After their shared sensation vanished and that heart-stopping pain faded, Xue Mushi recovered and immediately scrambled to his feet to look for Yu Sui.
He could hardly believe that, in such a short time, Yu Sui had triggered the Fire Spirit Orb twice and fallen into a near-death state both times. Was Nangong Sui still alive?
Xue Mushi was just about to dive into the sea to fish her out when he heard a splash. Yu Sui, pale as a ghost, surfaced from the water.
Only after seeing that she was still alive did Xue Mushi let out a breath and reach out to pull her closer.
Yu Sui hauled herself ashore on sheer willpower, then leaned against the Mountain Wall and lay down. Xue Mushi was about to use a technique to disperse the Water Essence clinging to her when Yu Sui stopped him and told him to turn around.
Xue Mushi turned his back to Yu Sui and asked anxiously, "Are you all right?"
"I'm not dead yet," Yu Sui replied weakly.
Xue Mushi rubbed his hands together. "You scared me half to death."
"You get used to it after a while," Yu Sui said.
Xue Mushi's face twisted at that. She absolutely couldn't get used to something like this. The pain of her light core shattering and leaving her on the brink of death was so terrifying that even thinking about it gave him chills and drenched him in cold sweat.
"It'd be a problem if you were attacked right now. Next time, make sure you find somewhere safe before doing something like this." Even after saying that, he still wasn't reassured and went on muttering, "I absolutely can't leave you alone. It's too dangerous."
Yu Sui blinked. The Five Elements Qi was flowing back into her,