"It doesn't matter, I am already satisfied that this day has come."

Gu Yanjin never regretted his decision back then, he would only feel disappointed occasionally, but as long as Fang Ruotang could remember to turn back, he would be very satisfied.

"Brother Yan, have I neglected you lately?"

“No, that’s not true. I know you were born different and you have your own pursuits, and I support you in all of them. I’m already very happy to be able to follow in your footsteps.”

Gu Yanjin answered with a serious expression.

"If Brother Yan is ever dissatisfied, he can tell me. He can also tell me directly if he wants to leave."

Gu Yanjin's expression changed instantly. He grabbed Fang Ruotang's chin, forcing her to lift her face.

Are you serious?

"Yes!"

"Will you accept my departure?"

Gu Yanjin's brows were almost knotted together.

He knew that Fang Ruotang had a rich inner world, and he only occupied a small corner of it, but he did not expect that this corner was so inconspicuous and could be discarded at any time.

"Accept it! We are all individuals, and on the path of cultivation, everyone's way of enlightenment is different, so it's normal for you to want to leave."

Fang Ruotang looked at Gu Yanjin with clear eyes.

"They can leave if they want? Including Rong Xing?"

"Yes! What's wrong with that?"

Fang Ruotang's answer was too straightforward, which aroused Gu Yanjin's anger.

"Do you think the six of us mean nothing to you? You just tell us to leave, are we inanimate objects that you can discard at any time?"

Fang Ruotang blinked, puzzled, and asked, "What are you talking about? It's just going out for training, what does that have to do with abandoning me?"

"Experience?" Gu Yanjin froze.

“Yes!” Fang Ruotang looked at Gu Yanjin strangely, finally realizing that the two of them were talking at cross purposes. Then she loudly questioned, “Brother Yan, how could you have such a terrible idea? I’ve already slept with you, and you still want to leave? If you dare to have such a rebellious thought, I will break your legs and imprison you in the secret realm, so that you can never leave me.”

Fang Ruotang bared her teeth and brandished a warning at Gu Yanjin.

Gu Yanjin went from being stunned at first to laughing heartily, hugging Fang Ruotang and laughing so hard that his whole body was shaking.

Fang Ruotang clenched her fists and pounded them a few times, making Gu Yanjin cough and almost unable to catch his breath.

Gu Yanjin grasped Fang Ruotang's strong fist. His usually cold and stern face broke into a wide smile, and his voice became soft and husky.

"Break my legs! I want you to break my legs."

Fang Ruotang glared at Gu Yanjin with displeasure.

"Are you serious? You wouldn't be breaking your promise and thinking of changing your mind, would you? If not, why did I have to break your legs?"

Gu Yanjin was both amused and exasperated.

In Fang Ruotang's mind, she would only break his legs and imprison him if he betrayed her, but he thought that Fang Ruotang loved him and that's why she wanted to imprison him.

He couldn't wait to be imprisoned by her.

"No, I just want to be with you forever."

"Don't you want to go and undergo trials? You seem to be cultivating very diligently."

"No, I just want to be with you."

He didn't want to admit that he was just passively working hard.

"Okay! You decide for yourself!"

Fang Ruotang didn't like to think too much about these things. She had some stereotypes in her mind, always feeling that these six men were smarter than her and would definitely be able to make better decisions.

After the spirit boat had traveled some distance, Fang Ruotang asked Xiao Jingzi, and then said to Gu Yanjin, "Brother Yan, Xiao Jingzi said we have arrived in the Jiangnan region. Should we get off and play for a while? I have never been to Jiangnan before! I have only heard my older sister say that the mountains and rivers here are beautiful and the grain production is plentiful."

"Okay, let's go down."

This was originally a spur-of-the-moment decision, and Gu Yanjin didn't have a clear goal, so he just went wherever he felt like.

He didn't have many other thoughts; he simply wanted to be alone with Fang Ruotang, and he was willing to do anything with her.

Even if we do nothing, just being together and looking at each other is enough to make us content.

After paying the fee, we entered the city.

The two walked through the city like ordinary people.

I had only taken a few steps when I was almost bumped into by someone rushing behind me.

Fang Ruotang and Gu Yanjin were both cultivators, so it was impossible for them to be bumped into like that. They easily dodged and didn't even have time to say anything. The person didn't even glance at them before hurriedly running away.

"What an impolite person," Fang Ruotang muttered in dissatisfaction.

[What are you looking at? Hurry up and teach her a lesson! What use are you?] Little Mirror yelled at Gu Yanjin at this moment.

Gu Yanjin turned his gaze away from the woman who had run away and looked at Fang Ruotang, explaining, "Judging from the woman's clothes, she probably escaped from the building..."

Before Fang Ruotang could even wonder what building it was, she saw several thugs carrying wooden sticks rushing over, looking fierce and menacing.

They kept asking the passersby on both sides of the road.

"Have you seen a woman wearing a red gauze dress?"

"did you see."

The thugs held wooden sticks and pointed them at Gu Yanjin.

After asking the question, she noticed his clothes and immediately put the wooden stick away, nodding and bowing obsequiously.

"The girl in the building ran away. I'm so sorry, so sorry."

Gu Yanjin glanced at them indifferently and didn't bother to argue.

Fang Ruotang then realized that this was the Dayong Dynasty, and the woman dressed so scantily was not a female cultivator from the Wenyue Sect, but a girl from a brothel.

The Cloud Deep Continent is more inclusive. Not only female cultivators of the Moon Asking Sect, but also cultivators from many major sects dress smartly, regardless of gender.

"Brother Yan, were they forcing that girl from earlier?"

"About that."

"How can they force women into brothels! Brother Yan, you must punish them severely. These brothels must be closed and thoroughly investigated."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Gu Yanjin inquired with the surrounding vendors about who these thugs were. After learning that they were all from Chunfeng Tower, he went directly to the yamen (government office).

Gu Yanjin directly took out his Crown Prince's seal.

Although Gu Tianjun abdicated the throne to the Empress, the Empress did not depose Gu Yanjin as Crown Prince and instead appointed her own son.

Who told Cui Shixu to also run off with Fang Ruotang!

The Empress asked Gu Yanjin and Cui Shixu, but neither of them were interested in the position of Crown Prince. The Empress then decided to choose one from Gu Tianjun's other sons.

There is currently no officially designated successor, and given that the Empress herself is also capable of drawing qi into her body, with Choi Si-seo's help, living for several hundred years is not a problem.

Therefore, the heir was not in a hurry, and none of the court officials were foolish enough to urge him.

It's even less likely that they would deliberately depose Gu Yanjin from his position as Crown Prince.