Yi Shuyuan did not linger at the Taiyin Palace. He had arrived that evening and left once their business was concluded. He could tell that the palace seemed to have other important matters at hand, and as an outsider, he could hardly involve himself in everything.
One thing did please Yi Shuyuan, however. Zhuo Qing's relationship with the Taiyin Palace was clearly extraordinary. Though she was not a disciple, she was treated as better than one. The Weaver Maidens often came to seek her advice, while the palace guided her along the Immortal Dao. For Zhuo Qing, that meant her life was not so lonely.
Of course, the Immortal Dao was sometimes inherently lonely, but having responded to Zhuo Qing's heart and acquired his Mili transformation, Yi Shuyuan understood her sensitive inner world fairly well.
When Yi Shuyuan left, however, it was still just him and Hui Mian, a single mink.
Although he intended to help Du Xiaolin sense the aura of Taiyin's original form in the north, she clearly could not leave immediately.
As Shi Wei put it, Xiao Lin still needed some time to recuperate and recover, and it would not be suitable for her to leave at once. Yi Shuyuan naturally understood that this must have something to do with what had happened before his arrival.
For this sort of recuperation, two or three months was hardly short, and half a year or a year was hardly long. Naturally, Yi Shuyuan could not simply wait at the Taiyin Palace the whole time. He left a note; once the palace's disciples left the mountains and reached the South, they would have a way to find him.
Perhaps Du Xiaolin would rather not have an elder watching over her, either. From what Yi Shuyuan knew of her, she might