Even without the demon dragon's reminder, Lu Pianpian wouldn't have believed this answer.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Huan Changming's heart jumped again. "Pianpian, are you angry with me?"
Lu Pianpian remained noncommittal, saying, "I hope we can be honest with each other from now on."
Huan Changming was taken aback, then a bitter smile appeared on his face. "I didn't mean to lie to you, but the reason is something I can't bring myself to say."
Lu Pianpian looked puzzled, and even more puzzled as to what reason could make Huan Changming unable to speak.
Huan Changming sighed, pulled Lu Pianpian into his arms and hugged her again. In a voice only the two of them could hear, he whispered in Lu Pianpian's ear, "You once said you liked me, but that was only because I am a woman. If I were a man, you would only feel disgust towards me, how could you possibly like me even a little bit?"
So he infiltrated the Women's Power Sect and disguised himself as a woman to walk the world, simply hoping to look like a woman.
Only if he becomes a woman will his beloved have a chance to change her mind about him.
What a foolish and naive idea! Huan Changming is such a smart person, how could he not understand that he is a man and can never become a woman in all his lifetimes?
Even knowing this, he still willingly did these useless things, all in vain, like trying to draw water with a bamboo basket.
Lu Pianpian responded softly, "Huan Changming, if I like you, it won't be because you're a man or a woman, but simply because you are you, you are Huan Changming, you are the person I can like."
"Did you understand?"
The night wind howled, and a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon, its bright color enough to ignite the entire darkness.
“I understand.” Huan Changming hugged Lu Pianpian even tighter. “You said it… that you can like me. This time, I won’t let go.”
Lu Pianpian smiled and nodded in his arms, "Okay."
The long night will eventually pass, and at the moment of dawn, the two will embrace.
The future is still long.