World Origin, Mysterious Jade Fragment

"Brother, Xiao Li..."

When she came outside and saw those two familiar figures, Xiao Yan's eyes instantly reddened.

But she quickly reined in her emotions, her face turning cold as she stared straight at Lu Qing.

Han Lingbai then appeared in the doorway as well. When she saw Lu Qing, delight appeared on her face.

But when she saw Xiao Yan's stubborn back, she stopped and said nothing.

Seeing this, Lu Qing's body stiffened.

"Xiao Yan!" Xiao Li was the one who pounced over at once. "I missed you so much!"

Xiao Yan caught Xiao Li and rubbed its fur until the little one wore an expression of bliss.

Only then did she look at Lu Qing. "So? What's the excuse this time? Why did you disappear without a word again?"

Thinking of all the worry she had endured over the years, Xiao Yan's grievance welled up once more.

But she bit her lip and forced her emotions back down.

"It's a complicated matter." Lu Qing sighed. "Let's go inside first."

Once they were inside, Lu Qing endured Xiao Yan's aggrieved gaze, considered his words, and finally spoke.

"Back then, Xiao Li and I had no choice but to leave. All these years, we've been trapped in a dangerous secret realm..."

Lu Qing once again explained how the Void Flying Boat had undergone an unexpected change and carried Xiao Li and him into the Guixu Secret Realm.

He also recounted how he had proceeded step by step, cautiously avoiding those powerful experts while striving to cultivate within the secret realm.

As he spoke, Xiao Li occasionally chimed in with a sentence or two of additional detail.

Neither Xiao Yan nor Han Lingbai had imagined that Lu Qing and Xiao Li had been carried by the Void Flying Boat across endless