"Hehe, Valley Master, they're certainly bold. They wasted so many heavenly treasures to set up this grand formation, so this old woman feels certain they won't give it up," Chang Jie said.
I nodded. "That's just as well. Let them come capture the beast. We'd better go rescue Fellow Daoist Bai Zang."
"Very good. I never thought the Valley Master would treat our companion this way. I wonder, if it were this old woman instead, would you treat me the same?" Chang Jie asked, her face filled with respect.
I smiled. "Of course I would. Money can be lost and found again, but once a life is lost, it can never be recovered. I would certainly save you."
"Valley Master..." Chang Jie came over with a faint blush on her face and took my hand. Moved, she said, "I never thought you would treat this old woman so well..."
"You don't have to call yourself this old woman every time. Otherwise, I might really have to start calling you Senior." I laughed, thinking that the female immortals of the Eight Desolations World were truly far bolder than those of the Proving Dao Heaven.
"Mm, then in front of the Valley Master, I definitely won't call myself this old woman." Seeing that I let her take my hand, Chang Jie moved even closer and buried her head against my chest.
Naturally, my heart was rippling as well. After all these years, I hadn't experienced such love between a man and a woman for a long time. No matter how firmly one's Dao Heart was established, it could never surpass one's innate nature. But just then, a startled cry from a Fallenwood Beast suddenly came from the direction of the guardian beast's lair. It was followed by the sounds of rocks being