After leaving Cloud Essence Temple.
Lu Feng and his group all wore exceedingly grim expressions.
The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
Lu Feng said nothing more, but Jiang Ruoyun and Tang Yuan both understood what was on his mind.
"When do we set out?" Tang Yuan did not waste words, asking directly. His tone was firm and natural, as though they were not heading for a perilous place where death was all but certain, but some scenic destination for leisure and sightseeing.
Jiang Ruoyun silently took hold of Lu Feng's arm, helping him support the unconscious Ruo Shui. Everything was understood without words. Whether it was the Boundless Underworld Sea or any other dangerous place, she would go with him, sharing life and death.
She knew very well how devastated Lu Feng was over Ruo Shui's injuries. Beyond the affection he held for her as an adopted younger sister, there was also guilt. Had he not agreed to let Ruo Shui follow them back then, she would not have ended up in her current state.
Thus, more than anyone else, she hoped Ruo Shui could recover, so that her Feng Gege would not have to carry this self-blame in his heart forever.
Tang Yuan could undoubtedly relate to those feelings even more keenly. Back then, it had been he who helped speak up for Ruo Shui, allowing her to stay by their side. Therefore, the regret and self-reproach in his heart were no less than Lu Feng's.
If Lu Feng had not acted earlier, Tang Yuan would likewise have slaughtered the three disciples who had bullied Ruo Shui. And likewise, he would not have let that old hag Yu Hong off easily.
Merely forcing her to take her own life was, in Tang Yuan's view, far too lenient. She ought to