"No need." Xiao Wu shook her head. "I've already decided."
The supervisor wanted to say something, but seeing Xiao Wu's calm, almost translucent eyes, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips. In the end, he merely sighed and signed the letter.
"Have a safe journey."
Xiao Wu nodded, took the signed resignation letter, turned, and walked out of the administrative hall.
Morning light spread from the eastern horizon, dyeing Bright Moon City's streets a warm gold.
Xiao Wu followed the main road south, passing shops and homes that were gradually waking up, passing the guards changing shifts at the city gate, and stepping onto the official road leading to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Within her Spiritual Sea, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had become completely excited.
Its silkworm body swam across the water's surface, its voice carrying the eager delight of someone about to begin a new adventure.
"Xiao Wu! Where do you want to start after you return? I suggest finding somewhere quiet by the Lake of Life first. The energy concentration there is best for cultivation. Then I can help sort out your meridians and see how much potential can still be unearthed from that Ice Crystal Snow Lotus."
"Got it, got it." Xiao Wu replied in her mind, though the corners of her lips unconsciously curved upward. "You're even more impatient than I am."
"Of course! I've waited so long for this! I've been looking forward to this day forever!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice echoed endlessly through her Spiritual Sea, carrying the fervor and excitement of something suppressed for far too long finally finding an outlet.
The official road stretched endlessly beneath Xiao Wu's feet. The scenery on both sides changed from farmland to hills, from hills to sparse woodland, and then