"Why had Wushuang come back so soon?" Gu Xueqin greeted her warmly, though she was much more cautious with Lu Wushuang than with Luo Qing.
Luo Qing was like a flawless jade, untouched by worldly grime. She would never concern herself with underhanded schemes.
But Lu Wushuang, standing before her now, was fiery-tempered and could not abide even a grain of sand in her eye. Her cultivation talent was just as exceptional. She had successfully broken through several hundred years ago and was now a Golden Immortal-level powerhouse. Compared with Gu Xueqin, Lu Wushuang's cultivation speed was every bit as fast, if not faster.
Though she had advanced only a few hundred years ago, an elusive, mysterious aura already seemed to surround her, leaving Gu Xueqin with the sense that she could not see through her.
Back at Snow Civet Palace, Gu Xueqin could always feel Lu Wushuang's wariness whenever they interacted.
Though Gu Xueqin did not particularly like Lu Wushuang, she had no intention of offending her. She was always quite warm toward her, just not as naturally so as she was with Luo Qing.
"Things went fairly smoothly. I was also thinking of Sister Luo Qing, since her breakthrough was near, so I came back early."
Lu Wushuang smiled as she spoke, acting quite close to Gu Xueqin. But deep down, she had always been wary of her.
In Lu Wushuang's eyes, aside from Lu Xiaotian, Luo Qing, and a handful of others like Huangfu Bing, few people could earn her regard.
"Good, as long as things went smoothly. Although Sister Luo Qing hasn't begun her breakthrough to the Golden Immortal level, she's been in a state of sudden enlightenment for so long that she must have grasped quite a bit. Her aura has grown more and more