"This is Zi Yan. Once you reach the peak of the Dou Master level, you can go to the Monster Mountain Range and find her. She can serve as your witness." After returning to the city, Gu He pointed at Zi Yan, who was taking Qing Lin around in search of good food nearby, and spoke to Nalan Yanran.
The witness looked even younger than she was, leaving Nalan Yanran rather speechless. She could not help looking at Gu He with suspicion.
Don't tell me I'll have to protect the witness while I'm fighting!
"Don't let her appearance fool you. She's actually... ahem, already at the Dou Wang level." Gu He had nearly let slip that Zi Yan was already over a thousand years old, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and smoothly covered it up.
"A Dou Wang." Nalan Yanran sighed, her voice mingling shock and longing. All her doubts about Zi Yan vanished. Having a Dou Wang watch a peak Dou Master battle was enough to ensure fairness, and perhaps Zi Yan was also meant to protect her life.
Over the next few days, they briefly explored Town Ghost Pass before parting ways again. Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian rode Xiao Lan back to the Imperial Capital, while Gu He took Qing Lin and Queen Medusa back to the Small Valley.
Meanwhile, deep within a forest outside Town Ghost Pass, a woman in green spoke as though talking to herself toward an empty patch of woods beside her. "White Fang, are you sure your senses are not mistaken?"
A deep voice sounded from the depths of the forest, shaking the leaves until they rustled loudly.
"My senses cannot be wrong. There was indeed an aura within Town Ghost Pass that I detest, but it has already left."
"In