"I know, I've heard it all. After coming out of seclusion, I went to see her first before replacing the missing senior brothers to tend to you."
"However, Fuling is not a 'thing beyond this world'; those crane wings were a tangible 'object' created within Taiji by her Divine Sense, as she longed for human company while gazing at cranes, a Daoist embodiment formed by mimicking the flight of cranes."
"Even though she has followed the path of our lineage, in the end she's neither one thing nor the other, failing to grasp the essence of the Taishu Dao. I'm afraid this foolish girl doesn't stand much hope of achieving her Nascent Soul."
Lady Wangshu felt a touch of sorrow as she swam backstroke in the pond, as if with just one glance, she had already foreseen the day of parting with this person she most cherished. Then she turned her head as if she had cast that sorrow aside.
"By the way, Qingyue, what reward would you like?"
