Dai Yunze and Wang Qiu'er suddenly became wary because this white-clad woman who had appeared out of nowhere was an "exception" that had never appeared in the "plot."
And things beyond expectations often heralded danger.
Even though the white-clad woman did not seem malicious.
The woman in white, whom Youyou called "Sister Xian Ling," paid no mind to the wariness on Dai Yunze and Wang Qiu'er's faces. She merely smiled and gave them a graceful, dignified curtsy, looking every bit like a celestial maiden.
"Could I ask you two to come somewhere else for a talk?" she said.
Dai Yunze and Wang Qiu'er exchanged glances, silently asking each other's opinion.
In the end, both nodded. Dai Yunze spoke first. "All right. Please lead the way."
The smile on the woman in white's face deepened. She turned slightly, and a path of white light and white petals formed on its own, extending from the depths of the Icefire Yin Yang Well to their feet.
After making a gesture of invitation, she took the lead down the petal-strewn path toward the depths.
Huo Yuhao grabbed Dai Yunze's forearm, his eyes full of worry.
Dai Yunze patted his arm reassuringly, then smiled. "Congratulations. You have twin pupils now too."
Huo Yuhao lowered his head and said softly, "You know I'd only be happy about this because you have the same twin pupils too—not because of that so-called 'father.'"
Dai Yunze paused at his words. After a moment, he smiled and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder. "Don't worry about us. If anything feels wrong, we can still run."
Only then did Huo Yuhao let go. "All right."
He gave one final nod, then stepped onto the petal path with Wang Qiu'er. In the end, their figures vanished into the pure white radiance at