However, Chu Xuan's steps did not pause at all, continuing forward with a calm expression, neither sad nor happy.
Qingqing and Gu Haitang immediately stood up, initially delighted to see him but then eyeing each other with hostility. Neither dared to make a move to greet Chu Xuan, fearing they might scare him away.
In this atmosphere of nervousness, tension, impatience, and unease, Chu Xuan walked step by step, slowly taking a long time to finally reach the mountain gate.
"Chu Xuan!" The voices of the two women rang out almost simultaneously.
Both Qingqing and Haitang wanted to explain things clearly to Chu Xuan and tried to obstruct the other from reconciling with him.
And so, after this moment of "tacit understanding," they each spoke over one another, only for Chu Xuan to remain unaffected, with a serene demeanor, as he continued to walk towards the memorial archway.
