Only after listening to Gongsun Haoyue's account did Jiang Liu learn that her breakthrough had not been as easy as it had appeared to him.
Although Gongsun Haoyue's breakthrough had not lasted very long, the perilous situations she had endured were hardly any fewer than his own.
She had ultimately persevered through it all by relying on the faith in her heart.
As she reached this point, Gongsun Haoyue looked at Jiang Liu and smiled sweetly.
It seemed that Jiang Liu was the faith she had held on to in her heart.
Jiang Liu returned Gongsun Haoyue's gaze with a gentle smile, then pulled her into his embrace.
Gongsun Haoyue lay quietly in Jiang Liu's arms, savoring his presence.
During the breakthrough just now, every moment had been unbearably agonizing for her.
Yet she had still relied on the longing in her heart and endured it to the end.
Moreover, once she had regained consciousness, she had seized the opportunity to complete her breakthrough.
At that moment, Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing flew over from the large ship ahead, rapidly approaching them.
Sensing the trio's auras, Jiang Liu sent a voice transmission to Dongling Rui. "Did something happen?"
Gongsun Haoyue also left Jiang Liu's embrace at just the right moment, stood up, walked over to the leisure table and chairs, and began brewing tea.
"My lord, did something happen just now?" Dongling Rui asked Jiang Liu respectfully.
It turned out that the pressure released by Gongsun Haoyue's breakthrough had affected them as well.
Dongling Rui and the others had assumed that something had happened here, so they had immediately come to ask.
"It's fine now. I accidentally let my aura leak out while cultivating just now. You can head back first." Jiang Liu dismissed them with a wave