Chapter 2002

Perhaps for her, what had already happened could not be undone. Since it was destined to occur, she accepted it calmly.

Ouyang Tianyun nodded slightly beside her. "Light and darkness are never contradictory. It is just that people often fail to understand this. It is good that someone has reminded them."

Zhu Yanyi smiled and nodded. "Yes, light and darkness are never contradictory. So, people need to understand this truth."

It naturally took time for the world to understand. No wonder Zhu Yanyi had acted as she did earlier.

"The people of the Dark Forest will likely not let you go," Yi Yunfei said.

Zhu Yanyi shook her head. "The restoration of the Light Forest’s glory shows that the Heavenly Dao pays close attention to such matters. My lotus prayers are recognized by heaven and earth. With these prayers, there is help for the stability of the plane. The Heavenly Dao would rather I pray more often. If the Dark Forest were to target me for this, they would first have to accept the Heavenly Dao’s constraints and punishment."

The Heavenly Dao does not tolerate deception. This was known to all cultivators.

"Yanyi, no matter what, thank you. Thank you for giving me such a big surprise." The Elf Queen approached, sincerely coming to express her gratitude.

Zhu Yanyi laughed. "Your Majesty gave me a gift, so I naturally had to return a surprise. Do you like this surprise, Your Majesty?"

"I like it. I like it very much." The Elf Queen smiled and spoke. "By the way, you just told Hei Ru that the White Great Shaman will return soon. Is this true?"

"Yes, it is true." Zhu Yanyi naturally could not say that Xie Jifan had told her via telepathy.

"One of the reasons the White Great Shaman was originally missing was a test by the Heavenly Dao on the former Lucky Forest. Only by passing this test could the Lucky Forest restore itself to the Light Forest, and the White Great Shaman would receive a reward. Of course, I do not know what that reward is."

It was not that she didn’t know, but that it was better not to say. She certainly could not tell everyone that the White Great Shaman had gone through a love tribulation, and now that the Light Forest was restored, she could normally pursue her lover.

This was the White Great Shaman’s private matter. Zhu Yanyi could not casually spread it to others.

"When will the White Great Shaman return?" Xiao Yun asked curiously.

Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, "It should be within the next half month. So, when the White Great Shaman returns, we must also take our leave."

"Ah, you are leaving." Everyone felt reluctant.

Although they knew the students of the Sage Academy were not from their Light Forest, after spending this time together, they had long regarded them as their own. Now that they were leaving, the people of the Light Forest naturally felt reluctant.

Zhu Yanyi smiled gently. "Gathering and parting are normal, are they not? Besides, when the White Great Shaman returns and things here become normal, you can come to the Sage Academy to play."

The people of the Light Forest lowered their heads, unwilling to see the Sage Academy students leave.

Seeing this, the Elf Queen quickly said, "Well, since it is so, while the White Great Shaman has not yet arrived, let everyone accompany the benefactors from the Sage Academy to harvest herbs here. Consider it a gift for everyone. What do you think?"

"Good." No one in the Light Forest objected.

Gan Lang came over and said, "Yanyi, I just want to ask. I saw you use the Human Book earlier. Can my clansmen, after they die, really be reborn smoothly?"

"Reincarnation is destined. They sacrificed themselves to protect their home, so they possess the karmic merit of their homeland. Rest assured, their next lives will be even better." Zhu Yanyi smiled and spoke.

Gan Lang nodded. "That is good. As long as they can have a good future, I am happy. Come, this time you harvest herbs, and I will clear the path for you."

Actually, clearing the path was unnecessary. There was no danger here. But this was the gratitude shown by everyone in the Light Forest to Zhu Yanyi and her group. So, Zhu Yanyi and the others followed them with smiles, letting them lead the way while they harvested some mature herbs.

Of course, during the herb harvesting, they also expressed gratitude to the people of the Light Forest who followed them. They told them about the characteristics of the herbs and what ailments they could treat.

Time passed unknowingly. Half a month was neither fast nor slow. On the last day of the half month, everyone stood in the only open space in the Light Forest, waiting for the White Great Shaman’s arrival and seeing off the students of the Sage Academy.

After the first ray of dawn appeared in the sky, a white vortex appeared in mid-air. Slowly, the White Great Shaman emerged from the white vortex, his robes fluttering, and landed gently among them.

"White Great Shaman." All the people of the Light Forest rushed over and surrounded him.

The White Great Shaman looked at the familiar faces. He naturally knew what had happened here. His eyes were full of relief. These children had truly grown up.

Her gaze paused on Xiao Yun, then shifted to Zhu Yanyi and her group. "Thank you. If it were not for the help of the Sage Academy this time, our Light Forest would not only fail to become the Light Forest, but we might not even have retained the last place of luck."

"Carving and polishing are always destined. You put in your effort, so you naturally got the result you wanted. So, White Great Shaman, there is no need to thank us." Zhu Yanyi smiled and said.

"Moreover, the reason this war ended so smoothly and we achieved victory was mainly because everyone in the Light Forest understood the importance of teamwork. They trusted their teammates, which led to such a good result. We, in fact, did not directly participate in this war."

Zhu Yanyi paused. "Besides, if you want to express gratitude, everyone has already thanked us. They have given us many herbs. We harvested plenty of herbs in the Light Forest. I originally planned to go to the Pingchuan area to harvest herbs, but now this plan can be postponed for a while."

The White Great Shaman laughed heartily. "In the future, if students from the Sage Academy want to come to our Light Forest to harvest herbs, they only need to present proof from the Sage Academy. They can harvest openly here. The Light Forest always welcomes your arrival."

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "That is very good. Since the White Great Shaman has returned, we must take our leave. Today can be said to be the same day for welcoming you and seeing us off."

The White Great Shaman knew Zhu Yanyi’s situation. Moreover, now that she had returned, they indeed had to leave. So she nodded. "Let us not speak of gratitude. In the future, if there is anything you need our help with, notify us at any time."