Yan Beihan let out a soft sigh, her eyes tinged with melancholy.
"So I couldn't compete, and even if I could, I wouldn't be happy. Although Grandpa kept encouraging me and supporting me, the one he was truly grooming was Feng Yun!"
"He simply didn't want my life to be left with regrets, so he gave me the chance to try my hardest. That was a grandfather's doting affection for his granddaughter, not a Vice Head Sect Leader's grooming of his successor."
"Grandpa, as the supreme leader of the Sole True Sect, has no selfish motives."
"If I knew I couldn't win and still insisted on fighting for it, harming the sect would be one thing—but I would also harm the family affection that supported Grandpa. In truth, his love for me was also a kind of support for his own heart."
"No, this way of thinking is wrong in itself. The moment I thought, 'Harming the sect isn't a big deal,' I was already unfit to become the highest leader of the Sole True Sect."
Yan Beihan sighed softly and reached a conclusion about herself.
Then she gently exhaled as well, as though she had finally put down the burden she had carried on her shoulders for so long.
For a moment, her soul felt clear and crystalline, and both body and mind were at ease.
Even the wind blowing toward her seemed able to pass straight through her heart, carrying away all her troubles.
That was how light it felt after she had figured everything out.
"If that's the case, then my future position should be Chief Inspector of the Sole True Sect."
"That's the position most suited to me, the position that won't hurt anyone. It's also the role Grandpa values most, and the one that can