He stood up.
The light of the magic circle slowly extinguished, and Yu stood three steps away, with a smile on his lips.
System-chan shouted excitedly:
"Dragon... Dragon Core is condensed! Energy level... evaluation is completed! The current energy density is about nine times three times that of Soul Core of the same level! Jin Yu, you are so awesome! So awesome!!"
Long Jinyu couldn't help but laugh listening to her incoherent praise.
He looked down at his hands.
It was still the same hands, but they were different. He could feel that his connection with the world had become "deeper" - no longer simply absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, but he could vaguely perceive the more essential things behind those energy.
Fragments of the law.
Although vague, it does exist.
"Sister Yu."
He raised his head and looked at Yu.
He nodded slightly, his eyes filled with relief, and handed over a moon-white robe with both hands.
"Jin Yu, you did it. But..."
A narrow smile suddenly flashed in her eyes, "... there is one more thing I need you to know."
"What?" Long Jinyu took the clothes in confusion.
"Your dragon horn--"
She raised her hand and flicked it, "It's out again."
Long Jinyu was stunned and raised his hand to touch.
Sure enough, the pair of nine-color dragon horns poked out again at some point.
System-chan touched his silver dragon horns and laughed happily, "Ah hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha--why? Look at how handsome this is!"
Long Jinyu: "..."
Yu reassured. "This is a normal phenomenon after Dragon Core is condensed. The origin of the bloodline has just taken shape, and it will be more sensitive to the outside world, and the dragon's horns will appear more easily. Once you have completely stabilized your realm, you will naturally be able to fully control it."
Long Jinyu After hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He tried to think again and let the dragon horns go back.
He rubbed his forehead, changed into his robe, and suddenly remembered the most important thing:
"By the way, Sister Yu... how long has it been now? How is it outside?"
Before he finished speaking, he started laughing.
There was an understanding in that smile that said, "I knew you would ask."
"According to local time, it's more than two days. According to the outside world... about two or three hours."
Long Jinyu silently converted in his mind: two hours, which is four hours.
His heart skipped a beat.
"Then..."
"Don't worry."
Yu interrupted him, "Before you started to fuse Soul Bone, I ordered Luo Yun and Tuoba Xi to pick her up."
Long Jinyu's eyes lit up. "Pick her up? Pick her up here?"
"Exactly."
Yue nodded gently, "Think about it... she should have been waiting for me at this moment."
"Then she... knows that something happened to me?"
"She guessed it the moment the contract was broken. She has been waiting for you all night since last night."
Long Jinyu lowered his eyes.
All night long.
She doesn't know where he went, why he lost contact, or whether he can come back.
All she knew was that the kid who was by her side every day and who would only smile and shake his head when being "bullied" by her suddenly disappeared.
What will she do?
Will you search for him all over the world like last time?
Will he fight with someone again?
Will...
He remembered that he did not leave any words for her before leaving.
He didn't even tell her where he was going.
He's just... gone.
"Sister Yu..."
His eyes were slightly hot, and he wanted to say thank you, but felt that these two words were too light.
System-chan patted his shoulder hard. "Okay, you guy, what are you still writing about? Go, go, go! Don't keep that girl waiting!"
Yu Ye smiled slightly, and the dragon's tail gently wrapped around his wrist. She said nothing more, just raised her hand, the emerald green light flowed, and a portal of light was torn out in the space beside her.
"Jin Yu, she has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Go ahead."
Yanhuang Lingyun Medical Mansion, core area.
Ma Xiaotao I don't know how I walked that journey.
Luo Yun held her hand all the time, passing through the layers of restrictions under the Medical Pavilion, and finally stopped in front of a giant silver door.
"Miss Ma, please wait here, the dean is inside."
Luo Yun let go of his hand, bowed slightly, and stepped aside.
Ma Xiaotao nodded and said nothing.
Her hands were clenched so tightly that her knuckles were white and her palms were full of sweat.
The door slid open silently.
Light gushes out.
She stood at the door, suddenly unable to take a step.
She is afraid.
I was afraid that after entering, there would be no one inside.
Afraid of seeing him and finding that I don't know what to say.
I was afraid that the words I had been waiting for all night would not be able to be asked in the end.
She was even more afraid that after asking, the answer would not be the one she wanted.
But her feet have already crossed the threshold.
Then--
She saw him.
He stood in that light.
Her silver hair reaches her waist, and shines like moonlight. There is a faint halo of nine colors around her body, which has just been extinguished, like a magic weapon that has just been tempered in the fire - the sharpness has not been lost, but it has turned into gentleness at the moment she looked at her.
She was stunned.
He seems... to have grown a little taller?
The face was still the same, but it had an indescribable aura. It was like an ancient existence awakening from an eternal sleep.
But none of that matters anymore.
The important thing is--
He lives.
He is looking at her.
Long Jinyu was also stunned.
The fiery red figure stood there with red eyes, but tried his best not to cry. The red hair was slightly messy, and there were wrinkles on the robe from the rush. She just looked at him, like a sailor who had been drifting all night in the vast night and finally saw the lighthouse on the shore.
Ma Xiaotao opened her mouth and wanted to call his name, but found that there were thousands of words stuck in her throat.
In the end, he only squeezed out a hoarse, crying sound--
"Jin Yu..."
Long Jinyu did not answer.
He stepped forward quickly, and before she could react, he reached out and took her into his arms.
Very light, very light.
Like he was afraid of disturbing something precious.
Ma Xiaotao was stiff for a moment. Then, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and buried her face into his shoulder. Tears welled up silently, soaking the fabric on his shoulder.
Her hands were clutching his robe until her knuckles turned white, but she couldn't say a word.
Long Jinyu patted her back gently, her voice was very soft, like coaxing a child:
"Sister Xiaotao, I'm back."
Ma Xiaotao didn't say anything, but just clenched his fist tighter.
After a long time, she spoke in a muffled voice, with a strong nasal sound:
"... You scared me to death, you know that?"
Long Jinyu was silent for a moment and tightened his arms slightly.
"Know."
"When the contract was broken, I thought... thought..."
Ma Xiaotao buried his face a little deeper.
The whole person almost leaned in his arms - not standing up straight, not exerting any force, like a tired bird that finally found a branch, and gave all its weight to him.
I don't know how long it took.
She suddenly raised her head from the crook of his shoulder and looked at him.
Long Jinyu felt her movement and looked down at her.
So close.
There were still wet tears on her eyelashes, but she tried to keep her eyes wide open, as if she was confirming something or making a decision.
Then--
She raised her face slightly.
--There was only a moment of hesitation.
A quick print on his cheek.
Very light.
As light as a gust of wind.
Long Jinyu was suddenly stunned.
Ma Xiaotao's cheeks instantly burned red, spreading from the roots of his ears to his neck. He looked away in panic, but still held on to his strength and whispered:
"This... this is punishment."
"Punishment for making me wait all night."
The more she spoke, the softer she spoke. She was too embarrassed to raise her eyes, but she wanted to pretend to be a bit fierce.
Long Jinyu looked at the red tips of her ears, and the nervousness in her eyes slowly melted away, revealing a very light and gentle smile.
He lowered his head slightly -
The next moment, a piece of warmth gently fell on her forehead.
Like moonlight falling on the water.
Ma Xiaotao's body froze for a moment.
Then, she buried her face back and buried it deeper.
But this time, she held the hand on his clothes and quietly loosened it a little.
Because she suddenly understood--
He won't leave.
He never leaves.
At the end of the passage, he stood further and further away, not getting closer.
She looked at the two figures embracing each other, with a gentle smile in her emerald eyes. The dragon's tail waved slightly.
--My lord, the destination you have been waiting for has been found.