For a moment, she couldn't help but think of herself and Old Mo.

The various experiences of her childhood shaped her current temperament. Her resentment towards Old Mo gradually dissolved after seeing him fight desperately to save her. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Later, when she saw him suffer damage to his Divine Soul to heal her, enduring pain daily while pretending nothing was wrong, the knot in her heart truly unraveled.

After that, searching for the Soul Breath Immortal Grass became her goal, but she never expected Xiao Qing to find it and bring it back to heal him.

It was at that moment she truly understood that her perceived indifference over the years was just the clumsy protection of a father who wasn't good with words.

Although she still refers to him as Old Mo to this day, only she knows in her heart.

Some addresses are not about distance but are laden with unspeakable attachment.

"Honestly," Zhou Qing said seriously, "just because Uncle Gao Xuan traveled from afar to White Jade Taixu Courtyard to specifically warn me to be wary of Sikong Yan, I should help him."

"Not to mention, during the Five Sects battle, he dealt with many from our sect, including several high-ranking Divinity Transformation Realm Elders."

Luo Lingling nodded slightly: "That's very true. But didn't Sikong Yan say he would wait for you in the Imperial City for twenty years?"

"Isn't it too early now? Besides, he asked you to reach five thousand Spirit Seals; last time you showed only three thousand, remember?"

Zhou Qing chuckled upon hearing this: "Senior sister, you really pay meticulous attention. I only briefly displayed it at Taichu Dojo, and you counted it perfectly."

Luo Lingling's ears turned slightly red, and she lowered her head to sip her tea: "It's a cautious habit nurtured over the years, hard to change."

Zhou Qing had to smile and returned to the main topic: "Five thousand Spirit Seals... If I stay in the sect and isolate myself, it will be hard to break through."

"Just like when the second senior sister comprehended the Realm, I also need to travel outside."

Luo Lingling nodded thoughtfully: "Although I'm not proficient in the way of Arrays, there are three thousand paths to the Great Dao, all leading to the same destination."

Her eyes suddenly brightened, "Since you're also going, we siblings can have each other's company. I heard that our Taiqing Sect pooled our resources to build you an exclusive Flying Ship."

Zhou Qing looked embarrassed, then showed worry: "The matter Sikong Yan asked me to help with is known to our master and uncle. If we leave together, they might not agree."

Luo Lingling smiled slyly: "Then find someone who can endure a beating, and after we leave, report it to the master."

Zhou Qing was taken aback, and a figure suddenly appeared in his mind: "Isn't that not quite appropriate?"

"No problem," Luo Lingling waved her hand, a hint of mischief in her eyes, "He's used to it."

Meanwhile, deep within a vein of the Golden Thunder Sect.

"Achoo! Achoo!" Yan Xiaohu sneezed several times, causing small stones on the ceiling of the mine tunnel to fall down.

Niu Guangmo wiped the spittle off his face and asked with concern, "Boss, are you feeling unwell?"

Yan Xiaohu rubbed his itchy nose and spoke in a muffled voice, "It's nothing, more likely the dust in the mine acting up..."

Before finishing, another thunderous sneeze erupted, "Go gather the other brothers, we have to act together this time to ensure success."

"Yes, Boss!" Niu Guangmo responded with a cupped fist, turning and walking away briskly.

...

Two days later, outside the Taiqing Sect gate.

In the twilight, a man in a black robe walked slowly, leading a little girl of about five or six years old.

The girl wore a floral dress, her hair tied into two crooked pigtails, and her big eyes timidly scanned her surroundings.

Her small hand tightly gripped the corner of the black-robed man's outfit, occasionally tiptoeing to peer into the gate, her young face full of expectation and unease.

After the black-robed man stopped, he slowly removed his hood, revealing Wu Sha's face crisscrossed with scars.

He shouted loudly, "Stop looking, I know someone is in there."

Saying so, he gently nudged the little girl beside him, "Hurry up and report, just say that she's brought the person— this little girl is here to find her father."

The little girl hesitated, moving half a step forward, and timidly added in a mosquito-like voice.

"I-I'm Nannan, I'm here to find my dad, my dad... my dad is called Dong Lisheng."