Several days later, Fairy Guye quietly left Divine City.
Without alerting anyone or even saying a word to Wang Xuan, she merely donned a plain white immortal robe, stepped upon a streak of clear radiance, and drifted away, vanishing straight into the depths of the Big Dipper Star Domain.
Her slender figure was as picturesque as a painting. She gradually receded amid the endless stars before finally being swallowed by ancient starlight.
Wang Xuan stood alone beneath the purple bamboo grove, his hands behind his back as he watched her pale figure disappear beyond the horizon. His face showed not the slightest ripple, his expression as calm as water.
The Dragon Horse came over, its whiskers lightly brushing his sleeve. "Master, the mistress has gone to undergo her Quasi-Emperor tribulation. Are you really not going to take a look?"
"What is there to see?" Wang Xuan withdrew his distant gaze. "It is not her first time. Go play for now. In a few days, we will be heading out."
A gleam flashed in the Dragon Horse's eyes. Going out with its master was its most glorious moment. No matter which Forbidden Zone Supreme it was, they would fall beneath its dragon claws.
Nine days passed in succession.
At dawn on the ninth day, a brilliant immortal radiance came whistling from a distant star domain and landed directly within Divine City.
As the immortal light faded, Fairy Guye's figure reappeared. The faint Emperor's might around her was not ostentatious, a sign that her realm had stabilized.
Wang Xuan's gaze did not linger on her for long before passing over her shoulder to the figure behind her.
That person's eyes sparkled with three parts curiosity, three parts scrutiny, and four parts of an indescribable, teasing mischief.
With graceful steps, she flew half