A gentle breeze curled through the small courtyard as Song Ci opened his eyes from meditation.
"Going out again?"
He called out to Gu Shen, who was preparing to climb over the wall.
"Just taking a walk."
Gu Shen explained helplessly, "The Light Holy Scripture event outside is in full swing. It wasn't easy to come all this way, so I can't spend every day meditating in the courtyard, can I?"
After cultivating in the Fighting God Domain, Song Ci had completely shed his former impatience.
Ever since settling down here, he had begun meditating.
"You were trapped in the Ice Sea for six years. It's only natural that after so much stillness, you'd want to move around."
After hearing this, Song Ci thought for a moment and said, "Be careful out there. Don't let your identity as 'Lu Shi' get exposed."
"You're not coming with me?"
Gu Shen was somewhat surprised. "If I'd known you'd changed your temperament, I wouldn't have needed to climb over the courtyard wall."
Song Ci grinned. "I originally wanted to take a look around this enormous City of Light, but the Wash Heart Pool Trial is about to begin. I'll meditate a little longer, then go meet this so-called Grand Elder of the temple. I was angry last time only because you killed Wutuo without taking me along. If you're just taking a stroll, there's no need for you to hide from me."
"..."
Gu Shen smiled without saying anything and lightly jumped down from the wall.
What he needed to do was, of course, far more than simply taking a walk.
He had not come to the City of Light to do many things, but every one of them was important. Killing Wutuo... had been the simplest and easiest task.
The person he