Chapter 572 Dawn and First Light


    Jonathan said, “I''m married.”


    Johanna said, “You''re sleeping with me even though you''re married?” A hint of disgust shed in her


    eyes.


    Jonathan was nonchnt, as he was naturally a carefree person. Although he had physical needs, his


    love for Catherine was incredibly pure. He was a man who followed his heart! Therefore, he wouldn''t


    feel guilty toward Catherine because of that matter.


    “Is your husband having an affair?” Jonathan quickly asked.


    Johanna asked, “Is my sister leaving with you tomorrow?”


    Jonathan was slightly taken aback. Johanna is really acting a bit wild tonight! The conversation is


    jumping all over the ce. He said, “I should correct you. It is I who''s leaving with her.”


    “You must bring her back safely! Can you do that?” Johanna asked.


    Jonathan said, “I don''t know exactly what Joanne has told you. However, her identity is quite unusual. If


    she can survive and regain her status, whether she wille back or not is not up to me. But rest


    assured, I will do my best to ensure her safety!”


    “You are not allowed toy a finger on her!” Johanna eximed.


    Jonathan was taken aback for a moment. Suddenly, he thought. If I could spend a wonderful night with


    Joanne, wouldn''t that be equivalent to having bedded both beautiful sisters? Of course, that can onlyCopyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    be my wishful thinking. Joanne may very likely be the Undead Ice Phoenix, an ancient divine spirit. The


    gap between us is simply too vast. I can only dream about it.


    “Why did you drag me out here in the middle of the night? What exactly do you want to say?” Jonathan


    immediately asked Johanna in confusion.


    Johanna fell silent.


    Jonathan wasn''t upset. After all, he had just bedded Johanna. He knew he needed to have at least that


    much patience.


    Johanna remained silent.


    Jonathan said, “All right. I promise you that I will never get involved with your sister.” He paused, then


    continued, “Did youe here today because you''ve lost all hope in men? And then you found out I''m


    leaving with your sister, so you came to warn me? But you didn''t have to sleep with me, right?”


    With a coldugh, Johanna retorted, “Why is it that he can find women outside, but I can''t sleep with


    other men!”


    “So, you found out your husband was cheating, and you''re seeking revenge on him, and that''s why you


    came to me?” Jonathan asked.


    Johanna said, “That''s right!”


    Jonathan chuckled, saying, “It seems I''ve arrived just in time!” He paused, then added, “But what if it


    wasn''t me who came? Would you have...”


    Johanna''s face turned red as she said, “That won''t be the case. At the very least, I need to find


    someone I''m attracted to.” She paused, then continued, “But in reality, I''vee to understand that life


    is short,sting only a few decades. I shouldn''t be too hard on myself. If he wants freedom, then let''s all


    be free together. Physical pleasure is the most genuine and important experience to have.”


    Jonathan touched his nose and said, “If every woman thought like this, wouldn''t the world be in


    chaos?”


    With a cold huff, Johanna said, “I''ve had this thought for a while now. Isn''t the world in chaos anyway?


    What he said isn''t wrong. Life can be short and, simultaneously, long. Isn''t it too boring to live life like


    this? How many men can confidently say that they haven''t slept with a woman other than their wife


    after getting married? And how many wives can im they''ve only been with their husband?”


    Jonathan said, “I''m marriad.”


    Johanna said, “You''ra aping with ma avan though you''ra marriad?” A hint of disgust shad in har


    ayas.


    Jonathan was nonchnt, as ha was naturally a carafraa parson. Although ha had physical naads, his


    lova for Catharina was incradibly pura. Ha was a man who followad his haart! Tharafora, ha wouldn''t


    faal guilty toward Catharina bacausa of that mattar.


    “Is your husband having an affair?” Jonathan quickly askad.


    Johanna askad, “Is my sistaraving with you tomorrow?”


    Jonathan was slightly takan aback. Johanna is raally acting a bit wild tonight! Tha convarsation is


    jumping all ovar tha ca. Ha said, “I should corract you. It is I who''saving with har.”


    “You must bring har back safaly! Can you do that?” Johanna askad.


    Jonathan said, “I don''t know axactly what Joanna has told you. Howavar, har idantity is quita unusual. If


    sha can surviva and ragain har status, whathar sha wi back or not is not up to ma. But rast


    assurad, I will do my bast to ansura har safaty!”


    “You ara not allowad toy a fingar on har!” Johanna aximad.


    Jonathan was takan aback for a momant. Suddanly, ha thought. If I could spand a wondarful night with


    Joanna, wouldn''t that ba aquivnt to having baddad both baautiful sistars? Of coursa, that can only


    ba my wishful thinking. Joanna may vary likaly ba tha Undaad Ica Phoanix, an anciant divina spirit. Tha


    gap batwaan us is simply too vast. I can only draam about it.


    “Why did you drag ma out hara in tha mid of tha night? What axactly do you want to say?” Jonathan


    immadiataly askad Johanna in confusion.


    Johanna fall snt.


    Jonathan wasn''t upsat. Aftar all, ha had just baddad Johanna. Ha knaw ha naadad to hava atast that


    much patianca.


    Johanna ramainad snt.


    Jonathan said, “All right. I promisa you that I will navar gat involvad with your sistar.” Ha pausad, than


    continuad, “Did youa hara today bacausa you''va lost all hopa in man? And than you found out I''m


    laaving with your sistar, so you cama to warn ma? But you didn''t hava to ap with ma, right?”


    With a coldugh, Johanna ratortad, “Why is it that ha can find woman outsida, but I can''t ap with


    othar man!”


    “So, you found out your husband was chaating, and you''ra saaking ravanga on him, and that''s why you


    cama to ma?” Jonathan askad.


    Johanna said, “That''s right!”


    Jonathan chucd, saying, “It saams I''va arrivad just in tima!” Ha pausad, than addad, “But what if it


    wasn''t ma who cama? Would you hava...”


    Johanna''s faca turnad rad as sha said, “That won''t ba tha casa. At tha varyast, I naad to find


    somaona I''m attractad to.” Sha pausad, than continuad, “But in raality, I''vaa to undarstand that lifa


    is short,sting only a faw dacadas. I shouldn''t ba too hard on mysalf. If ha wants fraadom, thant''s all


    ba fraa togathar. Physical asura is tha most ganuina and important axparianca to hava.”


    Jonathan touchad his nosa and said, “If avary woman thought lika this, wouldn''t tha world ba in


    chaos?”


    With a cold huff, Johanna said, “I''va had this thought for a wh now. Isn''t tha world in chaos anyway?


    What ha said isn''t wrong. Lifa can ba short and, simultanaously, long. Isn''t it too boring to liva lifa lika


    this? How many man can confidantly say that thay havan''t pt with a woman othar than thair wifa


    aftar gatting marriad? And how many wivas can im thay''va only baan with thair husband?”


    Jonathan chuckled, saying, “All right. You''re right. I certainly can''t say that confidently.”


    Johanna shot Jonathan a nce, saying, “You''re nothing but a fickle womanizer. Of course you


    wouldn''t dare to say that confidently!” She paused, then asked, “Don''t you feel guilty toward your wife?”


    “I am not like the average man, and my wife is not like the rest of you. Therefore, your mortal standards


    cannot be used to measure me.” Jonathan paused, then continued, “However, I am a domineering


    man, and I will not allow any other man to have my woman. Otherwise, I will kill! We must admit, in this


    world, men and women do exist differently. Men are in the dominant position!”


    Johanna asked, “So, am I considered your woman? But you should know that I will still sleep with other


    men.”


    Jonathan said, “You don''t count. What we have is, at most, a one-night stand.”


    Johanna asked, “Why can''t it be counted?”


    Women were truly peculiar creatures. Johanna suddenly felt a bit upset and asked, “Am I not


    beautiful?”


    Jonathan said, “That''s not the case. If you''re willing to divorce and pledge your loyalty only to me in the


    future, I''d be more than happy to have you as my woman.”


    “You truly are the most shameless, most domineering man I''ve ever met, and yet you speak with such


    righteousness,” Johanna couldn''t help but say.


    Jonathan chuckled lightly, saying, “Everyone has their own principles for living, and these are mine. If


    they don''t align, we simply won''t be together. You can''t ept that, so you won''t be my woman.”


    Johanna asked, “Just how many women do you have?”


    Jonathan said, “Not much. This is a private matter. Let''s not talk about this.”


    Johanna said, “Here we are, in this ce, in this situation. If we''re not talking about personal matters,


    are we supposed to discuss highbrow topics? Would anyone believe that?”


    With a chuckle, Jonathan said, “Let''s change the subject then. Do you still love your husband?”


    “We''ve been married for six years, and we''ve never had children. I always thought he was a good man,


    but it was only three days ago that I found out he seeks pleasure outside every year!” Johanna


    eximed, “I find it utterly disgusting. I''ve seen one of the women he''s been with, and she''s not even


    remotely close to being as pretty as I am. Yet, he said even being with the most good-looking woman


    can get boring. That''s his grand excuse for cheating!”


    “Are you going to get a divorce?” Jonathan asked. He didn''t feel anything special about it. After all,


    there were too many men like that in the world.


    He also knew he didn''t have the right to look down on others.


    The only difference was that he would never seek out a woman who sold her body.


    Jonathan''s taste wasn''t that poor.


    Johanna said, “I suppose it''s time to part ways. But I think it will be hard for me to trust men again in


    the future. Whether it''s you or him, you''re all the same; there''s no difference.”


    Jonathan said, “I''m not like him.”


    “What''s so different?” Johanna asked. Suddenly, sheughed and said, “Is it that every man who


    cheats thinks he''s the most special and different from all other men?”


    Jonathan said, “Before I got married, I was a phnderer. I enjoyed meeting different women in bars


    and spending delightful evenings with them. Those days were carefree, and I loved it. But then...”


    Jonathan, having nothing else to do, started talking to Johanna about many things that happened. He


    repeatedly refused Jennifer, helped Jennifer open a bar, and so on. Then, there was the Golden Sword


    Tournament, and in the end, he married Catherine.


    Indeed, Jonathan needed to vent a little, so he tried to exin his situation as simply as possible.


    The thrillingplexity of it all left Johanna in awe. What Johanna hadn''t expected was that after


    Jonathan came to Willowbank and met her, he had gone through such a time loop of life and death with


    Briana.


    It wasn''t untilter when Jonathan mentioned that Catherine''s fate hung in the bnce because she


    had risked her life to save him, that Johanna was finally struck speechless, unable to hide her shock.


    “I''ve said it before. We are not the same as you. If I suppress my nature and don''t let my thoughts flow


    freely, then my cultivation will encounter barriers!” Jonathan said, “My wife understands this. She won''t


    dwell on these, and I don''t feel any guilt. Once guilt sets in, my heart won''t be strong. If my heart isn''t


    strong, my spirit won''t be strong. And if my spirit isn''t strong, I''ll be killed by my opponents!”


    “There are two reasons why I''m telling you all this today.” Jonathan said, “First, I want to get it off my


    chest. Second, I don''t want you to lose hope in all men. That''s very pessimistic and can be fatal. There


    are many good men out there. Just because a man sometimes can''t resist carnal pleasure doesn''t


    make him a bad man. When two people live together over such a long period, there must be a certain


    tolerance level!”


    Johanna said, “Thank you!” Her words were sincere. Then, she added, “However, I''ve decided to get a


    divorce. I can''t bear it mentally. It would torment me for the rest of my life.”


    Jonathan said, “Do as you wish. Just don''t torture yourself!”


    Johanna said, “My sister told me today that she''s leaving. She didn''t go into detail, but I know she''s in


    danger. I''m really upset about it and with his situation as well. That was why I came to you. Also, I


    wanted to understand what exactly is going on with my sister.”


    Jonathan said, “Joanne may likely be the Undead Ice Phoenix from ancient times.”


    Johanna had already heard Jonathan speak of many bizarre and strange things. Coupled with the


    peculiar circumstances surrounding her sister, she had developed a certain level of immunity.


    “Undead Ice Phoenix?” Johanna eximed in surprise, “My sister is actually the Undead Ice Phoenix?”


    “This is just our spection,” Jonathan said.


    “The journey ahead will be dangerous, but I will do my best to protect her!” Jonathan dered.


    Johanna said, “Thank you.” She paused, then added, “With your words, I feel at ease.”


    At that point, dawn was almost breaking.


    Johanna said, “Let''s go back!”


    Jonathan chuckled lightly, saying, “I believe that since you''ve already taken the first step, we should let


    loose a bit more.”


    “What does that mean?” Johanna was slightly taken aback.