Unexpectedly, True Lord Anmu was still guarding the node, but True Lord Huanling was nowhere to be seen.
From this alone, Chen Lin immediately sensed that True Lord Anmu must have feelings for his master. Otherwise, he would never have risked his life waiting here.
He was not so full of himself as to assume the man was waiting for him.
Still, given the man's wooden disposition, Chen Lin thought his chances of winning his master's heart were slim.
Seeing Chen Lin approach with Silver Fairy tucked under his arm, True Lord Anmu immediately looked delighted. He slashed the Snow-White Dagger through the air, and they left the Nightmare Realm one after another.
"Ah, you really rescued her! How is she?"
True Lord Huanling was also visibly delighted to see the three emerge and immediately asked about her condition.
Chen Lin set Silver Fairy down. Just as he was about to speak, she opened her eyes slightly and said, "All of you, leave. Seal this place off. If I recover, I'll come out. If I can't, I'll enter the Nightmare Realm. Don't worry about me anymore!"
Perhaps speaking so much had consumed too much energy. As she finished, the Nightmare Realm aura around her suddenly surged, and the black qi enveloping her grew even denser.
Silver Fairy hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground. It took her a long while to suppress the Nightmare Qi, but her face still alternated between black and white.
Then she closed her eyes and said, "Everyone must leave. Not one of you is to stay. There's no point in remaining here. You'll only put yourselves in greater danger."
With that, she fell utterly silent, like a statue.
The three exchanged glances and slowly withdrew from the room.
"Senior, what should we do?"
Chen Lin could