The trial of the Three Thousand Paths had been burned away by the strange fire. Yu Sui strolled out, having passed.
She stared unblinking at Mei Chengyu, yet she could see a trace of bewilderment on his face, as though he were still immersed in the scenes from the trial and hadn't fully recovered.
Mei Chengyu had been about to fire off a couple more retorts, but seeing her say nothing, he decided it wasn't worth it. What was the point of scolding her? How could she know how terrifying the Three Thousand Paths was?
She surely hadn't expected to trigger a clash between the strange fire and the Ancient Dragon Power, or to draw two Sages here.
Those things were obvious. There was no need to lecture Yu Sui about them.
Mei Chengyu suppressed his emotions and said coldly, "Pick a different name next time."
Yu Sui nodded. Her gaze passed over him to the sea behind him. She crouched where she was, folding her hands over her knees. Her blue skirt, as beautiful as the sea, trailed over the soft sand and brushed it lightly.
"Senior Martial Brother, I want to be alone for a while," she said, gazing blankly at the sea.
Mei Chengyu's face went stiff. "This place is only so big. Where am I supposed to go? Just pretend I'm not here."
He had just been about to circle around behind Yu Sui, so that all she could see was the sea, with no living person in sight.
But Yu Sui said softly, "Why not leave the dragon's head?"
Mei Chengyu stopped. With the Starry Sea Region at his back, he looked down at the person crouched in a ball. She spoke as if it were nothing, and her gaze drifted over to him with