No one knew how much time had passed. When Xu Chunniang opened her eyes again, she had already returned to the small world.
Little White had been keeping vigil at her side. The moment he realized she had regained consciousness, he was so excited he nearly jumped up.
His voice choked with sobs. "Sister, you're finally awake. If you hadn't woken up soon, I really would have thought... you would never wake up again."
Xu Chunniang propped up her weak body and rubbed her brow. "Don't worry. Aren't I fine now? How long was I unconscious?"
"Sister, you were unconscious for a full thirty years!"
Xu Chunniang froze. She had actually been unconscious for so long?
She asked Little White, "During these thirty years, did you ever leave the small world? Was the battle outside... still going on?"
"At first, I thought about leaving the small world to search outside for a way to save you. But demonic qi and demonic beings were everywhere outside. I could barely take a step. I didn't get far before I came back."
Little White was somewhat dejected. His strength was simply too weak; he could not help with anything at all.
"Later, Sister's condition became increasingly unstable. Several times, even your breathing and heartbeat stopped. After that, I didn't dare leave rashly anymore."
Xu Chunniang guessed that the times when her breathing and heartbeat had stopped were most likely when her soul had been dragged into that special space.
"You needn't blame yourself. In fact, failing to find anyone outside was helping me. On the contrary, if you had carried my unconscious body around the Immortal Realm, that would have truly harmed me."
Xu Chunniang told him about how she had been stripped of her immortal registry and branded a rebel soldier.
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