Ivette immediately turned her head. She had already prepared herself for disappointment, but she hadn't expected there to be a twist.
But considering the impression Bingyu gave her, she completely lacked the weathered composure of someone like the Great Elder. Ivette decided to manage her expectations and not hope for too much from her words.
"That was probably over thirty years ago. I'd only been born for a few years then and hadn't yet found the right direction for my human cultivation," Bingyu said hesitantly. "Then one day, I heard that a traveler who looked like they were at a very high realm was passing through, so I went to take a look. She seemed very much like the person in your photo..."
More than thirty years ago? Rosaline had been twenty-two when she left, so she should have been nearly two hundred by then. Yet her appearance hadn't changed?
But someone who could live that long definitely couldn't be judged by normal human standards. Looking a little younger, or even growing younger again, wasn't all that strange. Black Tower Pharmaceuticals had developed Rune Elixirs that granted Eternal Youth. Perhaps the Radiant Continent had similar methods as well...
Ivette made her own judgment and asked, "What happened afterward?"
"I don't know... Hmm... I remember seeing her outside the Sanctum. I watched the excitement for a while, then left. I don't know what happened after that... I thought she was a divine envoy." Bingyu covered her forehead with one hand and recalled it with great seriousness.
"Was there any kind of conflict?"
"Probably not. As I recall, nothing happened during that period. With the gods' protection, life in the kingdom had always been peaceful."
"All right, I understand. Thank you for the information." Ivette nodded in thanks, her expression gentle. Although