On the way back from the Underground Cave.
"Fellow Daoist, what was the reason you suppressed the White Bone Emperor back then instead of killing him outright?"
You Xue asked.
"It was rather simple. When I was exploring Fallen God Valley years ago, I set my sights on a Night Crying Flower with thirty thousand years of cultivation. That old bag of bones insisted on fighting me for it."
Su Yi spoke casually. "He could not defeat me, yet he tried to abduct Little Yezi to threaten me. Naturally, I could not spare him lightly. Still, considering that he had harbored no intent to kill when dealing with Little Yezi and had merely wanted to seize that Night Crying Flower, I did not strike ruthlessly. I only imprisoned him here."
Only then did You Xue understand.
Then, after hesitating for a moment, she tentatively asked, "If one day I encounter danger as well, would Fellow Daoist act for me?"
As she spoke, she unconsciously lowered her head, avoiding Su Yi's gaze.
"I would."
Su Yi answered without hesitation.
Just one word, calm and casual.
A faint smile bloomed on You Xue's rosy lips.
Her cold, solitary features took on an altogether different radiance, while an indescribable joy surged within her heart.
She knew full well how difficult it was, given Su Xuanjun's temperament, for him to give such an answer.
"Fellow Daoist, where are we going next?"
You Xue asked softly.
"We'll capture a few more old monsters and ask them to 'help.'"
Su Yi replied offhandedly.
You Xue's expression immediately turned strange.
Was this asking others for help?
It was clearly coercion.
Falling Star Mountain.
One of Unjustly Dead City's nine most perilous Forbidden Lands.
This mountain stretched across eight hundred li. Numerous evil spirits formed from demons