"Western Chu?"
Hearing those long-unheard words from the Nightglow Grass Beast, Yang Qing, Bu Er, and Jiang Zhizhou all fell into a momentary daze.
The Nightglow Grass Beast smiled faintly at the sky, its expression full of nostalgia.
"You may laugh at me for saying this, but I once cultivated on a high mountain in Western Chu."
It was only after the Nightglow Grass Beast spoke so candidly that Yang Qing recalled hearing, back when he was still in Yan Prefecture, that someone had attained the Dao on Great Mountain near Yan Prefecture Pass.
Back then, Yang Qing had devoted himself entirely to avenging the Yang Family. Even though many people had told him about it, he had never given it much thought.
He truly had never imagined that the one cultivating on Yanbei Peak back then had not been a person, but a Grass Demon.
Now that the Grass Demon had taken human form, it had even made a special trip to see Yang Qing and the others.
Whether this was coincidence or deliberate, Yang Qing had no desire to investigate for the moment.
His attention was focused on something else.
"What is Western Chu like now?"
Although Yang Qing genuinely wanted to bring up matters concerning Western Chu, he only occasionally mentioned those past events when he and Bu Er were alone.
"Western Chu? How should I put it? Back then, Western Chu relied entirely on that young man from the Yang Family, who risked his life to resolve its troubles both within and without."
"It was his compassionate heart that brought happiness and joy to the people of Western Chu, and won him the affection and support of so many."
Listening to those heartfelt praises, Yang Qing felt rather uncomfortable.
Anyone would have felt the same, hearing