Li Xunhuan warmly bid Bai Yu farewell. Li Shishi looked at her eldest brother, her eyes full of surprise.
Though Li Xunhuan was usually kind and amiable, the pride in his heart was higher than the heavens. She had never expected him to show Bai Yu such consideration today.
That was a rare sight indeed.
After returning to Gu Refining Peak, Bai Yu went straight back to the grotto-heaven.
The instant he stepped inside, Bai Yu's body trembled. The next moment, the Heavenly Demon Soul-Devouring Gu flew out of his aperture of its own accord and shot toward the room.
Bai Yu frowned at the sight. Demonic qi billowed through the room, where a crystalline, blood-red jade cocoon stood silently upon the bed. The Heavenly Demon Soul-Devouring Gu let out waves of delighted cries as it flew over, and even the sleeping Black Charcoal was drawn toward it.
Demonic qi and dragon qi intertwined, and the light within the jade cocoon grew ever more dazzling, as though something were being nurtured inside.
"Young Master, you're back?"
At the sight of the Heavenly Demon Soul-Devouring Gu, Yu Linglong, who had been standing nearby with furrowed brows, abruptly turned around. The instant she saw Bai Yu, she finally let out a breath of relief.
"This is Nangong Xuansu?"
Bai Yu asked in surprise as he looked at the jade cocoon before him.
"Mm..."
"The moment she woke up, dense blood qi emerged from her body and eventually formed this jade cocoon."
"Young Master, is she the attendant you just took in?"
Yu Linglong stepped to Bai Yu's side, a trace of concern flashing through her eyes.
There was no other reason—Nangong Xuansu gave her a very bad feeling. That woman was like a madwoman, especially the words she had said to