Arrangements Before Heading to the Myriad Heavens

"Yanran had ultimately still lost..."

Yun Yun sighed and spoke with complete candor. "I expected this long ago, and it is not as though I cannot accept it. But when I truly saw it happen before my own eyes, I could not help feeling regret."

"Regret over what?"

Gu Xun'er had not deliberately investigated Nalan Yanran. She had merely looked into her a little. After all, in order to obtain the Xiao Family's Tou She Ancient God Jade, it had been necessary to understand Xiao Zhan, the clan head, which in turn made it necessary to learn about Xiao Yan. As Xiao Yan's fiancée, Nalan Yanran had been an indispensable part of the investigation. Gu Xun'er did not know the details, but she was far from uninformed.

"Do you regret that her three years of effort went unrewarded?"

"Or do you regret that she ultimately failed to realize her wish?"

"Or do you simply regret that she lost?"

"Perhaps you regret that she let down the training you gave her?"

Yun Yun pondered for a moment.

Because none of what Gu Xun'er had said was correct.

Yet it could not be called entirely wrong either.

Her regret came only from the perspective of a master. It did not prove anything. Perhaps what she disliked was precisely what Nalan Yanran liked. Thus, she could only answer objectively from her own perspective. "Perhaps a little of all of it."

Gu Xun'er heard the conflict in Yun Yun's words.

Fortunately, she did not press at such an inappropriate time.

She merely nodded.

Giving Yun Yun a bit of face.

Then she teased, "No matter what, Xiao Yan was raised up by Lu Yuan himself, so he has been influenced by Lu Yuan to some extent. Your disciple's friend defeated your other disciple. Compared