In Qingyang City of the Martial Border, a slender, delicate girl changed into white women's clothing, used a jade pendant that concealed her figure, jumped out of a second-floor window of a clothing store, shook off her guards, and blended into the crowd.
"Hehehe... First, I'll take a teleportation array to Tiandu City, then transfer through the array there to Da Yan City, and then randomly pick another teleportation array... This time, I'll definitely succeed!"
The girl, who had disguised herself as a boy, muttered softly as she headed toward the first teleportation array in her plan to run away from home.
Atop a tall building, a beautiful woman in a white dress, cold and ethereal in temperament, watched the girl's movements. Her features bore some resemblance to the girl's, and a smile appeared on her face.
"This little rascal..."
Behind the beautiful married woman, a man with resolute features and a calm, restrained bearing frowned. Dressed in a purple-black robe, he said in a deep voice, "Instead of cultivating properly, she only knows how to fool around."
"There's nothing wrong with children being a little lively... You're far too strict with Jing'er." The cold and graceful woman looked at the man, her gaze gentle as water.
The man in the purple-black robe sighed softly. "Though things are much better than in our time, this world is still far from peaceful..."
Just as he was about to go drag the girl attempting to run away home, his expression suddenly changed, turning somewhat grim.
He said in a grave tone, "Qingzhu, Jing'er is in your care. I need to go out for a while."
"The border again..." Ling Qingzhu's eyes filled with worry.
"Heh... They're just a bunch of jumping clowns. Don't worry about me." Space twisted, and the man's figure