Pitch-black.
In the utter silence, a woman's voice suddenly rang out:
"Young master, we could wait like this forever and still have no idea when she'll wake up."
A familiar male voice followed. "It's all right. We just have to wait until she wakes up and tell her it was all a misunderstanding."
The woman said, "All right. Young master, aren't you going to look for Old Man Who Points the Way?"
"Now?"
"Yes. We'll have to leave this Twin Stars sooner or later, so you might as well ask him how to get out."
"Okay. Stay here and look after her. I'll go find Old Man Who Points the Way."
"Mm."
The voices stopped there.
They waited a while longer.
Gu Qingshan's voice did not ring out again.
All around them, only the crackling of burning branches could be heard. Every so often, the woman softly hummed an ancient song.
The tall woman slowly opened her eyes.
Night had fallen.
Beside the small campfire sat a woman with a cool, lovely face.
She remembered now. This was Gu Qingshan's sword spirit, Mountain Girl.
Gu Qingshan had gone to ask Old Man Who Points the Way how to leave, while his sword spirit stayed here to keep watch.
Mountain Girl sensed something and suddenly turned to look this way.
Their eyes met.
The tall woman calmly asked, "How long was I dead?"
"You were dead for about ten hours—and you've come back to life so quickly. It's incredible."
Mountain Girl stood up and walked over to the tall woman.
She felt a little uneasy.
The time left on the young master's True Luck was down to just a few dozen minutes. She had no idea whether there was enough time to win this monster's trust again.
The tall woman thought