Jiang Yuechu watched the scene, silently pondering.
Since coming to this world, she had taken no interest in matters concerning previous dynasties.
This was her first time hearing the name of the Han Dynasty...
Still.
Since he had already left during the Han Dynasty...
What had this old Daoist come back for?
Surely he had not returned to visit relatives?
And of all times to appear, he had chosen the moment right after Five Immortals Mountain's retreat.
Jiang Yuechu was not cowed by the old Daoist's words.
Her Primordial Spirit hovered in the air, looking down from above.
"As a venerable master, what business brings you to Chang'an?"
Her voice was cool, neither servile nor overbearing.
There was even a faint hint that she wanted him gone.
The old Daoist was not annoyed. He merely shook his head. "Young people these days have such fiery tempers."
"I have no interest in this realm of your Li Family's. I merely stopped by to see my homeland and put an old longing to rest..."
"When you get old, you inevitably grow a little nostalgic."
"After walking the roads for thousands of years, I looked back and still felt that the soil here was the firmest beneath my feet."
Those words...
Practically overflowed with lofty grandeur.
Yet everyone wore a peculiar expression upon hearing them.
Although he claimed he had come to satisfy an old longing...
Paired with the old Daoist's expression, his words somehow sounded as though he had achieved fame and fortune and simply had to return to this backwater to show off.
"All right."
The old Daoist waved a hand. "Stop hovering up there. You're rather dazzling."
"Having your Primordial Spirit leave your body may feel exhilarating... but I can see that you only recently entered the Tower-Climbing Realm. Keeping