The moon shone bright while the stars were sparse. Outside White Emperor City, the two traveled on, covering a thousand li before finally stopping.
"Qing Ling, did Young Master Ning really not come?" Ruoxi asked doubtfully.
"He came," Qing Ling said.
Ruoxi froze. "Where?"
"White Emperor City."
Qing Ling turned back to look at the magnificent city in the distance. "Something happened to Ning Chen. He has been unconscious for ten years."
Ruoxi's body shook, her face filled with disbelief.
"I was worried someone might be following us, so I took you away from White Emperor City first. Now, we'll go back," Qing Ling said solemnly.
"How did Young Master Ning get hurt?" Ruoxi asked worriedly.
"He was injured while saving Ghost Maiden."
Qing Ling answered, "Ning Chen's physical body was destroyed in the heavenly punishment. After Ghost Maiden awoke, she used the Immortal Peach Tree to reconstruct his origin. Over the past ten years, I used my own vital blood to help restore his body, but for some reason, he has never awakened."
After hearing this, Ruoxi revealed a shocked expression. "Where is Ghost Maiden? Did she come too?"
"No. Do you remember the immortal corpse Ning Chen mentioned, the one who looked exactly like Ghost Maiden? After Ghost Maiden and she reconstructed Ning Chen's origin, they left together," Qing Ling replied.
Ruoxi frowned. "They left? Did Ghost Maiden truly come back to life? With Ghost Maiden's temperament, how could she leave before Young Master Ning woke up?"
Qing Ling sighed softly. "Bringing the dead back to life was already something beyond comprehension. I cannot be sure either. The only thing I know for certain is that this time, Ghost Maiden woke up differently from before. I could not see any emotion in her eyes. It even seemed as