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As the immortals pondered this, their pace slowed somewhat.

By the time Ling Qing saw Canglingzi leave, stood there in a daze for quite a while, and was about to return to his room, they finally descended.

Hearing the commotion, he turned and saw that everyone had arrived. He hurriedly asked, "You're all back. How did things go? Immortal Maiden, your injuries are all right now, aren't they?"

Given He Xiangu's temperament, she would have questioned him on the spot. But when she saw the concern on Ling Qing's face, her heart softened.

Then, recalling Peony Fairy's fate, grief welled up within her, and she could not help but lower her head and weep. "I'm fine now. But Sister Peony was cast down into the mortal world and must be a prostitute for three lifetimes."

Seeing her tears, Ling Qing felt as though he shared her pain. Almost instinctively, he reached out and wiped the tears from her face.

"Don't be too heartbroken."

Looking at that familiar palm, He Xiangu thought of Peony Fairy's fate, then of her worries over Ling Qing.

For a moment, a hundred flavors churned in her heart. Utterly torn and at a loss as to what to do, she could only leave as though fleeing.

Ling Qing reached out after her, intending to catch up, but a sudden warning rose in his heart.

A flash of clarity passed through his eyes, and he did not pursue her.

Instead, he turned to Iron Crutch Li and the others. "What exactly happened? How did it come to such a pass?"

Seeing He Xiangu like this, Iron Crutch Li and the others assumed she was still overwhelmed with grief over Peony Fairy.

When Ling Qing asked, sorrow welled up in them as well, and they roughly told him