The Star God Temple held territory in both the Eastern Continent and Northern Continent.
Naturally, those close to Dugu Zixuan knew she was raising a child. While she had still been pregnant, she and some friends from the Star God Temple had arranged a marriage contract.
That was how elders were. They usually did fuck-all, yet when it came to arranging marriages for the younger generation, they were especially diligent.
Lin Heng was no exception, of course!
Naturally, this betrothed partner had nothing to do with Su Wanyue, the Star God Temple's Holy Maiden, because the Star God Temple was divided between the northeast continents.
Su Wanyue was the Holy Maiden of the Eastern Continent Star God Temple. The Northern Continent was none of her concern.
"He went to the Northern Continent? Why did he go there?" Dugu Zixuan asked in confusion.
"Junior Brother did not explain. He only said he had something important to do. We do not know when he will return."
"...The Northern Continent."
"Senior, we..."
Dugu Zixuan rose to her feet, stepped forward, took Duan Shuyun's hand, and patted it. "Thank you for speaking frankly. You are Xiao Heng's Dao companions, all such graceful young ladies. You needn't feel restrained when calling me Mother-in-law."
"Whether it is me or that bastard Lin Zhique, we have cultivated and sought the Dao for hundreds, even thousands of years. We have experienced so much—human feelings, worldly affairs, gods and men alike... yet we could not even manage to be proper parents."
"Perhaps I should make a trip to the Northern Continent. No... it is not that I should. I simply want to see him more and more now."
Duan Shuyun understood. She was asking whether they had any way to locate Junior Brother.
After all, the Northern Continent was