By the Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena gazed at the rewards on the Golden Rankings, a thoughtful look deepening in her purple eyes.
"The dark sacred dragon godhood."
"This godhood is similar to your dark sacred dragon."
Long Yuan nodded.
"It suits him well."
"You knew all along that the Golden Rankings would give him these rewards?"
"I didn't know the specifics."
"But you knew he would make the top four."
"Yes."
Gu Yuena turned her face toward him.
"You seem to know him very well."
"He is my disciple."
"Is it the same with Ye Xishui?"
"Ye Xishui's temperament is different from Long Xiaoyao's."
"She is more single-minded, and more prone to extremes."
Gu Yuena raised her eyes to Long Yuan.
"Then why did you still take her as your disciple?"
"She needs a chance to keep growing stronger."
"What if she takes the wrong path in the future?"
Long Yuan fell silent for a moment.
"I will bring her back."
Gu Yuena looked at Long Yuan.
"Are you like this with every disciple?"
"Since they call me Master, I won't give up on them."
A breeze swept along the lakeshore.
Gu Yuena raised a hand to smooth her wind-tousled silver hair.
She said nothing.
But she had already committed Long Yuan's words to memory.
In the sky, the light of the Golden Rankings gradually dimmed.
Long Xiaoyao's figure remained in fourth place.
Above him, three names had yet to be revealed.
Gu Yuena looked toward those three positions.
"What place are you in?"
Long Yuan looked at the Heaven Rankings.
"First."
Gu Yuena's expression remained calm.
"You're so certain?"
"I am."
"If you rank first, does that mean I will become the wife of the strongest person in the future?"
Long Yuan nodded.
"Yes."
Gu Yuena raised a