"Daoist Friend Lin Xiao!"
Fang Chen bowed solemnly to Lin Xiao. "On Little Crane's behalf, thank you."
Lin Xiao hurriedly returned the bow. "There's no need, Daoist Friend Fang Chen. This was what I should have done. I only found the Tear of Flowing Time in the Heavenly Ruins because of the spatial coordinates the Void Crane Clan left behind. What goes around comes around. Now it's my turn to repay that debt."
He hesitated no longer and sat down cross-legged.
"Master, please protect me while I do this."
A flicker of pain crossed Gu Daozi's eyes, but he nodded in the end.
Fang Chen said to Lin Xiao, "Wait, Daoist Friend Lin Xiao. We're not out of danger yet. Little Crane is hurt and can't take us back. The return journey will probably be harder than the way here. You can decide once we reach the Land of Ending."
"All right!"
Lin Xiao nodded. Fang Chen was right. On the way here, they had hidden inside Little Crane's Spirit Crane Space and traveled with ease.
But now Little Crane was injured and could not take them back.
They would have to fight their own way back.
Fang Chen looked at Fang Chen and asked, "Fang Chen, how do we get back?"
Fang Chen looked up at everyone. "I'll summon my Swallowing Heaven Tower. Everyone can shelter inside it, and I'll fight our way back to the Outer Heavens!"
"By yourself?"
Shock spread across White Fox's face.
"Yes. By myself."
Fang Chen nodded.
"Isn't that too risky?"
Even Gu Daozi could not help speaking up.
Fang Chen looked at Gu Daozi and the others, his expression grave. "Little Crane is already hurt. I don't want anyone else among us to come to harm. If I truly can't hold out, you