"Thank you, Sect Master Yu."
Gong Caiyi withdrew the emotions from her eyes, wearing a faint smile.
She didn’t show the same awe towards the Nascent Soul Realm Yue Mingzhu as others did.
Because she was once Jiang Fan’s woman too.
This was the confidence Jiang Fan left her with.
Yue Mingzhu slightly lifted her chin, saying, "Unexpected, right? I am also a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator now."
"And soon to be a Three Apertures Nascent Soul."
Gong Caiyi chuckled lightly:
"Jiang Fan has never been stingy with his own, and you are one of the few women he publicly accepted."
"Achieving Nascent Soul is not surprising."
Yue Mingzhu leaned closer, half-smiling: "Do you regret it?"
"If you had listened to me and followed to the continent back then, you would be at least in the Nascent Soul Realm now."
Gong Caiyi fell silent.
Looking at the woman who once rivaled in strength and status by Jiang Fan’s side, now shining brilliantly.
To say her heart wasn’t touched would be false.
But looking back at the faces of the Spirit Beast Sect disciples, her heart spirit found peace.
"You all may leave, I wish to speak alone with Sect Master Yu."
As the disciples withdrew, Gong Caiyi softly spoke:
"Is he doing well?"
Yue Mingzhu sneered slightly: "Where hasn’t he flourished?"
Gong Caiyi showed a trace of a smile: "Indeed."
"With this, I am relieved."
Yue Mingzhu teased: "Aren’t you curious if he has cared about you? Or blamed you for leaving?"
Gong Caiyi’s gaze lowered slightly, she sighed: "He is so kind, how could he blame me?"
"He would only care if I’m doing well, right?"
She watched Jiang Fan grow from a Green Cloud Sect disciple to a towering figure like a pillar.
How could she not know him?
"Sect Master Yu, please do not mention me around him."
"Let time wash away my traces, let him slowly forget me."
"I have the Spirit Beast Sect, and he has his future."
"To forget each other in the world is our best destination."
Yue Mingzhu shook her head.
Looking around the Spirit Beast Sect with disdain: "You’re so stubborn!"
"If you were to return to Jiang Fan’s side, with his slight effort, he could elevate the Spirit Beast Sect to surpass its peak, shining gloriously."
"Wouldn’t that be ten times better than defending the Spirit Beast Sect alone?"
Gong Caiyi was silent for a long time, then she raised her gaze to meet Yue Mingzhu’s eyes.
"Being with Jiang Fan, are you happy?"
Yue Mingzhu’s expression froze, and then darkened.
The liveliness from before was gone.
After a long time, she sighed faintly: "You saw through me?"
Gong Caiyi said calmly: "I guessed when you left with him."
"There are too many excellent women around him, the time you get to spend with him is countable."
"Most importantly, you can’t provide him anything anymore, instead becoming his burden."
"With your pride, how could you be happy?"
Yue Mingzhu’s expression further dimmed, looking up at the clear sky of the continent.
On the eternally youthful face, there was an overlay of bitterness:
"The one who understands me best turned out to be you, the pretentious one."
Gong Caiyi also gazed up at the sky, sighed lightly:
"It’s not about understanding you, it’s about understanding us."
Her words earlier, were they not also spoken for herself?