Shrouding the Heavens: Those Years as the Female Emperor's Strictest Master

She arrived here, her peerlessly beautiful face betraying little emotion. Only those starry eyes quietly gazed at Tan Lin.

"Junior cousin, you?"

Tan Lin looked at her, somewhat surprised.

"Father and Mother asked me to see you off."

Chi Yao's voice was as clear as a spring, drifting away on the wind atop this lonely peak:

"Besides, I... wanted to see you off myself."

Tan Lin paused slightly upon hearing this, then nodded and said as if words were precious:

"Thank you."

Those two short words seemed to carry some unspoken meaning, plunging the two into a brief silence.

Whoosh!

The mountain wind howled, stirring the young man and woman's robes.

"The road ahead is unknown. Be careful in all things."

Chi Yao suddenly spoke again, breaking the silence. Her voice was soft, yet it reached Tan Lin clearly:

"Your path differs from others'. It is destined to be strewn with thorns, but when contending upon the Great Dao, one must press forward without hesitation...

"One day... if you have the chance, you may visit the Chi Family again. Dao-Unifying Cliff may still benefit you."

Hearing this, Tan Lin looked at the rare seriousness in Chi Yao's calm eyes. After a brief pause, he nodded slightly in agreement.

"I'll remember Junior Cousin's reminder."

Seeing this, Chi Yao said nothing more.

She looked deeply at Tan Lin. That single glance seemed to contain a thousand words, yet also seemed to contain nothing at all.

Then her figure drifted backward. The aura around her Innate Dao Embryo spread outward, connecting with the Great Dao as though she had merged into the clouds and mist. Only her clear voice drifted over on the wind:

"Take care, Senior Cousin... When you reach Great Accomplishment, I hope that you and I may advance