Seeing Song Qingming look at her with such anxiety on his face, Li Xuanyi grew even more puzzled.
After asking a question in return, still somewhat bewildered, she fixed her gaze tightly on Song Qingming's face.
Song Qingming, standing some distance away, had also realized that what he had just said seemed rather strange, and embarrassment welled up within him.
The words had blurted out in his urgency. Even he did not know why they had suddenly slipped from his mouth.
Facing Senior Sister Li Xuanyi's unwavering stare, Song Qingming's mind raced as he considered how he could persuade the woman before him to stay.
His master, Daoist Lingxu, had specifically instructed him before, so Song Qingming naturally did not dare tell Li Xuanyi about the matter of entrusting the inheritance to him that day.
Yet he had also promised his master that he would protect Senior Sister Li Xuanyi while she formed her Nascent Soul. At a time like this, he truly could not rest easy about her leaving Crimson Cloud Mountain to venture out and travel.
After drawing a deep breath, Song Qingming raised his eyes to her and said with a solemn expression:
"Senior Sister, I know you do not like others meddling in your affairs.
"But I really am worried. Worried that if you are injured outside, it might delay the matter of forming your Nascent Soul in the future.
"These past years, no matter where Senior Sister wanted to go, this junior brother never stopped you.
"But this time, can you listen to me just once?
"Stay for now. You can wait until after forming your Nascent Soul before going out to travel. That way, I can be more at ease."
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyi's gaze shifted slightly before returning to him.
"Junior Brother