Ever since Ban Ci had left first in that Secret Realm, not only had Chu Shen never seen her again, even Lu Ye had not. It was as though she had vanished into thin air.
What happened then had been an accident, but also unavoidable. Since the two of them had been affected by the Heavenly Desire Demonic Spider, Ban Ci could only use that method to lure it out. Otherwise, whether it was her or Lu Ye, both would have died in that Secret Realm.
The outcome had been fairly good. The Heavenly Desire Demonic Spider had indeed revealed itself and was slain by her and Lu Ye working together.
Before that, however, Lu Ye had not had much contact with her. They could not even be called familiar.
That woman... she really was free and easy. Lu Ye thought to himself. Even a woman could be so unrestrained; naturally, he would not cling stubbornly. Thus, although he had never seen Ban Ci again after that, he had not thought to inquire about her whereabouts.
They had met by chance, then forgotten each other amid the rivers and lakes.
The reason he asked now was mainly because he had discovered someone in Chime Bell World.
When Aunt Yue had brought him over, he had seen a little girl of around ten in that valley. At the time, he had merely found her somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before, and had not given it much thought.
But just now, a flash of inspiration had struck him. He vaguely felt that the little girl's features resembled the little girl he and Ban Ci had rescued years ago in that realm.
When he and Ban Ci had passed through that realm back then, every living being in the