Hearing this, even though the situation was dire, Tail couldn't help smiling.
After spending all this time together, she had come to understand Lord Qi Ba Jiu a little.
Although Lord Qi Ba Jiu often seemed inhumanly calm, that didn't mean she truly had no heart. She simply didn't care about many things.
Tail checked the "corpse" in her arms, but it still showed no signs of movement. Worry stirred in her heart.
"By the way, Lord Qi Ba Jiu, could you have beaten that woman just now?"
[You Long? If I were still at my peak, I could fight her.]
The implication was clear: she couldn't beat her now.
After all, how much power Qi Ba Jiu could wield depended on Tail's ability to withstand her, not simply on Qi Ba Jiu's upper limit.
"I'm holding you back, Lord Qi Ba Jiu..."
[If you feel bad about that, leave the Capital City as soon as possible, recover from your injuries, and train hard until you reach the Rain realm. Then I'll be able to descend perfectly into your body.]
"...Sorry, I can't leave yet. At least, not until Brother Ye wakes up."
No one knew Fang Yue was still alive. Until Fang Yue truly came back online, she had to protect his body!
Suddenly, Tail seemed to sense something. She hurriedly hugged Fang Yue tighter and held her breath.
The contact between their bodies made Tail's cheeks flush slightly, and her heart fluttered. But the thudding sounds from the bridge soon forced her to put those thoughts aside.
The presence on the bridge didn't seem to have noticed Tail. It was just passing through, and from the sound of it, it left in a hurry, as if trying to avoid the rain.
When the sounds faded into the distance,