Seeing Ji Yue Shuang sincerely worried about him, Yang Chen felt a warmth in his heart.
There was no romantic affection between him and Ji Yue Shuang, nor did she harbor such feelings for him. Yet he could clearly sense another kind of bond between them.
It was the feeling of friendship—forthrightness and mutual trust.
Seeing how worried she was, Yang Chen replied gently, "I have made Miss Ji worry. I wish to see your esteemed master."
"No problem. My master has also been deeply worried about Daoist Friend Yang Chen." Ji Yue Shuang smiled gently.
Murong Qi, standing nearby, felt a pang of bitterness. She knew that she was exceptionally outstanding within her own faction, but once she arrived in the Taiyuan Star System, she truly amounted to nothing.
Not to mention that she had already fallen out of the top fifty on the Great Luo Celestial Monument, Mo Wanchou did not take her seriously at all and had humiliated her with ease. Even the first female cultivator she saw after entering the Shenye Sect possessed a cultivation aura stronger than hers.
Compared to them, she was simply far too weak. If she had not followed Yang Chen here, she did not know what might have happened to her.
Yang Chen now led Murong Qi alongside Ji Yue Shuang to the summit.
Upon entering the palace again, Yang Chen happened to run into King Bei Hong returning to make his report.
"Alright, I understand. Things have developed to this point, truly beyond our expectations. I shall personally set out and see whether Young Friend Yang Chen is still safe... Hm? Young Friend Yang Chen, you have actually returned already."
At that moment, Princess Wen Qi was listening to King Bei Hong's report and preparing to depart personally. Before she