Cao Longyan was brought along by Vina as she and the others from the Body Sect returned to the sect.
Along the way, the white-haired girl was the first to strike up a conversation with Cao Longyan.
He learned that she was Vina, the fifth elder of the Body Sect's personal disciple and a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Cao Longyan also told her the "backstory" he had made up.
He went by Bai Yan, and his Martial Soul was the Body, his Full Body, which also possessed the Ultimate Fire Attribute.
He told a tale that was half true and half false: he had lost both parents as a child, had no one to rely on, and spent every day drifting from place to place, living on the edge of a knife.
It was only through his awakened Body Martial Soul and the survival skills he had picked up that he had managed to stay alive until now.
His story filled the Body Sect group with sympathy.
Vina in particular felt even more pity for the boy before her. He was about her age, yet had suffered such a tragic fate. She unconsciously slowed her pace to stay beside him, occasionally handing him some dry rations and water.
In less than half a day, the gates of the Body Sect came into view.
A tall, burly figure had been waiting beneath them for some time. He was a red-brown-haired man dressed in a white robe.
When he saw Vina, a smile instantly spread across his face. He waved to her excitedly and hurried over as he called out.
"Nana, you're back!"
A tender, budding smile bloomed on Vina's face. She hurried out of the group to meet him.
"Aotian, we're back! I'm a Four-Ring Soul Elder now!"
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