As the palace gates slowly closed.
The mountain-toppling, sea-overturning cheers were shut out in their entirety.
The clamor died away.
At last, her ears were clean.
Jiang Yuechu sat atop the imperial carriage. Her face, which had remained cold and proud until now, finally revealed a trace of weariness.
Even back in Luling, facing four Demon Venerables and one Lamp-Lighting Demon Sage, she had never felt the slightest fear.
With her great halberd in hand, there had only ever been one word.
Kill.
Yet along this journey, faced with one frenzied face after another, she had had to maintain the bearing of the Great Tang's Eldest Princess.
That had drained far more of her mind.
Jiang Yuechu rubbed her somewhat stiff cheeks, silently grumbling to herself.
Killing demons only required strength.
Being human required thought.
Killing demons was still more carefree...
The imperial carriage reached a fork in the road.
The eunuchs waiting nearby led a squad of Imperial Guards and imperial physicians forward, carefully helping Bai Yulou down before sending him into the carriage already waiting beside them.
"White Elder, rest without worry."
Standing atop the carriage, the Emperor called loudly after the departing carriage, "As for everything else, there is no need for concern."
Though the Great Tang imperial palace was not an immortal paradise and possessed none of the heavenly treasures said to fully restore his Lamp-Lighting cultivation.
It was, after all, the foundation of an entire nation.
Extending the lifespan of this old man whose lamp had run dry and oil was spent for some time was hardly difficult.
As for what came after...
That would depend on the arrangements to follow.
After seeing Bai Yulou off.
The brother and sister had finally truly returned home.
A family banquet had long been prepared in Purple Zenith