Why insist on spending more than a decade trapped in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, playing a role that was not her own?
Why had she never thought of it before?
Right, her former self had wanted Bibi Dong's approval far too much.
She had wanted to take Heaven Dou on her own and prove herself before her.
But now, that obsession had faded.
After learning the truth, she suddenly realized that everything she had desperately pursued all those years had been built on a mistaken understanding from the very beginning.
Now that she no longer had that desire, a single hint was enough for her to understand.
"I... understand."
Qian Renxue slowly let out a breath and raised her head, a measure of clarity returning to her pale golden eyes.
"You're right. I've wasted too much time."
Seeing that she had finally thought it through, Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly. "It's good that you understand. Once you return, first deal thoroughly with everything that needs handling, then settle down and cultivate properly. Your path is much broader than you think."
Qian Renxue nodded gently, a faint curve rising at the corners of her lips. "Thank you."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "There's no need to thank me. I merely offered a passing reminder."
Qian Renxue nodded. "Even so, I still owe you my thanks."
Qian Renxue thought it over. Her efforts over all these years could not go entirely to waste.
Since she needed to cultivate, she would find someone to replace her and continue the undercover mission in Heaven Dou.
But all of that would have to wait until she met Bibi Dong again before she made a decision.
When Spirit Hall had first proposed the plan to infiltrate Heaven Dou, she had not been the original candidate.
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