"Master, I was wrong."
Zhao Qingyu covered her head and apologized to Verdant Green Maiden.
Verdant Green Maiden did not hold such things against her.
Led by Verdant Green Maiden, the group left the capital of the Heavenly Mountain Kingdom and headed toward Heavenly Mountain. As they moved farther and farther from the towns and deeper into the mountains, Zhao Qingyu frowned again, her expression turning strange.
"Strange."
"Why did that kid run this way?"
"How could a child still enter the mountains at a time like this?"
Zhao Qingyu muttered.
Verdant Green Maiden said nothing after hearing her.
A child alone would naturally not survive within Heavenly Mountain.
Verdant Green Maiden and Zhao Qingyu traveled for three to five days.
"Master!"
"How much longer do we have to walk?"
Zhao Qingyu was exhausted. Bent over at the waist, she asked with a pained expression.
Verdant Green Maiden glanced back at her and said with a smile, "That kid is even younger than you, yet he managed to walk this far. You can't take it anymore already?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qingyu immediately straightened up and planted her hands on her hips. "Who says I can't!"
"Let's go!"
"Isn't it just walking?"
"Walk, then!"
As she spoke, Zhao Qingyu strode forward in high spirits, head held high and chest thrust out.
Verdant Green Maiden grabbed her by the collar and pulled her back.
"Enough!"
"I was only saying it."
"I know you're tired."
She carried Zhao Qingyu onto her back and said softly, "I'll carry you."
Zhao Qingyu hugged Verdant Green Maiden, pressing her head against the hollow of her neck.
"Master, you're so good to me!"
"..."
After several more days of travel, the group finally reached the depths of the Heavenly Mountain Range. Here, they could see firelight flickering