Thinking back to many years ago, when Ziying had still been a little girl, she had always spun such solemn nonsense. And back then, Chen Gushan had still been in his prime.
A sudden glance back, and the past was like drifting smoke, stirring endless sighs.
"How quickly time passes." Chen Gushan sighed, waiting only for Ziying to flash him that radiant smile from years ago and cry, "This old man is so foolish, I fooled you again," or something of the sort...
Yet Ziying merely looked at him earnestly, then began recounting everything slowly.
A fish had taken the bait. It was likely a large, plump one, dragging the fishing rod all the way toward the center of the lake, but Chen Gushan remained utterly unaware. As Ziying spoke, his expression shifted constantly.
Only after Ziying had finished did Chen Gushan suddenly come back to himself.
"So... there really is a way to leave Variegated? You aren't joking with this old man?"
"Elder Chen, I might joke with you about anything else, but never about this!"
Chen Gushan said nothing, but he already believed Ziying. Such a major matter was indeed not something she would deceive him about.
Moreover, rumors had long circulated on the home star that Lu Ye had cracked the secret within the Ruins and might have made some astonishing discovery. Unfortunately, there had been no way to investigate.
Only after hearing Ziying's account today did he understand. Lu Ye truly had made a discovery, and the ancient rumors that the Ruins concealed a method of leaving Variegated had not been false.
This had been the lifelong pursuit of generations of Variegated cultivators, yet it had unexpectedly been achieved by a young junior. It was unbelievable.
"What is it like outside Variegated?" Chen Gushan suddenly asked