"He Qiong..."
Verdant Green Maiden looked at her and called out. After a pause, she gently raised a hand and pressed it against the courtyard wall. "Who do I look like to you?"
As her words fell, He Qiong's vision swam.
The moonlight was bright and pure, shining down from behind Verdant Green Maiden. Backlit by the moon, she possessed an indescribable sacred nobility at that moment. Amid the hazy blur, He Qiong saw Li Qi's features. That single glance left her utterly astonished.
"This..."
"This is..."
"Master?"
He Qiong rose to her feet in shock, staring at Verdant Green Maiden as she staggered backward again and again.
"No... how could this be? Qing Niangzi is Master?"
"No, that's not right!"
She shook her head, unwilling to believe what she saw.
Perched atop the wall, Verdant Green Maiden let out a soft sigh.
"I am not truly your Master, but... there will no longer be a Master for you in this world. If you wish to know why, I can tell you."
After Verdant Green Maiden finished speaking, He Qiong fell silent. Only after a long while did she draw a deep breath and look up at Verdant Green Maiden.
"I want to know!"
"Please, Qing Niangzi, tell me what exactly happened!"
Verdant Green Maiden looked at her and nodded. "All right!"
She told He Qiong everything. Once He Qiong had heard it all, she sank into silence.
An Immortal?
Qing Niangzi was an Immortal?
So was Master?
No...
Master was merely a wisp of an Immortal's soul?
Then didn't that mean the one before her was also her Master?
How could this be!
"My Master... does she truly no longer exist?"
Verdant Green Maiden nodded and said to He Qiong, "That's right. Because of me, your Master will no