Hua Ruyu's Request

Hua Ruyu took out a Storage Bag and handed it to Chen Lin.

"Why did you do this?"

Chen Lin asked, puzzled.

Until now, she had only moved about on her own inside the Immortal Palace. This was her first time leaving it.

But after spending so long with her, he knew that even if she had broken free of the rules' restraints, she would not harbor ill intent toward him. He was not overly worried.

"Master, didn't you want to study Taixu Script? Gou Yushan had Bone Shards like these, so I went to retrieve them for you. If the Node collapses when the realms merge, we won't be able to get them later."

Hua Ruyu continued, "I also went to the Spirit Demon Realm and explored the Ocean Floor Ruins. I didn't find anything else, but I did obtain several more Bone Shards."

"You went to the Spirit Demon Realm?"

Chen Lin looked even more surprised.

Frowning, he took the Storage Bag but did not check it yet. Instead, he looked at her and asked, "Can you break free of the Contract's restraints now?"

She was becoming increasingly independent. He could not help having doubts.

As a Contracted Creature, she should not have gone too far from him even if she could act on her own. The farther apart they were, the weaker their sense of connection became.

Grass had once told him that special Contracted Creatures like them depended heavily on that sense of connection. Without their master's orders, they would not willingly travel far away. Yet Hua Ruyu had gone to the Nightmare Realm on her own, then to the Spirit Demon Realm. She had already overcome that restraint.

Hua Ruyu was not surprised by Chen Lin's question. She said solemnly, "Rest assured, Master. The rules