The next day, just as dawn began to break, Ling Tian, Old Man Ling, and the others headed for the Teleportation Formation that led off Lingxiao Star.
"Brother Ling Tian, now that we're parting ways, who knows when we'll meet again?" Huangfu Qiye mused. As he spoke, he glanced at Zi Tianfei beside him. "And I'd planned to spend a few days getting to know Fairy Tianfei, but who would've thought..."
"Brother Huangfu, I think you just can't bear to leave Fei'er. It's not me you'll miss..." Ling Tian said sourly.
"Hey, you're a grown man. Why would I miss you?" Huangfu Qiye muttered. He looked at Zi Tianfei beside him and grinned. "Fairy, let me escort you back to Dayan Palace. You're a young woman traveling alone, after all. It's not safe..."
I feel like you'd be safer traveling with me than with him, Fei'er, Ling Tian grumbled inwardly.
"Hmph. I'm bored on this journey anyway, and I need someone to spar with. If you want to come along, be my guest." As Zi Tianfei spoke, a hazy radiance enveloped her, and an utterly terrifying aura spread from her.
"Uh, I..." Huangfu Qiye's expression shifted several times, but in the end, he seemed to steel himself and said resolutely, "Fine. I'll risk my life to accompany a gentleman—no, a fairy."
"Take it easy, Brother Huangfu. Don't..." Ling Tian gave him a sympathetic look.
"Big Brother Ling Tian, will it be a long time before I can see you again after we part?" Zi Tianfei ignored Huangfu Qiye's persistent advances and gazed at Ling Tian. "Are you going out to take care of something important? Do you need my help? I'm really strong, you know. Besides, you have lots of enemies in the Human Race. I..."
"Fei'er, Old Man Ling