At the tops of the terraced fields winding between the mountains.
Two figures sat peacefully upon them, gazing into the distance in silent stillness. They were Demon Moon and Chen Xun.
Demon Moon remained as dazzling as ever. Even dressed in a tea-picking girl's attire, she could not conceal the splendor she had once possessed—the peerless daughter of the Moonlit Radiance Race.
Born with a Sacred Spirit Root and a Water Moon Saint Body, her future achievements had once been boundless. Even at the mere Golden Core Stage, she had drawn the attention of the immortal sects of the Desolate Heaven Domain.
Chen Xun and Big Black Ox had not even dared dream of such treatment back then. Along their journey, they had not encountered many heavenly geniuses; only that Tai Xiao had been especially outrageous.
Yet even compared to Tai Xiao, if Demon Moon's immortal path had gone smoothly, she likely would not have fallen far behind him.
However, it seemed Heaven had played an enormous joke on her. But this could not be blamed on the heavens; among all living beings, there would always be those with venomous hearts. Not everything could be laid at Heaven's door.
Just then, Demon Moon looked over the vast mountains and rivers in the distance and murmured with a smile, "Chen Xun."
"The tea is good. It's gaining more and more flavor." Chen Xun gently took a sip of tea from the cup Demon Moon had made herself, answering with something entirely unrelated.
"This is the first time I've seen you dressed so properly."
Demon Moon turned her head, her eyes brightening slightly as she teased, "Dressed in a landscape white robe, with a jade pendant at your waist, your skin gleaming as clean as jade—you look like some noble young master