"If you wanted to go, then set out with Yue Qiu and me."
Verdant Green Maiden continued.
But soon, her tone shifted, and she sighed. "Of course, if you don't want to, then I'll have no choice but to find someone else."
Yet upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyu frowned and stared at Verdant Green Maiden curiously.
"Someone else?"
"Master, could it be that you have other disciples?"
"Why would you ask that?"
Verdant Green Maiden blinked, somewhat surprised.
Zhao Qingyu said as if it were only natural, "Isn't it obvious? You insist on bringing someone to the Western Regions, so it definitely isn't just a casual stroll. Since it's no small matter, naturally you need someone you can trust. And who can you trust?"
"Of course it would be your disciple!"
"This little girl's logic really follows a path of its own."
Verdant Green Maiden smiled.
She raised a hand and tapped Zhao Qingyu on the head.
Zhao Qingyu covered her head.
"Master!"
"Even though this body of mine isn't ten yet, I'm an adult on the inside. Could you stop tapping my head like that?"
She spoke to Verdant Green Maiden in a helpless whisper.
"You're only ten! Even if you add in the age from your previous life, you still wouldn't amount to a fraction of my age."
Verdant Green Maiden muttered, but she withdrew her hand.
That was simply the kind of Dragon Woman she was—her tongue never spared anyone, but her actions obediently followed suit.
Obediently?
Was that really so?
A certain Damn Heaven, unwilling to reveal his identity, had something to say about that.
But Verdant Green Maiden did not know.
Nor did she care.
Zhao Qingyu asked curiously, "By the way, why are you taking me to the Western Regions? What were the Western