Earlier, Bitter Tree had used "Elder Xue" to steady everyone's hearts, including all the souls in the Great Guessing Institute and everyone in the Place of Origin.
But every one of these people was sharp-minded. Leaving aside whether Elder Xue was truly alive, the chances of Luo Nian finding him after entering the deep void were already slim, let alone obtaining another object. It was as elusive as flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water—
Vague and ethereal.
However small, hope was still hope. During this period, everyone rarely mentioned Luo Nian, but each and every one of them held him in their thoughts.
Therefore, the moment Hua Tianming showed the slightest reaction, they immediately crowded around him.
Hua Tianming clearly felt the Solitary Sword tremble a second time, followed by a third, a fourth... He followed its rhythm and deciphered it into words.
"I'm back," Hua Tianming said.
The people on the Emerald Platform exchanged glances, all of them beaming with delight.
Luo Zheng directly asked Hua Tianming, "Nian Er, did you bring Elder Xue back?"
Everyone remained silent so as not to affect Hua Tianming's reception of the signal from the other side.
After a while, Hua Tianming said, "No."
The people beside him all looked disappointed. Luo Zheng frowned but said nothing.
Bitter Tree, however, changed the way he asked, "You didn't see Elder Xue? Were you able to obtain that object?"
Although everyone had stopped harboring any real hope, they still stared intently at Hua Tianming.
With everyone staring at him so seriously, Hua Tianming felt rather unnatural. But after receiving Luo Nian's words, he could no longer care about that. His face lit up with joy as he said, "He saw Elder Xue, and he also obtained that object..."
"Wow!"
Everyone on