Three words: "I got it!"
They reached Tang Yan's ears with perfect clarity.
His trembling eyes suddenly steadied, and the anxiety within them rapidly subsided.
Then scalding tears came pouring out like a river bursting its banks.
He could not help throwing his head back and letting out a roar that sounded nothing like a human should.
It carried sobs, sorrow, and the immense relief of seeing hope at the very height of despair.
"Aah..."
All the anguish, grievances, and worry of these past days seemed to pour out at that moment.
As he released that roar, his knees bent, and he dropped straight to the ground before Ye Qiu, knocking his forehead against it with resounding thuds.
He got it!
Ye Qiu had said those three words so simply, but Tang Yan knew what lay behind them was anything but simple.
Although he had stayed in the Alchemy Academy all this time, he had still heard some of the news circulating outside.
The dangers Ye Qiu had faced could never be summed up in those three simple words.
He felt that even giving Ye Qiu his life would fall far short of enough!
Beside him, Li Xingchen also let out a long breath of relief. Spending these past days with Tang Yan had affected him too, leaving him unbearably weighed down.
He could not eat, could not sleep, and could not even smile.
If this went on any longer, he would sink into depression.
The pressure had been far, far too great!
"Hand it over." Dan Fourteen stepped forward, but his gaze remained complicated as he looked at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu getting it had been a certainty. After all, even the Eldest Crown Prince of the Western Ridge was following him now.
But whether it could resolve Tang