Heavenly Staff chased him for over a thousand li. In the dense forest, he found the traces of Chu Qing and Zuo Yan's battle.
The earth had split open, huge boulders had shattered, and towering ancient trees had collapsed.
Heavenly Staff tossed out Copper Coins to divine the outcome.
One second...
Ten seconds...
He let out a long breath.
Zuo Yan was not dead.
She had gone to Peach Blossom Dock.
Heavenly Staff paced back and forth. Then, he destroyed the battle traces on the ground and sped back to Peach Blossom Dock like a flying arrow.
Over an hour later:
Heavenly Staff saw Zuo Yan at Peach Blossom Dock.
The valiant woman was now dressed in coarse linen, her hair tied in a ponytail, barefoot as she wiped furniture alongside another woman dressed the same way.
They looked just like village wives.
Yet their lovely faces and flawless figures instantly made people realize that they were of noble birth, utterly beyond comparison with ordinary country folk.
The woman beside Zuo Yan was even more radiant and captivating, with an air of nobility about her.
But Heavenly Staff ignored her and stared fixedly at Zuo Yan. "Yan... come with me!"
"With me here, I can definitely help you survive your weakened period. Then, no one from In the Red Dust or the Human World will dare scheme against you again."
Zuo Yan sneered in disdain. "What do you have to shelter me with?"
"Your divination ability?"
"Or martial arts? Oh, I forgot. Your martial arts haven't reached Heaven-Connecting yet!"
"What difference is there between a martial artist who hasn't reached Heaven-Connecting and a mud-legged peasant?"
"You, a mud-legged peasant, want to shelter me? Do you think you're Chu Qing?"
"Ridiculous!"
The corner of Heavenly Staff's mouth twitched, and sorrow welled