"Sister Lexuan, I'm all right. My spiritual state just hasn't reached the level needed for Double Tuning yet—in other words, Burning Soul—so I'm only a little dazed.
"I'm really sorry for worrying you and Mystic Ancestor..."
Looking at Zhang Lexuan's face, filled with concern, You Jie's own expression was consumed by guilt.
He'd only gotten a little accomplished with Clear Mind and let it go to his head, forgetting that a King's Soul should burn with passion, too.
If he'd attained Burning Soul sooner, things wouldn't have gotten so messy today. And he wouldn't have...
Before You Jie could think any further, he felt a fragrant breeze sweep over him. Then Zhang Lexuan wrapped him tightly in her arms.
The hand she'd been holding was now caught between their chests, and the soft sensation of Zhang Lexuan's breasts pressed against it followed.
But what struck You Jie more was that Zhang Lexuan seemed to be trembling. He could also hear her crying.
"Thank goodness... I'm so glad you're all right...
"You Jie, when I saw how unfamiliar your eyes looked, and then you suddenly collapsed, I was so scared...
"If anything had really happened to you, I, I..."
Zhang Lexuan's voice trembled. It was nothing like the gentle, steady voice he was used to, and in it You Jie could clearly hear the worry and fear she'd felt.
Since they'd gotten together, Zhang Lexuan had never shown him such a vulnerable side of herself.
Even when You Jie had gone with her to pay respects to the Zhang family ancestors, she hadn't cried like this.
For a moment, You Jie didn't know what to say. He could only place his free right hand gently on Zhang Lexuan's back, returning her embrace.
Nearby, Mu En simply watched their tender exchange with