At the same time, Luo Guangmang told Sikong Jing not to worry. For now, he was avoiding contact with those two friends.
As for Luo Guangmang...
Sikong Jing naturally trusted him completely. He said softly, "I'm heading to Copper Ling Space Hall Market Island in the Sea Cave Sea Region now. I should arrive in around four days. We'll meet up there, and then I'll explain everything in detail."
With that, Sikong Jing put down the communication jade and continued leading Ling Mi'er onward at top speed.
One day, two days, three days...
On the fourth day, deep within a stretch of ocean somewhere in the Sea Cave Sea Region.
Sikong Jing's beast-form spiritual shadow remained inside the body of the Divine Entry Realm sea beast. Before him, Ling Ertian was barely recognizable as human.
She said weakly, "I absolutely won't tell you. Give up on that thought."
Nearly four full days had passed, yet she was still holding out.
Sikong Jing's beast-form spiritual shadow said in a low voice, "Ling Ertian, Ling Dongwei is about to surround me. The moment I'm surrounded, you'll either die or be rescued by them... It seems I'd better kill you after all."
The moment those words fell, the weakened Ling Ertian's eyes flew wide open...
What she had been waiting for was her father, Ling Dongwei, coming to rescue her. She had endured until now precisely because she was waiting for her father. If she were killed now, wouldn't all that suffering have been for nothing? She hurriedly said, "I can tell you, but only when I see my father."
Ling Ertian decided to soften her stance and negotiate with Sikong Jing.
"Once Ling Dongwei arrives, you'll still talk? Do you take me for a three-year-old?" Sikong Jing's beast-form spiritual shadow curled