Tian Meng, whose form had become more solid, returned to Huo Yutong's body. She felt as though she had gone back to the Profound Ice Cavern, back when she was in the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow. It had been ages since she'd felt this completely stuffed with energy. The only problem was the entrance. Otherwise, it would have been even better.
Xiao Yi picked up a blanket from the ground. A patch of red had bloomed across it, beautiful beyond words.
Huo Yutong stood quietly in place, docilely letting the young man in front of her straighten her clothes. Her eyes brimmed with an unmistakable warmth and happiness, and a soft, radiant smile lingered on her lips as she gazed unblinkingly at Xiao Yi.
After being tempered by ice, fire, and Heavenly Flames, and undergoing a transformation of both body and mind, she had quietly acquired a uniquely gentle and captivating aura.
"Let's go, Yu Tong." Xiao Yi raised a hand and gently smoothed the tousled strands over her forehead. He took the Ice Extreme Divine Gold that Cang Ling had mined and stored in advance, then twitched his fingers, tearing open space and carrying the girl beside him toward the cave's exit.
Now that Huo Yutong also possessed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Xiao Yi no longer needed to protect her. The two traveled through the cavern, soon spotting the dazzling daylight beyond the clear spring water. They surged up through the water and onto the bank. With a gentle sweep of Soul Power, the water clinging to them evaporated completely, leaving their clothes dry as before.
At the sound, Ling Luochеn, Nan Qiuqiu, and Nan Shuishui hurried into the courtyard's back garden to check what had happened.
"Xiao Yi, did everything go smoothly?" Ling Luochеn stepped forward