The Endless Promise

92. Resolve

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A little later, Xu Min and the remaining friends arrived at the Yan house, all determined to spend time Luoyin, who happily welcomed them in!

Yin Xing had been chatting with Luoyin before they arrived, but after receiving their respectful bows, he hurriedly made an excuse to leave!

He hadn't forgotten how many random questions Xu Min had asked him that night, and he didn't think he would survive more questions from all of them!

However, he spared Xu Lian an extra glance as she scrunched her face at Weiyan, who had come to greet them all as a proper hostess!

"Sister Weiyan, you're simply showing off!" Xu Lian was complaining.

Yin Xing's eyes narrowed as he left.

He had noticed her on the night of the eye-eater, but had been too preoccupied with his brother, but the last time she was here, he had noted her aura was somewhat familiar, and it felt no different now...

Meanwhile, the friends had visited with ulterior motives!

Xu Wen had mentioned his suspicions that Luoyin was going somewhere to Xu Min,  and Xu Lin had overhead...

... so it somehow reached the ears of the others, who made it their goal to find out if it was true.

Or where Luoyin might be going.

Or how long he might be gone.

Or if they could dissuade him!!

And this led to an afternoon with each trying to 'entice' Luoyin with anything they could think off!

"Zhang Yin! Did I ever tell you I had a private meditation room?" Xu Min asked. "It's full of decent spirit energy! You can use it whenever you want! We could also go hunting for beast cores together..."

"2nd Disciple Zhang, would you like to learn my flaming arrow technique?" Tao Yun offered.

"That won't work! His cultivation is water-based!" Xu Lian countered, then beamed at Luoyin. "Yin Gēge! How about I teach you my fan techniques! It's not picky about one's core, and we could also look into water shields!"

"Heh! Did you forget his crystal shield?" Xu Wen reminded them of the shield Luoyin had created while fighting Zhang Cheng! "Shixiong, why don't I recommend you to my father as a direct disciple?" His father was a Xu and Sect Elder.

Luoyin could only shake his head. 'They're quite perceptive!'

But Weiyan remained in the dark, and she shot curious looks at them, an uncertain feeling tugging at her heart.

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Hours later brought dinnertime, and Weiyan was at Luoyin's door again with a soft knock.

"A-Yin, I brought dinner." She said softly from the doorway.

"Er..."

Then,

'I can see her again!'

Then,

'No! Why is she here again?!'

Then,

"Enter!"

And the two sat to a meal of seasoned duck with soft rice, stir-fried vegetables, spiced golden mushrooms, and Lotus root salad.

Extremely delicious, but Luoyin's mind was far from the food...

'Shouldn't I beg Fei Yun to alter our fates?!' He thought, firmly dropping his gaze to his plate.

But yet again, his eyes somehow strayed to Weiyan's face.