Jiang Nan pressed his lips tightly together, his lower eyelids narrowing. That warm bear hug had almost made him lose control!
But he forced himself to hold it together!
"Everyone, get some rest first. I'm a little tired and want to be alone for a while!"
As he spoke, he vanished from Xiao Chuihuo's arms in a flash of teleportation, disappearing without a trace!
Xia Yao's heart clenched, and her nose stung. "Xiao Nan, you..."
She was about to chase after him, but Mi Ye grabbed her and shook her head.
"Xiao Nan's almost at the end of his rope. He doesn't want everyone to see him vulnerable, so let him be alone for a while..."
Xiao Chuihuo murmured, "This is the fate of the Lord of an Era..."
He was everyone's backbone, their spiritual leader! He had to keep it together!
And now, Jiang Nan had lost the goal he had devoted his life to achieving, and this was the result!
All their previous efforts had gone down the drain. Who could accept that so soon?
He needed to get through this, make sense of it, and then climb back out of the mud!
Every time Jiang Nan fell into the mud, he grew from the experience!
But Xiao Chuihuo couldn't bear to see it. The Lord of an Era might seem to have boundless glory, but at the end of the day, he was still only in his twenties!
He should have been enjoying a time of endless possibility and beauty!
Instead, so much pressure weighed on his shoulders as he carried the burden of all humanity!
Yang Jian drew a deep breath. "At least he came back alive. That's a good thing!"
"Let's go to the Star Palace conference room and discuss what we do next!"