Standing in the courtyard, Lin Bai said quietly, "Now that the Silver Moon Merchant Guild's affairs have finally settled, there's no reason for me to stay here any longer. I might as well return to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect first."
Yue Qing's gaze grew somewhat distant, and a trace of a smile rose in her eyes. "When are you leaving? I can have someone send you off on a spirit boat."
Lin Bai shook his head. "No need. I plan to leave shortly. By the way, Lu Ao and Fang Jin aren't scheming, treacherous people. You can use them boldly."
Yue Qing nodded. "I understand."
"In that case, if you ever have time to visit the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, I'll certainly sweep the steps to welcome you."
Lin Bai clasped his fists and smiled.
"Take care, Bai Lang."
Yue Qing chuckled softly.
Lin Bai nodded slightly. At once, a flying sword flashed out from his dantian and grew longer in the wind. Lin Bai then leaped onto it, transforming into a golden streak of light that shot straight beyond Haijie City.
Now that he had recovered his flying sword, Lin Bai's sword-riding journey back to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect was much faster than traveling by spirit boat.
Moreover, as Lin Bai's cultivation had grown, the spiritual power within his divine elixir was now extremely abundant, enough to sustain his sword flight for a long time.
Yue Qing stood in the small courtyard, watching Lin Bai ride his sword away. Her gaze remained fixed until Lin Bai's figure vanished into the vast night, and only then did a trace of disappointment flash through her eyes.
Then, Yue Qing glanced around the small courtyard and entered the room. Every little moment she and Lin Bai had shared there was