Like Xiao Yan, Qing Lin lost consciousness the moment the green light shone upon her. When she woke again, she felt pleasantly warm all over, an indescribable comfort suffusing her body.
After Lu Zhi had drained all the blood essence from her body, she had constantly felt abnormally cold. Now, there was no trace of that discomfort left.
Qing Lin opened her eyes and examined her surroundings. Before her stood a small house made of bamboo. There was almost nothing extra inside the bamboo hut, save for a young woman reclining leisurely in a bamboo chair before her.
"Awake?" the woman asked gently when she saw Qing Lin stir.
Qing Lin was stunned by the woman's ethereal, unworldly face. Then she asked, "Where is this? Who are you? Where has Young Master Xiao Yan gone? And what happened to your eyes?"
In one breath, Qing Lin voiced every doubt in her heart, leaving the woman somewhat helpless.
"This is a space I carved out within the Ten Thousand Beasts Space. It has no name."
"You needn't know who I am. But I was the one who guided you inside. Otherwise, you would never have found this place. Just call me Granny."
"As for your Young Master Xiao Yan, he is safe. He is here as well."
"My eyes are the same as yours. They are Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils."
The woman patiently answered every one of Qing Lin's questions. Qing Lin's eyes widened as she asked, "Granny, is Young Master Xiao Yan really here? He isn't hurt, is he?"
"He is fine. If all goes smoothly, you will see him shortly." The woman was again somewhat helpless at Qing Lin's concern for Xiao Yan.
"Hehe, that's good. Thank you, Granny!" Qing Lin said contentedly upon hearing her answer.
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