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Yu Sui looked up again at the two people ahead. Liang Zhen seemed to think his senior martial brother was being too noisy, so he formed a hand seal and muffled the sound of the torrential rain around them. Then, building on Zhang Guanyi's explanation, he clarified things for Yu Sui.
Only then did Yu Sui accept that the Ice Butterfly before her was her senior martial brother.
She bent down and scooped the Ice Butterfly into her hands. It looked cold enough to chill her to the bone, but resting in her palms, it had neither weight nor warmth. It seemed so fragile that a single touch could shatter it.
Yet Yu Sui could sense Mei Chengyu's aura on the Ice Butterfly. It came from their severed Soul Contract. What kind of fight could break someone's Soul Contract while they were still alive?
There were no signs of a fight here, either. The rocks had all been washed loose by the torrential rain.
Since Zhang Guanyi had done this, he must have known that she and her senior martial brother had formed a Soul Contract.
"Is this really my senior martial brother? But I clearly sensed that my Soul Contract with him..." Yu Sui pretended to let the secret slip by accident, probing the two men for a reaction.
"Your Ghost Dao School Soul Contract!" Zhang Guanyi laughed. "I knew your relationship wasn't simple. If you really can wake him up, then in his heart, you..."
Before he could finish, Yu Sui said, "The contract is broken."
Zhang Guanyi froze.
Yu Sui spoke softly. "My Soul Contract with my senior martial brother is broken. Dean Zhang, tell me—is my senior martial brother still alive?"
Zhang Guanyi clearly hadn't expected that. His eyes shifted, but he didn't answer. Beside