When he released Caiyi from the Eight Extremes Flowing River space, she asked with a face full of confusion, "Yang Chen, what do you mean by this?"
"Caiyi, don't come with me to the Gate of Proving the Dao this time," Yang Chen said solemnly.
"Why? Why won't you let me go with you?" Caiyi asked gloomily, folding her arms.
It was not that she cared about the treasures and mysteries within the Gate of Proving the Dao. In truth, whenever she followed Yang Chen, he had always divided things fairly and had never shortchanged her. If he would not let her go, he must have had his reasons.
But she simply wanted to go with Yang Chen. She did not want to be left behind.
Yang Chen gave a bitter smile. "I always feel that this journey may be fraught with countless dangers and unknowns. I think it would be safer if you stayed behind."
Those words truly came from the bottom of his heart. His intuition told him that too many unknowns lay within this trip.
Hearing this, Caiyi brightened somewhat and blinked her large eyes. "You're not letting me go because you're worried about me, right?"
"..." Watched by those watery eyes, Yang Chen felt awkward all over, but he still answered honestly, "Yes, that's exactly it."
"Fine, then. Who told me, Caiyi, to be so understanding? Go on. I'll watch the house for you," Caiyi said, waving her hand.
Yang Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had not expected that though this woman was difficult to deal with when she got stubborn, she was actually so easy to coax.
He silently felt grateful and said, "Thank you."
After saying this, Yang Chen bid Caiyi farewell, left the residence, and joined up with