"Qiming?"
The Spiritstone Turtle blinked and silently repeated its own name several times.
It lay quietly in Jiang Lu's hand. After a long while, it finally nodded, then tucked its head back in, drew its limbs inside, nestled securely in her palm, closed its eyes, and began snoring away. It was lazy beyond belief.
Seeing its sleepy, soft little appearance, Jiang Lu shook her head helplessly, a faint smile curling at her lips.
Steadying herself, she tapped lightly with her toes. The large leaf-shaped flying artifact appeared beneath her feet, carrying her steadily toward the Flowing Cloud Sect with the wind.
"Move aside!"
"Get out of the way!"
Two urgent, piercing shouts suddenly came from afar. Torn into fragments by the howling wind, they were blurred and indistinct, and Jiang Lu failed to notice them.
The next instant!
A swift azure afterimage shot over from a mountain path at the side, and Jiang Lu collided with the charging figure.
Bang—
Jiang Lu's body swayed. Caught entirely off guard, she was knocked into a flip through the air, and she and the other person both crashed onto the soft grass beneath the forest.
"Hiss—"
Her back went slightly numb, and Jiang Lu drew in a quiet breath of cold air.
The few spirit beasts clinging to her side were also shaken loose and scattered across the ground, their tiny bodies rolling several times.
Jiang Lu hurriedly stuffed them into her pocket.
Only after finishing all that did she lift her eyes toward the azure figure ahead.
Jiang Lu slowly stepped forward. When she clearly saw the contours of the other person's face, surprise instantly rose in her eyes, and she blurted out,
"Senior Brother Bai?"
This Senior Brother Bai was the personal disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect's Grand Elder. His