Granny Dragon Ghost's return to the Myriad Gu Alliance filled Long Yao with delight.
Without Granny Dragon Ghost, everyone had been leaderless, like flies without heads.
Only when Chen Yuan arrived had they barely managed to reverse the Myriad Gu Alliance's decline.
Granny Dragon Ghost had left a Life Gu in the Myriad Gu Alliance. It was not her bonded Gu, but a Gu insect linked to her lifeblood, with little power to harm anyone.
But if she died, the Life Gu would die too.
Granny Dragon Ghost's Life Gu had remained alive, proving she was still living, but Long Yao could not help worrying.
Now that Granny Dragon Ghost had finally returned, Long Yao threw herself at her, as happy as a child left behind at home seeing her parents return.
But Long Yao was tall, while Granny Dragon Ghost was rather short, making the embrace look exceedingly awkward.
"That's enough. You're a grown woman, yet you're still acting like a little girl. People will laugh."
A trace of affection appeared on Granny Dragon Ghost's strange face as she gently patted Long Yao's back.
Then Granny Dragon Ghost turned to Chen Yuan and bowed solemnly. "Young Master Chen, thank you for protecting them. Without your help, the Myriad Gu Alliance, Dragon Family Village, and even this foolish disciple of mine might not have lasted until I returned.
"You have done the Myriad Gu Alliance a kindness I will never forget. If you ever need me, just say the word. The Myriad Gu Alliance will do everything in its power to help!"
Chen Yuan had long since learned what Granny Dragon Ghost was like.
In her youth, she had been the most outstanding Gu Master in the Miao Borderlands. Later, however, a broken heart had cost her her bonded Gu