"Lu Ye!" With a delighted cry, Yiyi threw herself at him.
Lu Ye hurriedly sheathed his saber and raised a hand to pull her into his arms.
Though a Soul Body had no physical substance, Yiyi had cultivated to the Uniting Dao Realm by now. If she wished, her Soul Body could become almost indistinguishable from flesh and blood.
"It's all right now." Lu Ye gently patted her back, soothing her softly.
Yiyi said nothing. She only wrapped her arms more tightly around Lu Ye's neck, as if terrified that everything before her was merely an illusion.
During that fierce battle with the enemy just now, when life and death had hung in the balance, she had been terrified.
She had not feared dying herself. What she feared was how heartbroken Lu Ye would be if both she and Amber died.
Fortunately, that had not happened. She knew Old Tree had been watching from the side and would promptly notify Lu Ye of the situation here.
Thus, after that enemy came back with a backstab, she and Amber had only defended without attacking, doing nothing but stalling for time.
Amber huffed and puffed as he dragged the enemy's corpse back from afar, then pressed his huge head against Lu Ye's leg and rubbed back and forth.
Only after a long while did Lu Ye hold Yiyi by the shoulders and set her straight before him. "Let me see!"
After all these years apart, Yiyi had not changed much. Only her eyes were red. If she truly had a physical body, she would probably have been weeping her heart out by now.
"You're still so tiny." Lu Ye pulled a mischievous face.
Yiyi flew into a rage and punched him in the eye. "Where are you looking?!"
The punch had no