Xi He's pretty face flushed scarlet, and she didn't know what to say.
Back then, Qin Mu had stayed on the Taiyin Star for several hundred years. Before he left, he had given her and Chang Xi a spirit talisman each.
He'd said that if they missed him or encountered some kind of danger, they could crush the talisman.
After Qin Mu left, Xi He often thought of him. Whenever she did, she would take out the talisman he had given her and stare at it in a daze.
Seeing Xi He's bashful expression, Chang Xi spoke again:
"Sister."
"Didn't Qin Mu say that when he left?"
"If you miss him, crush the talisman."
"How about..."
As she spoke, Chang Xi waved her jade hand, and a spirit talisman appeared in it.
Seeing that Chang Xi was about to crush the talisman, Xi He's expression changed at once. She hurriedly called out to stop her:
"Little sister, don't!"
Chang Xi froze and looked at Xi He in confusion.
Xi He explained:
"This spirit talisman was given to us by Daoist Qin Mu before he left. It means a great deal."
"There's no urgent matter right now. Why crush it?"
Chang Xi pouted helplessly and said:
"But, Sister, don't you miss Qin Mu terribly?"
"What in this world could be more urgent than longing for someone?"
As she spoke, Chang Xi shot Xi He a suggestive glance.
"You..."
Xi He froze, her vermilion lips parting, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Just then, a clear phoenix cry suddenly rang out through the void above the Taiyin Star:
"Caw!"
At the sound, Xi He and Chang Xi both trembled and hurriedly looked toward it.
They saw a dazzling rift suddenly split open in the void.
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