Tuo Lin arrived in White Cloud City and met Liu Pianran. With a devout heart, he also sampled the delicacies Lu Yin had once enjoyed and saw Jiang Feng sitting motionless, a sword resting across his legs.
What Tuo Lin saw was Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng couldn't see Tuo Lin, but he could see Yan Ruyu.
Ever since his encounter with Master Cao, Jiang Feng had been sealed away and stripped of his power. The only person he had seen before was Hun Ji.
As time passed, he gradually began to sense various presences. Yan Ruyu was the second living being he could see clearly.
"This child has such a good disposition. Little Seven is lucky to have you as his disciple," Liu Pianran said with a smile.
Tuo Lin hurriedly replied, "I'm the lucky one, to have been able to become his disciple."
"You're very pure," Jiang Feng suddenly said, startling everyone.
Liu Pianran was surprised, then excited. "A Feng, can you hear us?"
At first, Jiang Feng had been sealed away. He didn't speak, just sat there, unable to sense anything except his sword. But as time passed and decades went by, he gradually began speaking about his own sensations. Liu Pianran and the others would listen without responding, since it would have been pointless; Jiang Feng couldn't hear them at all.
But just now, Jiang Feng's words had given Liu Pianran hope. If he could hear them, it meant his condition was improving.
Jiang Chen was excited. "Dad, you can hear us?"
Tuo Lin looked at Jiang Feng in confusion.
Jiang Feng was facing Tuo Lin, but of course, he couldn't hear him. The one he was speaking to was Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu was talking to him, though aside from Tuo Lin and Jiang Feng, no