"What? Qianyuan was in such a hurry to leave?"
By the time Moonlight Fairy learned that Fang Qianyuan had left, it was already late at night. A messenger from the grotto reported that he had left a letter at his lodging and entrusted someone to deliver it. She could not help smiling wryly to herself.
"His temperament really is just like Brother Yunfeng's!"
He came when he pleased and left when he pleased, following his heart without a care.
Moonlight Fairy could only sigh helplessly.
"I had hoped to keep him here a few more days so you young people would have more opportunities to get to know one another."
Her gaze swept over the Seven Fairies.
The young women caught the implication, and their expressions varied.
But in the end, Moonlight Fairy merely sighed and said, "Never mind. Bring me the letter he left."
The Flowing Cloud Grotto could easily have notified the soldiers guarding the world gate and had them keep him there.
But Fang Qianyuan had come from afar as a guest. If he wished to leave, the Flowing Cloud Grotto had no reason to stop him.
They could only let him go.
Shortly afterward, Moonlight Fairy read the letter and told the young women, "He intends to return to his sect. That is just as well-it will keep unexpected complications from cropping up."
"Master, what... what do you mean by that?" Ink Fairy asked, momentarily stunned.
"As the saying goes, the tree that towers above the forest is the first the wind will batter. Qianyuan stole the limelight this time, and people are bound to spread word of him. Once his reputation travels, all sorts of social obligations and challenges will come knocking. He can handle those, and even if he cannot, they are of little