A Strange Feeling

Xiaonan gazed absentmindedly at Uchiha Chen, a smile tugging at her lips, tinged with relief. She murmured, "That's right, you're still here. Thank goodness you're here."

Xiaonan had never been someone with strong opinions of her own. She had relied on Yahiko in the past, and after he died, she had relied on Nagato.

Now both Yahiko and Nagato were gone, but Xiaonan had once again found someone in Uchiha Chen whom she could rely on.

To put it bluntly, Xiaonan was the kind of person who could take things as they came. As long as she had family by her side, she could accept anything, even living in seclusion in some quiet corner of the world.

Xiaonan watched Uchiha Chen's retreating figure with a smile. A ray of light had shone into her heart, planting a new seed of hope in her wounded soul. It had also given her gloom-filled heart something to look forward to again.

"Come on, we should get going." Seeing Xiaonan standing there, smiling and nodding but making no move to follow, Uchiha Chen had no choice but to remind her.

"Oh, right." With something to look forward to again, Xiaonan's steps grew much lighter. If she didn't still have Nagato's death to avenge, she wouldn't have minded living in seclusion like this.

For some reason, Xiaonan found herself thinking that way.

With light steps, Xiaonan bounded forward and followed behind Chen, smiling as she asked, "Where are we going now?"

"The Land of Demons!"

Xiaonan didn't know why Chen was going to the Land of Demons, but wisely, she didn't ask. She simply followed close behind him.

With Xiaonan in tow, Chen headed for the Land of Demons. He saw few people along the way, only corpses scattered everywhere and the bodies of White