Ning Rongrong skipped along in front, glancing back every so often to urge the two of them to hurry up.
Xue Yao and Ye Lingling walked side by side, keeping a proper distance between them.
"Are you not angry?" Xue Yao asked quietly.
"Why would I be angry?" Ye Lingling asked in return, her tone calm. "Love isn't about possession, but companionship. You have your friends and your past. That's perfectly normal."
She paused, a glint of mischief in her eyes. "Besides, the one who lives closest to the water gets the moon first. I'm confident in myself."
Xue Yao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.
This seemingly aloof girl knew what was worth fighting for and what wasn't. She knew how to hold her ground without losing her grace and composure.
Ye Lingling's nature couldn't help but inspire respect.
"Hurry up! The candy shop is about to close!"
Ning Rongrong's call from ahead interrupted their conversation.
Xue Yao and Ye Lingling exchanged a smile and quickened their pace.
The harmony between the two girls was far beyond Xue Yao's expectations, but it was something he was glad to see.
These past few days, aside from cultivating, he had occasionally gone out to enjoy himself with the two girls.
In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.
On the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, at the edge of Sunset Forest.
The morning mist had yet to fully lift, but several figures had already gathered at the entrance to the ancient forest.
At their head stood an elderly man with black hair and beard and an otherworldly air. It was none other than Dugu Bo.
Compared to three months ago, the aura around him was now even more unfathomable. His once sinister eyes now held an imposing