The two laughed together, then went outside hand in hand.
It was sunrise, and the first rays of sunlight were shining over the land.
Ninth Lady turned her head. In the morning light, Cui Jiuyang's hair was a little mussed, so she reached up to straighten it. "You still want to go, don't you?"
Cui Jiuyang nodded. "Those things we talked about last night-you see, they're all very interesting. But thinking about it carefully, whether it's what happens to me a hundred years from now or what I've experienced here, it seems I've always been pushed along by others. I've never gotten to decide."
"But taking a look at the Heavenly Court is something I really want to do."
"I really want to know-with the world in this state, what exactly is the Heavenly Court doing?
"Why haven't any envoys of the Heavenly Court walked the mortal world for thousands of years?
"Why could even the Heavenly River Source dry up?
"Why is The Eight Extremes so powerful, yet so much like those scraps of paper?"
Watching his earnest expression, Ninth Lady suddenly closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
When she opened her eyes again, she seemed to have made her decision.
She hugged Cui Jiuyang and said, "I agree to let you go, but before that, shouldn't we at least ask Great-Grandfather?"
Cui Jiuyang nodded. "We really should ask him. He should be back from the South Sea by now."
"Then let's go see him!" Ninth Lady said excitedly. "You're always talking about him. I'm curious too."
But Cui Jiuyang suddenly froze. Though it rather spoiled the mood, there was something he could not help remembering.
Senior Sister and Su Su were still back home...
Chapter 414: Fierce Beast
Cui Jiuyang tried several times, but never managed