Su Yi could sense that Yue Shichan really wanted to go to the Great Xia with him. 

Even so, he shook his head and refused. “I can’t go now.” 

It had been a month since Su Yi last saw Wen Lingxue and Cha Jin. Before he went to the Great Xia, he had to get the people around him settled in.

Cultivating one’s heart amidst mortal dust required one to temper themself through mundane sentiments and entanglements. Besides, Su Yi had never been heartless. How could he just up and leave?

He indeed admired Yue Shichan, but he couldn’t just disregard everything else and leave for the Great Xia with her just because of that.

Yue Shichan instantly felt a bit dejected, but Su Yi said gently, “The Orchid Terrace Dharma Assembly doesn’t start for another half year, right? There’s no reason I can’t go later.”

Yue Shichan quickly got her emotions under control and nodded. “Then I’ll wait for you there.”

She paused, suddenly a bit hesitant, then slipped a string of snow-white bells off her cuff and passed them to Su Yi. “These are Mother and Child Rhinoceros Horn Bells. If you proceed to the Great Xia, so long as you have these on you, I’ll be able to find you immediately....