After the business jet passed through the clouds, it soon settled into a smooth cruise.
The faint vibrations of the fuselage gradually faded away.
Outside the window, an endless sea of clouds shimmered with a pale golden glow beneath the brilliant sunlight.
Occasionally, a few mountain peaks pierced the clouds, revealing hazy green silhouettes.
Dugu Linglong gazed out the window.
The transparent pane reflected her profile, along with Jiang Che's tall, straight figure seated beside her.
When she left Mount Zhongnan.
She had indeed felt a little lost.
Her master had long since passed away in meditation.
Chu Xuan had also been laid to rest.
The heir to the Celestial Master Sect whom she had personally taught for several years had never truly matured, much less taken up the responsibility of protecting the sect.
Dugu Linglong had originally thought she would spend her entire life on Mount Zhongnan.
Cultivating day after day, guarding the legacy left behind by generations of ancestral masters.
When her lifespan finally neared its end, she would find a disciple below the mountain with suitable character and talent, and pass on the traditions of the Celestial Master Sect.
As for romantic love between a man and a woman.
It had never entered her considerations.
Yet Jiang Che's arrival had quietly disrupted the unchanging course of her life...
When they first met.
She had merely thought this man was exceptionally handsome, with a comforting air that inexplicably made her want to draw closer.
Later.
Jiang Che had paid her fare, accompanied her to the Liu Family, and helped her investigate the plot against Chu Xuan.
When Chu Xuan was in danger.
This man had once again accompanied her back to Mount Zhongnan without hesitation, captured the culprit for her, and taken care of everything both inside and