In a corner of the banquet.
Zhou Mingyi, Li Zhendao, and a few others gathered around a single table.
Although their military ranks weren’t high and their strength wasn’t great, they had been given their own table for obvious reasons.
They all had deep ties to Shen Mo.
Soon, a number of Demon Suppression Guards came over to toast them.
Wang Xing'an was already drunk, arms slung around Li Zhendao’s shoulders.
“Li… hic… Brother Li, it’s all thanks to your Jade—uh, Jade something sect?”
Li Zhendao laughed heartily. “Jade Cauldron Sect. Before General Shen and I were conscripted, we were both cultivators of the Jade Cauldron Sect.”
Wang Xing'an nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, that’s it! Jade Cauldron Sect!”
“Say, how did your Jade Cauldron Sect have such sharp eyes, to spot a hidden gem like Shen Mo?”
“If not for Shen Mo, even after another few thousand years we wouldn’t have been able to permanently suppress the demons!”
Wan Muchun grinned brightly from the side.
As Shen Mo’s master, his bond with Shen Mo was naturally the closest of them all.
Now hearing Wang Xing'an’s praises, his face was full of joy, as though the compliments were being directed at him.
Zhou Mingyi and Mo Lingxiao clinked their cups together, gazing at Shen Mo surrounded at the center of attention by many Demon Suppression generals, their hearts filled with emotion.
Zhou Mingyi chuckled, “Old Mo, did you ever think, once we came here, that we’d one day get to go back?”
Mo Lingxiao shook his head like a rattle drum. “Never expected it. Not in a million years.”
“I thought that once I came to the Demon Suppression Fortress, I’d be stuck here for life. Who would’ve thought this day would come?”
Mo Lingxiao laughed and turned to Xue Ziyi. “Young lady, do you have any regrets?”
“If back then your Wuying Pavilion had helped the three sects of Yuzhou resist the Ten Thousand Demon Nation, things wouldn’t have gotten so tense between us.”
“With your strength and beauty, you definitely would’ve become Shen Mo’s Dao companion back then.”
He didn’t finish the rest—just smiled.
Xue Ziyi was also seated at that round table.
From the start, she had quietly eaten and drunk, saying nothing.
Her gaze would occasionally drift to Shen Mo in the distance, a hint of melancholy flashing through her eyes.
Hearing Mo Lingxiao’s words, Xue Ziyi subconsciously clenched the hem of her robe and quickly shook her head. “No regrets.”
Zhou Mingyi and Mo Lingxiao exchanged a glance and smiled without replying.
Wang Xing'an immediately pouted and let out a boozy hiccup. “No regrets? General Shen has limitless potential. Not building a relationship with him back then—that’s your loss! A huge loss!”
Hearing that, Xue Ziyi clutched her robe tighter.
Deep in her heart, she was filled with regret.
If the Wuying Pavilion had helped the three sects of Yuzhou when the Ten Thousand Demon Nation invaded, how different would things be now?
Perhaps she too would be surrounded at the center like a star among stars, praised by Dharma Manifestation experts.
Xue Ziyi took a deep breath and suddenly stood up.
Forcing a smile, she said, “I’m feeling a bit unwell. I’ll step away for a while. Please, seniors, enjoy your meal.”
With that, she turned and left without looking back.
Zhou Mingyi and Mo Lingxiao watched her retreating figure and gently shook their heads.
They could clearly see what was in her heart.
She was just looking for a quiet place to be sad on her own.
At the top of Xuanwu Fortress.
Now that the Undying Demon Emperor had been utterly incinerated and all ten Wielders of Authority were dead, the remaining demons were nothing more than chickens and dogs, completely incapable of mounting a counterattack.
Given time, they would naturally vanish for good.
Only a few Demon Suppression Guards patrolled the ramparts.
Still, they envied their colleagues who were enjoying the feast below.
Xue Ziyi’s arrival puzzled them.
Skipping a good banquet to stand in the wind and look at the sea?
Xue Ziyi walked to the edge and saw another figure already there.
She recognized the person by his back and raised her brows.
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