Although Tao Butao had used Soul Devourer on them earlier, An Ning, Jian Jiutian, and the others had been able to see everything happening outside.
Naturally, An Ning had also seen Jiang Ruoyao appear because of her and beat Tao Butao to the point of collapse.
However, An Ning's impression of Jiang Ruoyao remained rooted in their earlier encounters. Jiang Ruoyao had never shown her a pleasant face before. Cold and aloof, she would release killing intent from time to time and was impossible to get along with.
An Ning had already resented Jiang Ruoyao over Hua Yunfei having another Dao Companion. Faced with Jiang Ruoyao's cold attitude afterward, she naturally found her even more disagreeable.
That also made it impossible for her to call her "Aunt Jiang."
Yet, seeing Jiang Ruoyao again this time, An Ning found the woman before her unfamiliar. She was still the same person, certainly, but An Ning kept feeling as though she had become someone else.
The Jiang Ruoyao of the past would never have spoken to her like this, much less shown even a trace of a smile.
"Senior."
Jiang Ruoyao had, after all, saved her and the others, and An Ning still had basic manners. Although she did not call her Aunt Jiang, she respectfully addressed her as Senior.
Jiang Ruoyao smiled faintly, seeing through An Ning's little thoughts. Unbothered, she nodded. "Mm. Are you all right?"
An Ning nodded lightly. Jiang Ruoyao's concern made her uncomfortable all over. Why had this woman suddenly changed?
"I'm fine."
Jiang Ruoyao nodded gently. "Good."
Watching this scene, Hua Yunfei sank into thought.
"This might be a tough knot to untangle." The Nether Son shook his head, clicking his tongue, with the look of someone enjoying a show.
An Ning was the child Hua Yunfei