Hu Jing and Yang Ying had spoken about it before. Although they wanted to fight alongside Wang Meng, it was obvious that he was getting further and further ahead. If they followed him, they would only become a burden. That was just how things were in the Cultivation Realm.
Sometimes, letting go was the only way to truly cherish something.
That was why Yang Ying hadn't gone, and why Hu Jing had never said a word about it when Wang Meng returned. It wasn't that they didn't long for a larger world, but that they cared more about Wang Meng.
The world outside was vast and exciting, but by the same token, it held more challenges and greater dangers.
At times, Hu Jing even thought that Wang Meng would never come back, especially during the years when there was no news of him at all. She worked hard to manage Thunderlight Hall, but it all felt like it was just out of a lingering attachment.
The promise they had made back then now felt like a dream.
