"Huh?"
Liu Dao Wu froze when he heard that.
"Wait, Teacher, what do you mean? Did I do something wrong and upset you?"
Liu Dao Wu immediately felt certain he had done something wrong. He did not give it any further thought. If his teacher said he was wrong, then he must be wrong. He dropped to his knees before Woman and kowtowed in apology.
Woman hurriedly helped him up. "Little Five, what are you doing? You're at origin sequence level four, after all. You'd be someone formidable anywhere. How can you just drop to your knees and start kowtowing like that?"
Liu Dao Wu looked dejected. "Teacher, I'm slow and stupid. I only got where I am today because you patiently taught me, bit by bit. If I've done something wrong, I definitely didn't mean to. Please tell me. I'll change, I promise!"
"You haven't done anything wrong. You've done very well." Woman sighed. "I'm the one who's leaving."
"Huh? You're leaving, Teacher? Where are you going? Can't I come with you?"
Woman looked at Liu Dao Wu and smiled faintly. "I'm sorry, but you can't come with me."
Then she gazed into the distance, her eyes deep and unfathomable. "Because no one can come with me."
"Well... all right." Liu Dao Wu's face fell.
Woman said, "Little Five, you're a clever man. From the moment I appeared in the Underground City, you should have understood that I was only passing through. I was only ever going to spend a short time here."
Liu Dao Wu pouted, the fat on his face sagging. "Teacher, I know. Someone as extraordinary as you could never be confined to the Underground City. I just didn't expect this day to come so soon."
"Little Five, thank you for keeping me company during this