Target: Taiyuan Immortal Domain!

You could not help smiling.

"Thank you."

She blinked hard and looked up at you.

"Brother Su Ming, promise me one thing."

"Tell me."

"Come back alive," she said, each word distinct.

"No matter what you find, no matter what you encounter, come back alive."

At last, a tremor entered her voice.

"He's afraid of you going alone."

You reached out and ruffled her hair.

This time, she did not dodge. Instead, she rose slightly on tiptoe, as though reluctant to lose that bit of warmth.

"I promise," you said.

At last, she smiled, her eyes curving, and took two steps back to let you pass.

You walked through the Peach Blossom Forest and along the stone path leading to the Main Peak.

Dew soaked your boots.

The mountain wind blew peach petals onto your shoulders. You did not look back.

Luo Yiyi stood before the Main Peak's teleportation array.

Today, she wore a pale moon-white dress, her hair pinned up with a jade hairpin.

She looked nothing like she did when she was busy at the Alchemy Hall.

She saw you approaching but did not move. She simply stood there, like a statue carved from white jade.

You stopped before her.

"When are you leaving?" she asked.

"Now."

"Did you bring everything?"

"I did."

She nodded, took a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve, and handed it to you.

"Several hundred Energy Recovery Pills and twenty Pulse-Renewing Pills."

You took the bottle and tucked it into your robes.

Luo Yiyi looked at you. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words.

She only reached out and gently pressed the end of the bandage on your right shoulder, making sure it had not come loose.

"Once the wound heals, don't overexert yourself again,"