After Chen Mengze had stabilized her surging blood and qi, Shen Mo returned with her to the outer mountain gate of the Scarlet Flame Sect and headed to Jiang Yingying's cultivation residence!
Jiang Yingying seemed somewhat flattered by Shen Mo's visit. Though they had shared some friendship in their humble days, after all these years, their cultivation realms, identities, and statuses had long since become worlds apart;
Shen Mo was a great cultivator of the Formless Realm, able to laugh and converse freely with True Immortals. He was also the Scarlet Flame Sect's sect master and lord of Five Dragon Mountain; Jiang Yingying, meanwhile, had only reached the late Origin Core stage and was merely an ordinary elder of the Scarlet Flame Sect. The gap between them was so vast that, if not for Chen Mengze serving as an intermediary, Jiang Yingying would normally find it difficult even to speak a word with Shen Mo face-to-face!
"Senior Sister Jiang, there is no need to be so restrained. Back then, the six of us ventured through the Ghost Kingdom Ruins together—it feels as though it happened only yesterday. I still remember it vividly..." Shen Mo saw Jiang Yingying's awkwardness and took the initiative to bring up memories of their early days.
"I still remember how Junior Brother Geng got into a fierce fight with you back then and was thoroughly taught a lesson. Later, he even called me and two other junior brothers over, wanting us to help him recover his lost face." Jiang Yingying relaxed. Recalling Geng Zheng's bedraggled appearance back then, she could not help covering her mouth and laughing softly. Yet the smile did not last long before it turned sorrowful.
Of the four fellow disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect back then, only she remained alive.
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