[You followed Nie Qingzhu and Nian Wubei back toward Little Green Peak.]
[Chu Qiu insisted on seeing you off and would not leave even when you reached the mountain gate.]
[The mountain wind rustled through the bamboo. Below stretched Little Green Peak's vast bamboo forest, a sea of green.]
[The three of you flew high above it on your treasures.]
[Nie Qingzhu said, "Senior Brother Chu, you can see us off here."]
[Chu Qiu said reluctantly, "Junior Sister Nie, if you ever need anything, whether for disciple trials or purchasing spirit beasts, come to me. These are sect matters, after all."]
["Thank you, Senior Brother Chu."]
[Chu Qiu turned to Nian Wubei. "Brother Nian, I'll take my leave."]
["Go on, go on!"]
[The two men had talked happily all the way. Beyond Nian Wubei's hope of breaking through to the Great Dao Golden Core, what Chu Qiu cared about more was his relationship with Nie Qingzhu.]
[Elder Nian watched Chu Qiu depart and smiled. "Qingzhu, you're not getting any younger. It's time you found a Dao companion."]
["Brother Chu seems like a decent man... What do you think? Why not consider him?"]
[Nie Qingzhu said helplessly, "Senior Brother Nian, I've only cultivated for a hundred years."]
["Little Green Peak has only just opened its gates. There's so much to rebuild that I truly have no time to think about that."]
[Her gaze shifted, brushing past you behind her as though by accident. She said softly, "Besides, Senior Brother Nian, I once promised Master I would find a Dao companion from within the peak."]
["What?!" Elder Nian's eyes flew wide. "Within Little Green Peak?"]
[He pointed a finger at himself. "Absolutely not! I'm used to coming and going alone. How would that look? What would our fellow cultivators on the other