She couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. 'I really shouldn't have said I was preparing for my breakthrough. If I'd agreed to have dinner with him, we could have spent a little more time together.'
But the words were already out, and taking them back now would seem too forced.
Sun Ningxiang could only suppress her frustration. Waving to Yang Jing, she said, "Take care, Junior Brother."
Yang Jing smiled, nodded, and turned to walk down the winding mountain path from Yunxi Peak.
The evening breeze swept through the mountain forest, carrying the fresh scent of grass and trees and causing the hem of his robes to flutter gently.
Once he reached the foot of the peak, he quickened his pace toward Lingxi Peak.
He hadn't gone far when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a tall, slender figure emerging from a fork in the path and heading up toward Yunxi Peak.
