A day later, above the waters outside Mount Putuo Island, Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu stood facing the wind, gazing into each other's eyes.
"Cai Zhu, there's no need to see me off. I'll be back in a few days." Shen Luo reached out and brushed aside a stray lock of hair covering Nie Caizhu's cheek.
"Although my cultivation improved greatly before, my foundation was not properly consolidated. When I returned this time, Master examined me carefully and found quite a few hidden issues. She ordered me to enter seclusion and recover, or I would certainly have gone with you," Nie Caizhu said apologetically.
"This is all my fault as well. I keep making you fight for me, forcing you to break through in such haste that you never had time to stabilize your cultivation. This time, you should rest and cultivate in seclusion properly for a while," Shen Luo said, even more remorseful.
"This is a map of the Great Chasm waters I gathered from the sect. Take it with you, and take care of yourself," Nie Caizhu instructed.
Shen Luo accepted a jade slip from her, agreed with a smile, then bade her farewell and flew off on his sword, vanishing into the distance.
Nie Caizhu watched Shen Luo's departing figure from afar. Just as she was about to turn back, ripples of azure light suddenly spread beside her, and Qinglian Fairy's figure appeared at her side.
"Your master misjudged him back then. His growth truly exceeded expectations," Qinglian Fairy said.
"Master has a good eye—you chose this disciple. And this disciple's eye is not bad either—I chose him." Since she and Shen Luo had become husband and wife, Nie Caizhu was no longer as bashful as before. Hearing Qinglian Fairy acknowledge Shen Luo filled her with genuine