"A crew member."
Zhang Yuan answered Cui Yuanxi's question succinctly.
"Is that so?"
Cui Yuanxi nodded lightly and did not pursue it. She had only asked in passing and had no interest whatsoever in who Tong Ke was.
Cui Yuanxi began walking around the study with her hands behind her back, surveying its surroundings as she continued:
"My father told me to go to the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm to take shelter. He said something major would happen in the Dust-Dyed Realm soon, but it actually has little to do with our Aohai Cui Clan. As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter whether I go or not. You, on the other hand, Fellow Daoist Zhang..."
At this point, Cui Yuanxi's lighthearted tone grew solemn. She turned to meet Zhang Yuan's ever-calm eyes, her gaze serious and earnest.
Zhang Yuan asked, "What about me?"
"Although Senior Xiao has become a True Lord, that very fact makes it inconvenient for him to intervene directly anymore. And you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, are going to the East Sea Dragon Clan all alone. Danger lurks at every turn, so I've decided to go with you!" Cui Yuanxi said.
Her main reason for secretly following Zhang Yuan this time was that she feared for his safety. Worried that something might happen to him, she had chosen to follow.
As long as she traveled with Zhang Yuan, her father would surely step in to rescue them if they encountered danger along the way. It was effectively an extra life-saving trump card.
When she had proven the Dao as a Celestial Person, Zhang Yuan had risked his life to protect her, holding off several Celestial Persons. How could she turn a blind eye to such an immense debt of gratitude?
It had been so long since she