Ignoring their reactions, Yuan Gang, his strength restored, was now fully awake as well.
Seeing Feng Guan'er, he seemed to recall something and said to her, "Luo Zhao has already led Qin Kingdom's army into Qi Kingdom territory."
At this, Feng Guan'er felt ashamed. She nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "I heard. I know... you helped him."
Yuan Gang said, "Before I left, Luo Zhao asked me to pass something on to you. He told me to tell you that you no longer owed him anything."
Those words sounded somewhat familiar to Feng Guan'er. She remembered what that man had said to her on the cliff—except then, he had meant that Yuan Gang no longer owed her anything.
What else could she say? Her silver teeth bit down on her lip as she nodded faintly.
They were discussing private matters, so it was inconvenient for outsiders to listen in. Zhao Xiongge tactfully tugged at Nantian Wufang's sleeve.
Nantian Wufang understood and turned to leave with him.
Once outside the stone chamber, Nantian Wufang followed Zhao Xiongge like a little tagalong, entering his room behind him. He swiftly shut the door, hurried over to Zhao Xiongge, and pointed outside. "He recovered? Just like that? What happened? It feels like a dream. Why does it feel so unreal?"
How could Zhao Xiongge know what had happened? He wanted to know too.
For a moment, he had no idea how to explain it. But he remembered Niu Youdao's instruction to make the most of the situation here, so he put on a profound expression. "How would I know? But... now you should understand why he is the man the holy maidens of every generation have been waiting for, right? You believe it now, don't you?"
Nantian Wufang fell silent. In