Li Qingjun looked at Qin Yi. As their gazes met, they seemed to pass through countless years and return to the day they had first met.
It was as though everything had returned to its starting point.
The origin of it all.
After circling around and around, they still had to ask what secret Immortal Trace Village was hiding.
A trace of apology gradually appeared in Qin Yi's eyes.
It could be said that all of this was a game played by great powers, with nothing to do with the mortal Nanli Kingdom or the Li Family.
Throughout this entire chain of events, Qing Jun had been the most innocent one.
She should never have had to bear any of this. There had been no thread of hers within this karma.
But ever since Yao Guang had reincarnated as her niece, she had been passively swept into it, with no way to escape again.
Li Qingjun smiled. "Why are you looking at me like that? It makes me seem so pitiful..."
Qin Yi said softly, "I just feel... this really has nothing to do with you."
"So what have I borne because of it? Nanli became Da Li, and the Divine Land bowed its head. It seems I came out ahead instead." Li Qingjun smiled. "Once, I was trapped in a corner for Nanli; later, I guarded Dragon Abyss for Wu Xian. My Immortal Dao lasted only two or three short years at Penglai Sword Pavilion. It seemed as if I had never been free, but now I understand."
Qin Yi looked at her seriously.
Li Qingjun said, "I was never someone of the Immortal Dao. The responsibilities of the mortal world are my karma. If Wu Xian can return, then she can continue to bear them. If she cannot