Song Wen stood by the ship's rail, his gaze deep and distant, fixed on the faint, graceful figure far away. He was slightly lost in thought.
It had been eighty-nine years since their last parting.
Yet when they met again, it could only be a fleeting glimpse.
Everything he had experienced with Zhu Yin on that small island in the outer sea gradually resurfaced before Song Wen's eyes.
Although it had merely been a transaction, the three years Zhu Yin had protected him were the only three years since Song Wen entered the cultivation world in which he had not needed to remain constantly on guard.
As the distance between them grew, Zhu Yin's figure became ever hazier, until he could no longer see her at all.
I hope that when we meet again, you and I can sit knee to knee and speak freely, Song Wen thought.
While sighing inwardly, Song Wen was also somewhat surprised by the Limitless Sect and Cui Family's sudden retreat.
He had originally been carefully observing Yinshuo and Ye Hua, intending to gauge their strength from their battle with Xing Wenyao and find a suitable opportunity to kill them with a single blow.
However, Ye Hua's sudden order to withdraw caught him somewhat off guard.
Judging from the methods Yinshuo and Ye Hua had revealed, dealing with both of them at once while ensuring they had no chance to escape would be no easy matter.
First, Song Wen was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and his escape speed was inferior to Yinshuo's. If Yinshuo were determined to flee, Song Wen would find it difficult to catch him.
Second, soul-defense treasures were not scarce in the Sea of Disorder. There was a high chance that both men possessed high-grade soul-defense treasures.
This greatly