"So that's how it is... This child certainly has tear ducts to spare." I could not help letting out a self-mocking sigh. Li Guxian reached out and drew my head into her chest. "Good little monkey, don't cry. Aren't you back now? Here at home, we can protect you too."
"I'm saying, Xian'er, you can't even leave this place. The moment you do, you'll attain the Dao. If people find out about your condition, they'll wreak havoc in Sky City without restraint. Look at Xia Ruize—isn't he here to test the limits of your movements? I didn't think of that before and assumed he had come looking for me, but in reality, wasn't he deliberately provoking you right under your nose?" Her words jolted me into remembering how Xia Ruize had tested me with a Dao Core.
"Hmph, do you think this sort of thing is rare? It isn't the first time. Over the past dozen years, there have been incidents even more outrageous than this. It's just that, for the sake of peace in Sky City and to prevent the Immortals from panicking, the news has always been suppressed. After all, if our own people don't cause chaos, those outside will remain completely in the dark, won't they?" Li Guxian looked as though she had known all along.
"As expected of the Sword God Dao Venerable of the Ancient Immortal Realm. You handle matters both inside and outside in perfect order." I had underestimated Li Guxian somewhat. Perhaps she had worn another identity for too long—I really did occasionally forget that she had once unified the Ancient Immortal Realm.
"Heehee, need you even say it?" Li Guxian smiled smugly, then continued, "But now that you've come down, I can relax. Once your Dao Body is condensed, we'll finally have