"I was supposed to be chaste forever," he tells Janet. "That's why I wasn't allowed to touch any women. God said it was sinful." He purrs and rubs against her leg again, tangling around her ankles. "Lan Wangji thinks I can still learn to be an adequate cultivator, because I'm disciplined and my qi is strong. I might even be able to cultivate a golden core, even though I started so late."