By then, Yi Feng had long since made his leisurely way back to the Nine Realms.
As for leaving without saying goodbye, Yi Feng simply wanted to avoid trouble.
What if that girl woke up and wanted to repay his life-saving grace by giving herself to him?
Though he would not exactly mind, he was a man destined to die after all...
Meanwhile.
Misty Red stood atop a mountain peak, her head raised as she gazed into the distance.
"Miss, there is no need to be so burdened with worries. We will definitely catch that dragonfish."
Behind her, the guard Luo Chen approached and offered quiet comfort.
"Heh."
At the mention of it, Misty Red gave a bitter smile.
Catching a dragonfish was not so easy.
"Do not lose heart, Miss. Even if we cannot catch one ourselves, so many people have their eyes on Cloud Lake that someone will surely catch one. Even if Sword Valley has to squander its entire fortune to trade for that dragonfish, we will not let anything happen to you," Luo Chen said.
"The time has already passed."
Misty Red spoke expressionlessly.
"What time has passed?"
Luo Chen did not understand.
"The curse has reached its final stage. What I mean is, even if there were a dragonfish now, it could no longer break the curse. The matter has already been set in stone. There is no need to waste any more thought on me." Misty Red spoke without the slightest ripple in her expression, as though she had accepted this outcome long ago.
"No, impossible. It cannot be. How could the time have passed..."
Luo Chen desperately shook his head, his eyes instantly reddening.
"Still, there is nothing to do right now. Let us go to Cloud Lake and try our luck."
"Though