Li Zhōujūn thus left the place under the watchful eyes of several Immortal Emperors and the Howling Moon Demon Venerable, returning to the small courtyard.
After Li Zhōujūn left.
The Howling Moon Demon Venerable, Su Sanniang, and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That feeling of being nothing more than grass and weeds before an Immortal Emperor was truly unbearable.
"Mr. Li." Seeing Li Zhōujūn return, Bing Aoqing smiled. "I just brewed you a cup of tea. It hasn't gone cold yet."
"Thank you." Li Zhōujūn smiled and nodded.
He took the teacup Bing Aoqing handed him and took a sip.
"Good tea." Li Zhōujūn smiled. Although this place was still some distance from Dao Tian Immortal Palace, with Li Zhōujūn's cultivation as a Third-Rank Immortal Lord, he could perhaps reach it in two or three years.
Thus, Li Zhōujūn looked at Bing Aoqing and smiled. "All right. You should go do what you need to do."
Bing Aoqing's smile froze at his words. Her voice trembled slightly. "Sir, are you asking me to leave?"
Spending this time with Li Zhōujūn had been truly comfortable. There had been none of those schemes and intrigues, none of that flattery and fawning. This feeling was really wonderful.
Li Zhōujūn smiled and shook his head. "Where in life will we not meet again? If fate wills it, we'll see each other again. I hope that the next time we meet, you'll have become someone capable of standing on your own."
With that, Li Zhōujūn did not linger. Moonlight as pure as polished jade rested on his shoulders as he gradually faded into the distance beneath Bing Aoqing's beautiful eyes, until his figure vanished completely.
A bitter smile rose on Bing Aoqing's face. It was as though something had been torn from