After summer began, a sudden snowfall descended on Chaoge City.
The snow lasted three days.
The temperature plummeted, and thin ice formed on parts of the lake.
Jing Jiu went to Zhao Garden.
By day, he covered his face with his bamboo hat.
By night, he gazed blankly at the stars.
The snow stopped, and the clouds dispersed. A wash of blood-red suddenly tinged the star-filled sky. It was no ill omen; Zhao Layue had arrived.
The little boat sank slightly, and ice cracked-a sound she had deliberately made.
Jing Jiu turned to look at her and said, "You're here?"
Zhao Layue murmured assent, sat down beside him, and took his hand, pressing it against her cheek.
Hundreds of streaks of light appeared in the night sky. They were not shooting stars, but sword light.
The Green Mountain Sect had come to Chaoge City, ready to welcome their Lord Sword Law home.
Though the person was gone and the wind and snow had stopped, that stern, killing chill and purity needed to be taken back.
Jing Jiu withdrew his gaze from the night sky and asked, "Where's Nan Wang?"
"She stayed to hold Green Mountain." Zhao Layue lowered his hand and said softly, "She seems very sad."
Nan Wang was the youngest junior sister under True Person Taiping. Now the two senior brothers who doted on her most were gone. What was she to do from now on?
She was already a Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouse, and no one in the world dared provoke her. But what was she to do?
Jing Jiu and Zhao Layue left Chaoge City. Rather than returning directly to Green Mountain, they went outside Dayuan City.
They walked along the mountain stream filled with lotuses, followed the stone path through the mountains, circled the