The fighting in the Netherworld Fierce Land had fallen into a tense stalemate. As one of the sect's main pillars, Xiao Ning guarded the very front lines of the battlefield day and night.
Only during a brief lull did she happen to learn that Su Fan had successfully broken through. She hurriedly sent him a thought-message to ask about it.
To be honest, even Xiao Ning herself found it difficult to sort out her feelings toward Su Fan.
The two of them had fought together during the defense of Black Mountain Base. In that battle of life and death, they had fought side by side and could be called sworn comrades who had shared life and death.
But Xiao Ning knew very well that their relationship was by no means that simple. At least to her, those feelings carried a different meaning.
Although she was so busy on the front lines every day that her feet barely touched the ground, whenever she had even a little free time, that figure would unconsciously surface in her mind.
Even though Xiao Ning had never experienced having a cultivation partner, she knew that fellow might have quietly entered the depths of her heart and become someone she worried about.
Yet Xiao Ning had no experience in this regard. Other than seeking out Su Fan for a few words every now and then, she truly had no idea what else to do.
What vexed her even more was that fellow seemed not to care much about her.
All these years, she had always been the one to contact Su Fan first, while Su Fan had never taken the initiative to seek her out.
At the thought of this, Xiao Ning's heart filled with grievance. She felt that all her passionate devotion had come to