Yama Returns

Chen Fan did not wake Qin Xian'er. He quietly rose, opened the door, and darted toward the exit of the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm.

Halfway there, Bald Bird was stealing peaches in the peach grove when he happened to spot Chen Fan passing by. He hurriedly crammed the peach into his mouth, then chased after him with a chuckle. "Kid, are you up for morning practice too?"

With a shamelessly thick hide, he brushed over his peach theft and pretended he had come out to train.

Chen Fan had no mood to joke with him. His expression was grave as he headed for the exit, saying in a low voice, "Dugu Ghost Sword is here. She's outside."

"What? What's she doing here?" Bald Bird froze, somewhat puzzled.

"I'm afraid something has happened." Chen Fan shook his head and sped up.

A few breaths later, the two stepped out of the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm and arrived amid the mountains and wilderness of the Eastern Wasteland. Dugu Ghost Sword was indeed waiting at the entrance, holding the token Chen Fan had given her that day.

Chen Fan had once told her that she could come find him if anything happened in the future, intending to repay the favor of the Heavenly Water Pearl. Now Dugu Ghost Sword had come, sending him a voice transmission early in the morning and asking him to come out for a talk.

Dugu Ghost Sword seemed to hear their arrival as well and swiftly turned around. She was not wearing her mask at the moment, and a stunning face no less beautiful than Mu Yunshui's or Qin Xian'er's was revealed beneath the sunlight, looking exceptionally valiant and clear-eyed.

"Chen Fan, something has happened to the Divine Silkworm Clan." Those were Dugu Ghost Sword's first