In the end, Chu Mo didn't give Nayi the chance to see him off.

He didn't like the feeling of farewell.

With his current abilities, it was not difficult for him to leave unnoticed.

The next morning, when Nayi woke up early, filled with endless sadness and intending to bid Chu Mo goodbye, she found that Chu Mo's room was already empty.

Nayi stood there alone, silently shedding tears.

A gentle voice came from behind Nayi: "So he really left, didn't he?"

Nayi didn't turn around, she only lightly nodded her head as tears continued to flow down her cheeks.

"Ah... forget him then. He's a cultivator and doesn't belong to the same world as us." Princess Baolian said, slowly walking forward to comfort Nayi. "You still have many important things to do now."

"I know..." Nayi said. "But I can't forget him... Auntie, how do you completely forget someone?"

"This... I really don't know. Because just like you, once I fall in love with someone, I can't forget them. Maybe this is just how people in our bloodline are," Princess Baolian murmured.

"Auntie, you are better off than me, at least Mr. Pang is here. In the future, you two can be together," Nayi said sadly, "But I don't even know where he is cultivating... I may not have a chance to see him again in this life."

"The happiness I have today comes after waiting many years and experiencing countless hardships... I almost lost my life." Princess Baolian wiped away Nayi's tears and softly said, "Even if we can eventually be together, we will have to keep it a secret as Elder Haoyue, on paper, is still my husband. I can't openly declare my relationship with him, let alone marry him. I owe him too much."

Nayi turned around, looking into her aunt's teary eyes, cried into Princess Baolian's arms, "Auntie, my heart hurts so bad! Why does it have to be like this?"

"Cry it out... you'll feel better."

"Auntie, will I ever see him again?"

"I believe you will!"

"Why?"

"Because I believe he's not that heartless. He helped me get rid of that terrible, incurable poison. He's a good person. He just... has his own things to do."

"Then why didn't he let me see him off?"

"Perhaps...he doesn't like goodbyes."

"He should just stay if he dislikes it!"

"You're being childish. He must have very important things to do. If you need to give up everything and leave the Prairie now, can you do it?"

"Of course, I can! I do not care about this queen's position at all!"

"Then what about Lie Ge? And the millions of people on the Prairie...? Could you really stand watching the royal court decline and the Prairie fall into chaos and people suffer?"

"I..."

"Alright, listen to me. Wait until the Prairie is unified and you truly rule this vast land. Then, you will have unimaginable power. Enough power to find Young Master Lin."

"Will it work?"

"Trust me, it will!"

...

Chu Mo had no chance to know about this conversation between Nayi and her aunt, both princesses of the royal court.

At this moment, Chu Mo was thousands of miles away from the Haoyue Tribe.

Chu Mo did not bring Gao Yingjun along. They had agreed for Gao Yingjun to find him in Yanhuang City in six months.

Chu Mo didn't want to expose his identity. He also wanted to help Nayi and her aunt one more time.

With Gao's invincible power, Nayi's journey of reclaiming the prairies should be much smoother.

Once again on the journey alone, Chu Mo's state of mind, has changed significantly.

Half a year before, Chu Mo, brimming with resentment, had left Yanhuang City and Great Xia, venturing into an uninhabited icy wilderness, aiming to join Longevity Heaven and becoming a cultivator.

A series of unlikely events led him to meet his master, Demon Lord; an encounter that changed the course of his life.

Chu Mo now understood that if his master hadn't sealed his qualification and spirituality, he would probably have succeeded in joining Longevity Heaven.

But with the character of Seventh Elder Zhao Hongzhi, Chu Mo doubt his destiny under Longevity Heaven would have been good.

He might even have died unexpectedly during some trials.

After all, even geniuses can experience accidents.

Whether it's a real accident leading to the premature death of a genius, causing people to sigh with regret, or whether the accident was...

So Chu Mo now even felt somewhat fortunate that he met his master instead of becoming a disciple of Longevity Heaven.

His gains in the prairies were also immense, successfully thwarting the many years of plotting by Great Qi in these grasslands.

Before he left, Chu Mo secretly gave Pang Zhongyuan the list of Great Qi's pawns positioned on the Prairie.

With Pang Zhongyuan's skills, Chu Mo believed that it wouldn't take long to deal with these people.

Here, he successfully put the knowledge he learned from military books since childhood into practice and earned the friendship of the future royal court of the Prairie.

The friendship was treasured dearly!

Chu Mo believed that one day when he asked for help, neither Nayi nor Pang Zhongyuan would refuse him!

Being friends with the future Prairie queen, such a thing is something that Chu Mo, having grown up in a general's family, could never dare to dream about.

"I wonder, if what I have done is considered a success? Would my grandfather be proud of the achievements I have made?" Chu Mo pondered.

The sky was vast, the green grass endless.

Walking on the road back home, Chu Mo's heart was not at peace.

During these half a year plus, he had experienced countless things that many people might not experience in their entire lives.

"I don't know if I will ever get a chance to see Qi Xiaoyu again..." Thinking of the blue-skirted beautiful young girl, Chu Mo felt a bit blue.

Ever since he had acquired the Heaven Slaying Blade, he had never seen her again.

As if hearing his inner voice, a blue figure appeared from a distance and headed towards him.

"Xiaoyu?" Chu Mo could hardly believe his eyes. Gazing at the beautiful girl appearing before him, he stammered, "How do you always manage to find me?"

"Of course, do you know who this lady is?" Qi Xiaoyu looked at Chu Mo with a beaming smile, acting a bit coquettish, "Play with me!"

"Er..." Chu Mo looked at the beautiful girl, somewhat lost for words, "Did you finish... what you wanted to do?"

"No..." Qi Xiaoyu spoke lightly, "Right now, I just want you to accompany me, is that okay?"

"But... I need to go home!" Chu Mo scratched his head. In fact, he was quite happy to be with Qi Xiaoyu.

"That's okay, we are headed the same way!" Qi Xiaoyu gave a charming smile, "But how we get there, I'll decide."

"..." Chu Mo's forehead was marked with lines of confusion, "Then what about your task?"

"We'll talk about it later." Qi Xiaoyu seemed unwilling to talk anymore about it.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Mo nodded and said, "Okay, it's really lonely to walk alone anyway."

Then, on their journey, the two companions traveled together.

There weren't many high-level Primordial Beasts on the Prairie, not even an ordinary one. Hence, their journey was fairly relaxing in comparison.

Qi Xiaoyu insisted not to discuss her mission, saying Chu Mo was accompanying her. In fact, it seemed more like she was accompanying Chu Mo back home.

She carefully and patiently explained to Chu Mo all the questions he had about cultivation.

Her extensive knowledge left Chu Mo at a loss for words. It seemed as though no question could ever stump her.

Together, they watched the sunset by the long river; strolled in the evening breeze; watched a lonely bird fly in the glow of the dawn... They even chased the shadow of a hawk, running hundreds of miles!

The trip was so fun that they almost forgot everything else in the world.

"Are you happy?" One evening, standing on a small hill, Chu Mo held Qi Xiaoyu's hand and looked into the distance. Ahead of them, they could already see a lush range of mountains. Just crossing these mountains would bring them to the boundary of Great Xia.

"I'm happy!" Qi Xiaoyu was smiling, leaning onto Chu Mo, she said, "Being with you makes me happy! But once we cross these mountains, will we reach the boundary of Great Xia?"

"How did you know? Have you been here before?" Chu Mo was somewhat surprised looking at Qi Xiaoyu.

"Brother, if I suddenly disappear one day, would you miss me?" Instead of answering Chu Mo's question, Qi Xiaoyu leaned on Chu Mo and shot back a question.

"Disappear? Why would you disappear?" A sense of foreboding flashed in Chu Mo's heart, and he furrowed his eyebrows, "Are you a disciple from a big sect out on a training journey?"

Although Chu Mo was not a disciple from a big sect, he was aware that the top genius disciples from big sects would wander in the 'red dust', undergoing trials in the mortal world.

But when their trials ended, they would sever all mortal ties, resolutely return to their sect and embark on the road to pursue higher realms.

They were indeed living in a different world from ordinary people.

Once separated, it was basically the end of their worldly ties. Perhaps they would never have a chance to meet again in this life.

"Hehe, you can think of me as a disciple from a sect out on a training journey." Qi Xiaoyu gave a light laugh. A hint of struggle flashed across her eyes, but in the end, she gave Chu Mo a smile, "You haven't answered me yet."

"If I never have a chance to see you again in this life, I will miss you." Chu Mo looked seriously into Qi Xiaoyu's clear eyes and said.

"I will miss you too, miss you very much." A mist of water condensed in Qi Xiaoyu's eyes.

I'm back, got up early in the morning to catch a plane, and finally home now. This chapter was written on the plane, next chapter to be updated around eight to nine in the evening.

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