It had only been a few months, yet it felt as though we had been apart for ages.
Only after quite a while did we finally let go of each other.
Then Xiao Yu looked at me with concern and asked,
"Jiang Ning, are your injuries better?"
I nodded repeatedly.
"They're healed. Not only that, after taking the Black Lotus Seed, my cultivation returned, and my qi became even stronger."
After hearing me, Xiao Yu nodded again and again.
"That's good. These past days, I've been watching your soul lamp.
"I was so afraid you'd run into danger again, and I couldn't leave this place for too long."
Xiao Yu looked utterly serious, while I stared at her in surprise.
I hadn't expected Xiao Yu, so far away inside the Nine Corpse Tower, to have been quietly watching over me.
She cared about me so much...
"Xiao Yu, I'm fine now, and I've come back.
"But that time on Dragon Mountain, I truly thought I was going to die.
"I thought I would never see you again. I never expected you to appear at the very last moment."
Holding Xiao Yu's hand, I felt deeply moved.
Xiao Yu shook her head.
"I won't let anything happen to you. And through the Phoenix-Pattern Jade Pendant, I can check your soul flame.
"It can also attack the Great Fiend. It's just a pity that the Dragon-Pattern Jade Pendant was lost.
"Otherwise, once combined, they would become an incredibly powerful magical artifact."
I touched the jade pendant on my chest, feeling a little regretful as well.
"Xiao Yu, let's take a walk!"
"Mm!"
Xiao Yu nodded. I took her hand and strolled through the willow grove.
I also asked the question that concerned me most.
"Xiao Yu, the seal inside the Nine Corpse