( _ ) Something's Happened!
Fortunately, Yue Lingshan did not sulk for too long.
Just two days later, after hurrying along as fast as they could, the Huashan Sect and Hengshan Sect parties finally arrived outside Luoyang Prefecture. After exchanging a few polite words, the two groups immediately went their separate ways.
Led by their sect leader, the "Gentleman Sword" Yue Buqun, the Huashan Sect did not enter the city. Instead, they turned west and followed the official road toward Mount Hua.
As for the various senior and junior nuns of the Hengshan Sect, they continued north under the leadership of Reverend Dingyi. They planned to rest for a day at the docks on the northern bank of Luoyang City, then cross the Yellow River the next day, pass through Taiyuan Prefecture, and finally reach Hengshan.
After parting from the Hengshan Sect, both Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze relaxed completely. Their tightly wound nerves seemed to unwind all at once.
Since Luoyang was not far from Mount Hua, they no longer needed to hurry and decided to stroll back at a leisurely pace.
After all, the young nuns had left reluctantly under Dingyi's leadership and were no longer pestering their senior disciple Linghu Chong all day. Their daughter, Yue Lingshan, had also stopped looking perpetually miserable, and the smile on her little face was gradually returning. That was all for the best.
See?
On the third day after parting from the Hengshan Sect, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were in such good spirits that they stopped riding in the carriage. Each mounted a fine horse and rode at the very front of the group, leading the way with ease.
"..."
Riding a chestnut horse, Ning Zhongze slightly raised her head and admired the scenery along the road for a while.