"You're free now, so why are you still calling me Master?" Li Tianming asked strangely.
"All my former masters were enemies. Only the one who grants me freedom is Shuangshuang's true master." Ma Shuangshuang wiped away her tears. "I will follow you forever, serve you forever, and dedicate everything to you, Master."
"You'd better not." Li Tianming felt awkward. Letting her go had not been for this. He pointed at the Dao curse on his body and said, "See this thing on me? It means there's a bounty from the Everlasting Dao Sect on my head. Enemies will be everywhere I go. If you follow me, you'll just be running for your life with me. There's no need. Our chances of survival are slim."
With that, he turned around, resolute in his heart as he prepared to leave.
Yet that gust of wind kept chasing after him, even darting in front of Li Tianming as she anxiously said, "Master! Shuangshuang wants to tell you that after being struck by this Dao curse, in the Galactic Tomb, I'm afraid only Shuangshuang can help you survive!"
Li Tianming's eyes lit up at those words. Surprised, he asked, "You can undo this Dao curse?"
He had not expected this. A willow tree had taken root where he had carelessly planted nothing?
But Ma Shuangshuang soon shook her head. Biting her lip, she said, "Shuangshuang can't undo this Dao curse, but... Shuangshuang can help you flee. I can make it so many people can't catch you!"
"You'll help me flee? Then won't that mean Shuangshuang is wandering the ends of the earth with her life on the line too..." Li Tianming was speechless. His joy had been for nothing.
"That's not it, Master." Ma Shuangshuang grew anxious. She stepped closer and looked at Li