Secret Realm Rules and Foreign Figures

"Third Senior Sister!" Everyone inside and outside the pavilion greeted her in unison.

"Yo, you're all here?" Qian Huan's voice carried her signature languor and agility. Her lotus-like steps shifted; though she appeared to move slowly, she arrived in the pavilion in a single stride. "Long time no see, my fellow junior brothers and sisters."

Her gaze swept over Cang Ming. "Old Nine, welcome back. To come straight to a gathering right after being resurrected—your spirits are quite high."

Cang Ming laughed. "If Third Senior Sister can make it, my little bit of energy is nothing. It is you, Senior Sister, whose grace is even more radiant than before."

Qian Huan waved her hand with a bright smile, then turned her gaze toward Lin Yi, her smile deepening. "Little Junior Brother, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise. Have you actually surpassed me?"

Lin Yi bowed quickly. "Third Senior Sister, you jest. Whatever I have achieved today is inseparable from your guidance and gifts back then. By the way, Senior Sister, I heard you were ambushed by the alien race and suffered heavy injuries, and have been recuperating ever since. I wonder how your recovery is going?"

At the mention of her injuries, the smile on Qian Huan's face faded slightly, though she looked more resigned than burdened.

"The Old Man didn't want me to miss the No. 1 Secret Realm." She pouted, her tone sounding like a complaint, yet her eyes held a hint of softness. "Considering the war has ceased and Source Law Rankers cannot enter the No. 1 Secret Realm, the pressure on his side has lessened. He expended some of his origin to forcibly stabilize my injuries and accelerate the recovery process. As for now, there are no more problems."

Lin Yi