As I learned more and more, page by page, the dazzling scroll that belonged to Supreme Heaven grew clearer and more complete before my eyes.
Supreme Heaven's weighty history was destined to have produced countless heroes.
What undefeated powerhouses had existed in different places, and what peerless prodigies had emerged in different eras.
What enemies I needed to beware of, and where I ought to guard against them.
Now, I had a general idea.
Like a zongzi peeled layer by layer, it was about to reveal its true appearance completely before me.
After Shuang Yue and I said our goodbyes, she told me before leaving that I could also tell the story to Ye Qingxian. Only then did the two of us set off down separate roads home.
Yue Wuhua and Shuang Yue traveled together.
Looking at the girl beside her, Yue Wuhua suddenly said, "When you said those things to Ye Xiaoyao today, you were actually trying to give yourself an explanation, weren't you? You didn't want her to feel too much pressure about agreeing to our marriage."
Shuang Yue's voice was crisp as she clenched her fist in a silent threat. "Yes, that's right."
"Who told you to keep putting pressure on her?"
"I really do hope to receive the Princess's blessing."
"But I also want her to feel no pressure."
"This should be a process that follows its natural course, like water flowing into a channel."
"If there is too much coercion and too fixed a sense of duty involved, it won't seem quite so beautiful anymore."
Shuang Yue wrapped her arms around Yue Wuhua's arm and looked up at the girl before her. "Besides, I really do have conflicts with Master. It's just that they aren't all that serious. Forming a Dao Companion bond is my