The Dao Fruit Ripens in the Future; a Test Subject Walks into the Net
"Follow your heart, and stay safe..."
Atop the Vermilion Bird Golden Pagoda, Yu Zhiwen pressed one hand to her earpiece and gazed blankly into the vast sky, somewhat moved by the Dao Hall Master's words.
A simple "stay safe" might have merely been an elder's casual reminder to a junior.
But with one more sentence before it, it became something else entirely.
The Dao Hall Master had pondered for so long, and Yu Zhiwen had waited so nervously. Unexpectedly, instead of a lengthy interrogation, she received only one sentence: "Follow your heart."
The Dao Hall Master knows everything...
Yu Zhiwen did not wish to deceive herself.
She could guess that the Dao Hall Master had probably guessed everything.
And under such circumstances, he had said nothing, placing the decision entirely in her hands.
"I'm sorry..."
The more Yu Zhiwen thought about it, the more moved she became. Mist welled before her eyes, and soon tears fell like pearls from a snapped string.
Clutching the astral compass, she curled up atop the tall tower, small and helpless, apologizing over and over:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Yu Zhiwen shook her head, not even knowing what she was apologizing for.
Perhaps because she had once hesitated between Xu Xiaoshou and the Holy Spirit Hall; perhaps because she had concealed certain information and failed to report it; perhaps because of something else...
She only felt that the Dao Hall Master had treated her so well, yet she had once entertained thoughts of betrayal. She truly deserved death a thousand times over!
Hugging her knees and curling up at the tower's peak, she heard the wind's mournful wail and saw the grass's sorrow. Her tears spiraled further out of control.
"I...