"Help?"
Even when he had seen Qu Wujie barge in without so much as a word, Yu Ci had not felt this helpless.
"Senior Wujie, don't you think there's a rather large distance between us?"
"So young people do know that." Qu Wujie laughed soundlessly. "Yet when you ruined my grand plans just now, I didn't see you remember that."
Yu Ci folded his arms across his chest, unsure what attitude he should take. No matter what, he did not want to accept Qu Wujie's request. His encounter with Xuan Huang in the Sword Immortal Secret Realm had already been painful enough, and the events at the source of the Boundary River had left him shaken even now. More fatal still, he did not feel the slightest regret. That mindset was truly dangerous!
Qu Wujie looked at Yu Ci, and Yu Ci looked back at him. After they remained deadlocked for quite some time, Qu Wujie nodded. "You're very clever. Having self-awareness is a good thing. Unfortunately, if you think that way in your head, you ought to act that way too!"
Yu Ci felt as though he had been stifled by a blow. Even though Qu Wujie no longer possessed any power, he could still see straight into people's hearts. So Yu Ci said nothing; there was no point.
"We should be more frank and speak in words everyone can understand. Right now, your sights are set this high..." Qu Wujie pointed toward the night sky of the Inner Void, where starlight glittered. Then he lightly tapped the chaotic rocky shore beside him. "But your position is down here. This is both good and bad. Good because the sky is high and the clouds are pale, allowing one glance to reach infinity. Bad because you crawl at the pace