Gifting Gu

Song Wen walked out of the cave abode and looked at Zhu Yin standing amid the wreckage. The corners of his lips lifted slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Zhu Yin, thank you."

Song Wen's expression was exceedingly sincere.

He had always believed that his relationship with Zhu Yin was nothing more than a transaction.

Yet when Zhu Yin had stood guard outside his cave abode for three full years, warmth could not help but rise within his heart, cold as ice and frost.

Zhu Yin turned her head and swept Song Wen with her spiritual sense. Sensing that he had already advanced into the Nascent Soul Realm, she said calmly,

"You once saved my life. Guarding you was merely repayment for that past favor."

Song Wen detected a subtle sense of distance in Zhu Yin's voice.

His lips parted, but his throat tightened, and for a moment he could not say a word.

The atmosphere immediately became somewhat delicate, somewhat stifling.

Song Wen looked deeply at Zhu Yin. Seeing that she still wore that indifferent expression, he felt somewhat lost, yet also inexplicably more at ease.

Song Wen smiled faintly, dispelling the tangled thoughts in his heart.

"What are your plans from here on?" Song Wen took the initiative to break the silence.

Zhu Yin's lips twitched, and killing intent flashed in her eyes.

"Naturally, I will continue cultivating, then find an opportunity to kill Yinshuo and avenge my father and clansmen."

After saying this, she turned to Song Wen and asked,

"And you? What are your plans?"

Song Wen said, "The humans and demons of the Sea of Disorder are locked in ceaseless war. This is not a good place for cultivation, so I plan to leave."

Zhu Yin frowned slightly, her voice full of confusion.

"Leave the Sea