Just as the Village Chief was completely baffled, he saw Qiuting turn around, waving his hand continuously with his back to him, and then stride resolutely toward the western village entrance.
This time, Qiuting was truly gone. He wanted to hurry back to Jiangnan and did not want to stay in Baijia Village for a single minute longer. His heart was filled with contradiction and turmoil, so he thought of leaving quickly, as if he had never set foot on this land at all.
When he stepped onto the stone bridge west of the small river once again, he did not look back even once. He felt only emptiness in his eyes and heart; his departure was hurried yet clean and crisp, and above all, calm and resolute...
Chapter 254