Ruan Qianqian led Wenlong toward the Myriad Crowds Sect. Along the way, they gradually grew more familiar with each other and learned each other's ages.
Wenlong was a month older than her, so he called her Little Qian, while she called him Brother Long.
After they got to know each other, Little Qian could not help asking curiously, "Brother Long, I noticed you've been heading south all this time, with no intention of stopping. Why is that?"
Wenlong did not hide it, but told her in a roundabout way, "There's a legend that an opportunity for immortality lies beyond the south. I want to seek that opportunity."
Then he picked out a few less important details to explain his purpose to her. Little Qian was very interested and said she was willing to go adventuring with him.
"Little Qian, I'm not completely certain how this will turn out, but I won't be satisfied until I get to the bottom of it. If your parents agree, I have no objection either," Wenlong promised earnestly.
"Brother Long, my parents love me more than anything. They'll agree, so don't worry," Ruan Qianqian assured him confidently.
Wenlong thought that precisely because her parents loved her so much, they would be even more reluctant to let her take risks. He did not say it aloud. That was her business.
He had never intended to take Little Qian on a long journey in the first place. He had only said it casually; she only needed to listen just as casually.
The two of them chatted as they walked, as though they had endless things to say and endless topics to discuss.
But the Myriad Crowds Sect was already just ahead. From the moment they entered, every male disciple in the sect swept Wenlong with gazes like