The next day.
A brilliant streak of silver shot out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and landed directly inside the Xiao Clan estate.
The Void Pegasus Beast had arrived, which meant it was time to depart.
"Xun'er, see you at Jia Nan Academy." Chen Cang stepped forward and embraced the young woman, bidding her a final farewell.
She was easily embarrassed, and such intimacy in front of others left her feeling shy. With a faint blush on her face, she nodded gently without voicing her reluctance to part.
There was still a long future ahead; there was no need to cling to every morning and evening together. That was true for ordinary people, and even more so for someone with her special status.
Though Chen Cang's strength as a Dou Zong was astonishing enough, in the eyes of an Ancient Race, it merely gave him the beginnings of the qualifications needed to interact with them. Only by continuing to advance, reaching Dou Zun and even Dou Sheng, could he truly earn the Gu Clan's regard.
When that time came, any obstacles between them would vanish like smoke and clouds.
Both Chen Cang and Xun'er understood that well.
But a tacit understanding was enough. There was no need to say more.
"Brother Cang, we'll meet again too!"
Seeing Chen Cang and Xun'er part, Xiao Yan, who stood nearby, finally spoke at the right moment.
Compared with his former dispirited state, he was exceptionally energized today, and a long-absent confidence shone in his eyes.
Yao Chen had appeared last night, and only then had Xiao Yan learned that there was nothing wrong with his body at all. That old geezer had been the cause of everything.
After a round of furious cursing, Xiao Yan had calmed down somewhat and talked things