Departure! Yan Shaozhe Breaks Through! The Divine Master Officially Awakens!

The next day, at Shrek City's gates.

An utterly inconspicuous carriage slowly made its way out of the city amid a massive merchant caravan.

Only two people sat inside the carriage: Long Wushang and Ice Empress.

Behind the carriage, before Shrek City's gates, a petite young beauty stood at the entrance. Her eyes were red-rimmed, tears swirling within them, until the carriage carrying the man she loved was about to vanish from her sight.

Only then did she wave forcefully and call out, "Wushang, be careful on your journey. I'll always wait for you."

The girl's voice was carried by the morning breeze toward the carriage.

Inside, Long Wushang lifted the curtain and looked back. He also raised his hand and gently waved at the girl standing by the city gates.

After this parting, who knew when they would meet again?

Long Wushang had initially asked her whether she was willing to go live in the Sun Moon Empire with him.

Xiao Xiao had initially been very tempted. She truly wanted to remain with Long Wushang forever, but in the end, she gave up on that thought because of certain matters.

Her family was still in the Heaven Dou Empire. She had her own friends, teachers, and social circle at Shrek Academy.

More importantly, she was the only formal disciple Xuan Zi, the master of the Sea God Pavilion, had ever accepted. In a sense, she represented her teacher's dignity.

She had no reason to abandon everything from her past because of her personal feelings, because of a single sentence from Long Wushang, and follow him to a completely unfamiliar country—a country that was nominally their enemy.

Long Wushang respected her choice. After finishing his fierce battle with Dong'er during the day, he immediately went to see Xiao Xiao that