C242 On the Way Back

After Bai Mang and her companions departed, the Peony soon followed, leaving the area.

Along the banks of the Nian An River, the Peony flowers continued to bloom in clusters, but they seemed to have lost a touch of their former vibrancy, no longer as breathtaking as they once were.

They now resembled the wildflowers by the roadside, no longer as captivating or beautiful as they had been