An hour later.
The array in the courtyard quietly dissolved.
Xiao Mo walked Daoist Yun Xi out of the bamboo courtyard.
Seeing her master emerge, Gui Junmeng walked over and stood quietly by her side.
She held a docile calico cat in her arms. The cat's eyes were narrowed, its tail resting lightly in the crook of her arm, looking lazy and content.
"There's no need to see us out further, Fellow Daoist Xiao. You can stop here," Daoist Yun Xi said gently, turning to Xiao Mo.
"Take care, Daoist Yun Xi and Miss Gui." Xiao Mo bowed, then paused, his voice tinged with apology. "I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing."
"Even if Jun Meng doesn't say it, she has always wanted to meet the husband from her marriage contract." Daoist Yun Xi smiled faintly, her gaze kind. "The two of you meeting today means it wasn't a completely wasted trip."
