The three set out at once. Ling Ruxian and Wang Yun helped Ling Ruguo slowly rise from the bed. After leaving the courtyard, they rode an Immortal Spirit Crane together and departed Lingxiao Mountain.
During the flight, to look after the frail Ling Ruguo, Ling Ruxian deliberately released a layer of light to block the fierce winds, allowing Ling Ruguo to feel somewhat better.
Yet even without the fierce winds, Ling Ruguo normally found it difficult just to straighten his back, much less remain seated atop an Immortal Spirit Crane for half a day.
If not for his determination to witness Ling Dong's wedding, he likely would not have been able to endure the torment of sitting so long.
After arriving at Azure Stone Village, Wang Yun and Ling Ruguo both moved into Ling Dong's home.
As a mother, Wang Yun was exceedingly satisfied with Mo Qiunian, the woman Ling Dong was about to marry.
After the Wedding Feast ended two days later, Ling Ruguo and Wang Yun did not return to Clan Mountain. Instead, they both remained in Azure Stone Village.
Ling Ruguo simply wished to see more of his grandson in the time he had left. He even hoped to live to see the day Ling Dong had a child.
Ling Dong and his wife worked day and night toward that end as well.
The years rushed by, and the following August arrived.
Not long after Mo Qiunian, who had carried the child for ten months, gave birth to a son, Ling Ruguo—already one hundred and twelve years old—had fulfilled his long-cherished wish and no longer had any attachments.
A few days later, Ling Ruguo departed from this world.
That day, every Ling Clan member on Clan Mountain set aside their work. Wearing mourning clothes, they followed Clan