my side and accompany me a bit longer."

"I don’t want you to be my eternal regret."

Since he began his cultivation, his greatest regret was undoubtedly Gong Caiyi’s departure.

Gong Caiyi had given her most precious purity to Jiang Fan, then stayed alone on the Continent.

Others enjoyed the top-level resources by his side.

Only she, who once gave Jiang Fan tenderness, guarded the barren Continent alone.

Hearing Jiang Fan’s gentle words, Gong Caiyi stopped struggling.

She quietly sat in his embrace, her eyes dim as she said:

"You’ve already become a late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, and I’m a Core Formation Realm."

"The difference between us is as vast as the Heavenly Abyss, there won’t be a future."

Jiang Fan held her hand, asking:

"When I was merely in the initial period of Foundation Establishment Realm, and you were one of the Nine-Sect Masters, why didn’t you look down on me then?"

Gong Caiyi shook her head, saying, "That was different, I was the elder, and you were the junior."

"It’s natural for elders to take care of juniors, isn’t it?"

Jiang Fan laughed, "It’s natural for elders to take care of juniors, but isn’t it more rightful for a man to take care of his woman?"

This statement left Gong Caiyi speechless, momentarily at a loss for words.

Then Jiang Fan continued, "I know what you’re worried about."

"Worrying that you can’t keep up with my cultivation and would become a burden, right?"

Gong Caiyi hesitated, then nodded.

She hadn’t expected Jiang Fan to already understand the real reason behind her departure.

"Now that you understand, give up on me."

"I won’t allow myself to become your burden."

"Even if you forcibly keep me by your side, you can’t alleviate the heaviness in my heart."

Jiang Fan sighed slightly.

People who are too kind always find reasons in themselves, bearing the pain alone.

There’s only one solution for this.

It’s to make Gong Caiyi feel her value.

He gently caressed Gong Caiyi’s hand, saying, "Actually, I have another purpose for coming."

"I need you to help me with something."

Gong Caiyi looked surprised, "What could someone like you, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, need help with from someone at Core Formation Realm like me?"

"Are you trying to coax me, making me feel important?"

A hint of self-deprecation appeared at her lips.

"Jiang Fan, don’t waste your time and energy on me."

"I’m no longer worthy."

Jiang Fan looked at her quietly, saying, "I’ve achieved Eight Apertures Nascent Soul."

Oh.

Gong Caiyi nodded lightly, unsurprised.

With Jiang Fan’s talent, he would eventually reach Eight Apertures Nascent Soul.

Wait!

Eight Apertures Nascent Soul?

Gong Caiyi turned her head, looking at Jiang Fan in surprise, "Then you... might go insane at any moment?"

Jiang Fan nodded, "I only occasionally go mad now, but once I reach Nine Aperture Nascent Soul, I’ll completely go insane."

"I don’t know if there will ever be a day I wake up."

Hearing this, Gong Caiyi’s face was full of worry.

She’d heard of the dangers of Nine Aperture Nascent Soul.

Once insanity sets in, very few ever wake up from it.

Her heart felt heavy, saying, "Then don’t continue breaking through, just stay at Eight Apertures Nascent Soul Realm."

Jiang Fan replied, "The Ancient Giants are coming, they are bound to seek revenge against me."

"With only Eight Apertures Nascent Soul, it’s hard to survive."

Gong Caiyi felt like her heart was being squeezed, making it hard to breathe.

The resolve to forget Jiang Fan in the world was replaced by unwillingness, saying, "Then what should be done?"

"Did any elders provide a solution?"

Jiang Fan nodded, "Yes."

"A prominent elder once told me, the path I cultivate is one without flaws, and the fewer regrets, the more likely I can awaken from insanity."

"And you, are my greatest regret."

Gong Caiyi was enlightened.

It turned out waking from insanity was related to the path cultivated.

Upon hearing the last sentence, she wasn’t sure whether to feel joy or bitterness.

The joy was that she was so important in Jiang Fan’s heart, her departure was his greatest regret.

The bitterness was that she had no choice.

If she wanted to prevent Jiang Fan from falling irretrievably into madness, she could only obediently return to Jiang Fan’s side.

This was contrary to the determined words she’d spoken before.

"Am I truly your greatest regret?" Gong Caiyi bit her red lip slightly.

Jiang Fan raised two fingers to the sky, saying, "I swear to the heavens..."

Gong Caiyi hurriedly pressed his hand, saying, "Don’t make rash vows, I believe you."

Looking at Jiang Fan for a moment, she finally chose to surrender.

Her tense body relaxed, resting her head on Jiang Fan’s shoulder, and playfully hit his chest with her fist:

"You little rascal, in this lifetime, I’ve fallen into your hands!"

Jiang Fan felt joy in his heart, saying, "Are you willing to return to my side?"

Gong Caiyi nestled into his embrace, softly saying:

"As long as I can help you, I’ll do anything."

Jiang Fan was both joyful and moved.

It seemed like he was seeing the gentle Sect Master Gong he remembered.

He lowered his head and kissed Gong Caiyi’s forehead, his emotions leading him to hold both True Whites.

Gong Caiyi no longer resisted, blushing and closing her eyes, leaving herself to Jiang Fan.

As long as he was happy, that was enough.

Until Jiang Fan attempted to untie the ribbon at her waist.

She suddenly opened her eyes, blocking Jiang Fan’s hand, protecting her lower abdomen.

The mood was interrupted, Jiang Fan asked, surprised: "What’s wrong? Is today inconvenient?"

Gong Caiyi smiled bitterly.

It wasn’t just today that’s inconvenient.

It’s inconvenient for the entire upcoming ten months.

She pondered for a while and ultimately decided not to tell Jiang Fan just yet.

The issue with the Ancient Giants was already enough for him to worry about. If he also knew she was pregnant with his child, it would only add to his troubles.

Let’s wait until the battle with the Ancient Giants ends, then give him a surprise.

"Hmm, you came at an unlucky time." Gong Caiyi lied.

Jiang Fan felt a sense of disappointment, saying, "I’m sorry, I wasn’t considerate enough."

Seeing Jiang Fan’s disappointed expression, Gong Caiyi bit her red lip gently and rose from Jiang Fan’s embrace.

Then, she knelt in front of him.

Jiang Fan was taken aback, "Ah, Caiyi, what are you doing?"

He reached out to lift Gong Caiyi up, but Gong Caiyi flushed red, saying, "Sit still, don’t move."

As she spoke, she gently gathered her long hair.

Then she bent over, lowered her head.

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