"Is that you?"
While gathering ancient demon corpses, Li Hao encountered a disciple of Great Dream Nine Abyss.
Lin Mingrong's clothes were tattered, and she looked as though she had been injured. Although her wounds had already healed, her disheveled hair showed that she had endured a fierce battle.
Meeting Li Hao in midair, she froze for a moment, then delight burst into her eyes.
Li Hao's performance in the Ancient Immortal Realm had made her deeply aware of the gap between herself and this young man. Her master had also told her privately that he would surely deliver an astonishing performance in the Southern Region Assembly Battle and stood a chance of reaching the top ten.
Now that she had encountered Li Hao, she had found someone to lean on.
"You're hurt?"
Li Hao remembered this woman vaguely. He had once followed her to the Dream Master's palace hall, and she had misunderstood him, but they had had little contact afterward.
"I'm fine."
Lin Mingrong shook her head, but her gaze quickly swept over Gu Xingwan and Lin Qingying beside Li Hao. A trace of disappointment appeared in her eyes, vanishing in an instant, and she said to Li Hao, "Can I stay with you? I already have dao fire, but I'm worried someone else will steal it."
As she spoke, she took out her dao fire, afraid Li Hao might misunderstand.
Li Hao was already accustomed to having Gu Xingwan tagging along as dead weight. He said, "That's fine. Come along."
The Dream Master had previously asked him to help fellow disciples if he encountered them inside, provided it did not inconvenience him.
Lin Mingrong breathed a sigh of relief, immediately put away her dao fire, and followed beside Li Hao.
Li Hao flew onward at speed, and