Bailu did not board the train.
Although she had been freed from the Dragon Preceptors' shackles, the Dragon Lady could now be considered free.
No one could stop her from boarding the train.
But when the Vidyadhara were left leaderless and her people grew anxious, the current High Elder showed a sense of responsibility that belied her appearance.
She decided to stay on the Luofu.
As long as the High Elder remained, the Vidyadhara would still have someone to rally around, and their people would not fall apart.
At that moment, the little Dragon Lady suddenly seemed to stand tall.
Bailu earned her people's respect with the Dragon Transformation Wonderful Art she had learned from Dan Heng.
Dan Heng had gone there to break Bailu's shackles, yet even with the Dragon Preceptors gone, it seemed she still had not gained her freedom.
But at least, from now on, there would be no Dragon Preceptors opposing the High Elder at every turn simply for the sake of opposition.
Throughout the Vidyadhara's history, not every High Elder had held power in their own hands. Often, they had been puppets controlled by the Dragon Preceptors.
Dan Heng had inherited Dan Feng's memories. Dan Feng had been one of the rare High Elders powerful enough to stand against the Dragon Preceptors.
He did not want his successor, Bailu, to become the Dragon Preceptors' puppet.
Unfortunately, after Dan Feng reincarnated, it had taken Dan Heng hundreds of years to return to the Luofu and free Bailu from her shackles.
Dan Heng always said he was not Dan Feng, yet the anger he had felt when Bailu was attacked had driven him to do something only Dan Feng would have done.
That gave him more to think about regarding his connection to his past life.
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