Chapter 128.1 : The Decision (Part 1)
[It's about time to start preparing—to head out and take a walk in the wider world. Speaking of it, I really am a little reluctant to leave. Master, Senior Sister, my two junior sisters, and Martial Aunt… ah, and also Senior Aunt…]
[Of course, there's also Sister Qingjue. They are all people I cherish, those with whom I share bonds. Some of them, even… in my heart, are already destined to become Dao companions who will accompany me for an entire lifetime.]
[Ahem, that sounded a bit sentimental. It's not like I'm leaving and never coming back. None of us are ordinary mortals—our lives stretch far into the future. And with the system I possess, immortality and eternal life are not some unreachable dream to me.]
[It's decided then. I'll set off in seven days. These final seven days—I'll enjoy them properly, spend time with them. After all, this place… is my gentle haven.]
Chu Ge casually wrote down several passages in his diary, yet his heart was filled with emotion.
A separation was approaching. Though he wasn't weighed down by heavy sorrow, a trace of reluctance inevitably lingered in his heart.
And at this very moment, all the women of Taihuang had also seen what Chu Ge had written. Their hearts were likewise filled with reluctance.
Yet they understood clearly that Chu Ge harbored ambitions of standing at the very peak.
No matter how unwilling they felt, none of them had ever thought of stopping him.
Instead, during the time Chu Ge would be away, they intended to cultivate diligently.
The man they loved wished to ascend to the summit; in the future, he would inevitably face countless hardships and obstacles.
They, too, wanted to contribute when that time came—to clear away the obstacles along his path.
What's more, they had obtained numerous rewards from the diary replicas, as well as those supreme opportunities that could be called the highest-tier rewards.
If they failed to make good use of them, it would truly be a waste of heaven's gifts.
"Seven days later, huh…"
Luo Huangjun murmured softly within her room.
With Chu Ge about to depart, her heart was naturally filled with reluctance.
As for worry, she had little of it—she was very confident in Chu Ge.
She was far from the only one harboring such feelings of reluctance.
Su Lingyuan, Shui Qianrou, Lu Fuyao, Lu Tingni, and the others all felt the same.
As for Ying Qingjue, she had her own thoughts.
Only Dantai Jinglian did not exhibit such emotions.
Because at this very moment, what she was thinking about was how, during the final seven days Chu Ge would remain in Taihuang, she could properly "communicate" with this martial nephew of hers.
[Chu Ge's Harem Group · Taihuang Sacred Land Subgroup]
[Dantai Jinglian]: Everyone's seen it, right? Our martial nephew has already made his preparations. He'll be leaving in seven days.
[Su Lingyuan]: Stupid junior brother, bad junior brother! Why are you leaving in such a hurry?!
[Su Lingyuan]: We only just… ahh! So annoying, so annoying, so annoying!
Su Lingyuan's little emotions flared up.
But all the women understood that she wasn't dissatisfied with Chu Ge—there was simply too much reluctance in her heart, which was why she reacted this way.
[Shui Qianrou (18)]: Does my martial nephew intend to travel alone? If not… then among us, it's not as though no one could accompany him.
Shui Qianrou had already given herself entirely to Chu Ge.
To her, Chu Ge was the person she had chosen—someone she would accompany for the rest of her life, without any possibility of change.
And since Chu Ge was younger than her, beyond the deep affection in her heart, she also often carried a trace of doting care—something only an elder would show to a junior—though even she herself was hardly aware of it.
This, too, was related to her consistently gentle temperament.
Thus, regarding Chu Ge's journey this time, she was perhaps the one among them who worried the most.
Even Luo Huangjun, his master, worried less than she did—simply because of her confidence in him.
[Ying Qingjue]: Me, me, me! As his elder sister, I'm obviously the best candidate to accompany Xiao Ge. Even if you all disagree, it's useless!
Ying Qingjue immediately spoke up in the group chat.
Though she had joined the Taihuang Sacred Land, she never believed anyone there could dictate her decisions.
Even if Chu Ge refused to let her follow him, at worst she would just hide in the shadows.
[Su Lingyuan]: I…