Gazing at that face, Yun Yun froze, momentarily dazed. It had shed its youthful awkwardness and gained a steady resolve and unfathomable authority, yet it remained so familiar that it could still tug at her heartstrings in an instant.
Fragments of the past surged through her like a tide. Those long-buried scenes, steeped in complicated emotions, overlapped with the godlike man before her, who had annihilated powerful enemies with a wave of his hand. Her heart churned, refusing to settle.
Only after a long while did Yun Yun recover from the shock. An indescribably complex expression surfaced on her exquisite face before finally becoming a faint, bitter smile. "So... it really is you," she said softly.
Those few words held far too many emotions: shock, relief, the stirrings of a reunion after a long separation, and perhaps even a trace of reassurance she herself had not noticed, as though something had finally fallen into place.
Lin Ming smiled in response, warm and gentle, as though the decisive golden god of war from moments ago had nothing to do with him.
Then, with a thought, he took a smooth jade bottle from his Storage Ring and offered it to Yun Yun. Inside were several round, translucent pills that gave off a refreshing medicinal fragrance. One glance was enough to tell that they were extraordinary.
Understanding his intention, Yun Yun accepted without protest. She took a pill with a pale blue sheen from the jade bottle and gently slipped it between her lips.
The pill melted in her mouth, turning into a pure, gentle medicinal power that swiftly spread throughout her body. It nourished her damaged meridians and organs, visibly restoring some color to her pale face and easing much of the sharp pain within her.
She then handed the jade bottle