"Martial Uncle, I'm back." Su Han stepped forward and reached out to wipe the tears from Fairy Yue Hua's face.
Feeling the warmth of Su Han's fingers, Fairy Yue Hua finally knew this was not an illusion. She threw herself into Su Han's arms, clutching him tightly as she sobbed uncontrollably.
"You finally came back. I thought you wouldn't..." Fairy Yue Hua said through her tears.
Su Han held Fairy Yue Hua, his heart full of guilt. He knew how painfully she had waited. Three months in the Immortal Realm meant three months in the Human Realm, but for the one waiting, every day had been torment.
"I'm sorry, Martial Uncle. I kept you waiting so long," Su Han said softly.
Fairy Yue Hua raised her head and looked at Su Han's face, only to find that he had changed greatly. His gaze was deeper, his bearing more composed, and he radiated a reassuring strength.
"You... are different now," Fairy Yue Hua said.
"I broke through to the Golden Immortal realm in the Immortal Realm," Su Han said. "I should be able to deal with the Lord of the Nether now."
A flicker of surprise passed through Fairy Yue Hua's eyes. She did not know what the Golden Immortal realm truly meant, but she knew Su Han had grown stronger—so strong that she could no longer see through him.
The two embraced for a while before Su Han finally let go and asked, "Martial Uncle, what happened in the Cultivation World while I was gone?"
Fairy Yue Hua wiped away her tears and said, "The Lord of the Nether's seal is growing weaker and weaker. The elders of the three holy lands have been trying to reinforce it, but the results have been poor. Master Xuanqing said that, at most,