Three days flashed by in the blink of an eye.
The rain over Yuhang City had stopped completely. The long-missed sun hung in the sky, warming people to the bone.
Yet that warmth could not dispel the sorrow of parting.
Outside the gates of Yue Mansion.
The lake-blue moonlight dress had already been put away.
In its place was a neat, capable set of black martial attire.
Her cuffs were tightened, a leather belt cinched around her waist, outlining the girl's slender yet explosively powerful figure.
Her black hair was tied high, with a few loose strands hanging by her temples and fluttering lightly in the wind.
"Big Sister Jiang..."
Yue Wan'er stood below the steps, her little face full of reluctance.
Jiang Yuechu swung herself onto her horse and looked down at the little girl.
"Yuhang is a fine place. The buns are delicious, and the tunes are lovely too... If I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely come again."
"Really?"
Yue Wan'er sniffled, her eyes brimming with hope.
"I, Jiang Yuechu, never lie."
Especially not to little girls.
With that, she did not linger. She flicked the reins.
"Hyah!"
Cloud Tide let out a neigh, spread all four hooves, and turned into a streak of white as she charged out in front.
Behind her.
Yue Huaiyuan wore a suit of jet-black heavy armor, Black Gold Great Spear in hand, seated atop a tall steed.
Seeing his own daughter's reluctant expression, the old man's heart inexplicably turned sour.
"Alright, alright. Go back inside. It's not as if we're being separated by life and death."
He grumbled, then waved his large hand.
"Move out!"
The procession was quite a spectacular sight.
Besides Jiang Yuechu, Yue Huaiyuan, and Xie Tinglan.
There were also more than a dozen Regional Command