The moment Leng Yulai's figure vanished into the golden light, silence returned around the light gate.
Xiao Cheng stood by the shore, gazing at the golden curtain of light patterned with flowing phoenix motifs, in no hurry to move.
Leng Xia and Leng Qiu remained where they were as well. Leng Qiu had already sat cross-legged and closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, and Leng Xia did the same. But half an hour later, Leng Xia and Leng Qiu recovered their Soul Power one after the other, opened their eyes, and exchanged a glance. Then Leng Xia stood up.
"Young Master Xiao, Little Qiu and I won't just sit around here any longer. The family assigned us a task to gather fire-aspected resources, so we'll handle that first. Otherwise, we'll get scolded for returning empty-handed."
Leng Qiu nodded slightly as well. "Young Master Xiao, the eldest young lady and second young lady will be in your care. If anything urgent happens, release this into the sky, and we'll return as quickly as possible."
She took a signal flare from her sleeve and handed it over. Xiao Cheng caught it. It was a specially made signal flare with no Soul Guidance Technology incorporated into it. He put it away and said, "All right."
Xiao Cheng knew that the two siblings were different from him, Leng Yaozhu, and Leng Yulai. Though they were members of a branch family and could obtain resources beyond the reach of ordinary commoners, if they wanted to climb any higher, they would need greater support from the family, whether in resources or inheritance.
After taking two steps, Leng Xia suddenly turned back. His smile carried a rather meaningful air. "Young Master Xiao, Little Qiu and I can't enter that light gate. We know we have no