At the tops of the terraced fields winding between the mountains.
Two figures sat peacefully upon them, gazing into the distance in silent stillness. They were Yao Yue and Chen Xun.
Yao Yue remained as dazzling as ever. Even dressed in a tea-picker's clothes, she could not conceal the brilliance she had once possessed—the proud daughter of the Moon Radiance Tribe.
Born with the Saint Spiritual Root and the Water-Moon Sacred Body, her future achievements had been boundless. Even in the mere Golden Core Realm, she had drawn the attention of the Immortal Sects of the Desolate Heaven Domain.
Chen Xun and Black Bull would not even have dared dream of such treatment. Throughout their journey, they had not encountered many heavenly geniuses; only that Taixiao had been outrageously exceptional.
Yet even compared with Taixiao, if Yao Yue's immortal path had proceeded smoothly, she likely would not have fallen far behind him.
However, it seemed the heavens had played an immense joke on her. Still, this could not be blamed on High Heavens alone. Among all living beings, there were always those with venomous hearts; not everything could be laid at High Heavens' door.
At that moment, Yao Yue looked over the vast mountains and rivers in the distance and murmured with a smile, "Chen Xun."
"The tea is good. It's becoming more and more flavorful." Chen Xun lightly sipped the tea from the cup Yao Yue had made herself and gave a completely unrelated reply.
"This is the first time I've seen you dressed so properly."
Yao Yue turned her head, her eyes brightening slightly as she teased, "Dressed in white among the mountains and streams, with a jade pendant at your waist, your complexion gleaming like flawless jade—you look like a noble young master of the Human Race.