Inside Su Youwei's cave abode, everything was elegant and tranquil, cut off from the outside world.
The three took their seats, and for a moment, the atmosphere was subtly awkward and silent. The tear tracks on Su Youwei's face had dried, but her eyes were still slightly red. With her head lowered, she nervously twisted the hem of her clothes in her hands, not daring to look at Mo Lin, much less at the cool and aloof Wu Yao beside her. Her loss of composure in the plaza earlier had left her mortified beyond measure.
Wu Yao, meanwhile, wore an indifferent expression as though none of this concerned her. She sipped her tea by herself, seemingly unconcerned with everything, though the occasional glance she cast at Mo Lin and Su Youwei carried a trace of imperceptible scrutiny.
Looking at the two beauties, each harboring her own thoughts, Mo Lin chuckled inwardly and took the initiative to break the silence.
He briefly recounted how he had come to Hunyuan Heaven, his connection to Cang Yuan, how he had protected Tian Yuan Domain, and... how he had come to know Wu Yao. Naturally, he skipped over certain details. His tone was calm, as though he were merely describing something utterly ordinary.
Yet to Su Youwei, these words struck like peals of thunder!
An old friend of Great Venerable Cang Yuan? The protector of Tian Yuan Domain? Strength suspected to rival the Three-Lotus Ancient Saint? Easily crushing Great Venerable Wu Shen? And an... unusually close relationship with Wu Yao?
Every single piece of news was enough to shake Hunyuan Heaven! And when all those revelations pointed toward the man she had missed for years, the shock in Su Youwei's heart was simply beyond words!
She suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes widened