Lin Xiaosu rose and smiled gently. "Then it's a promise!"
"It's a promise!"
Black and white bloomed beneath Lin Xiaosu's feet as he stepped into the void.
The next moment, he vanished completely.
Warmth filled Hu Ji's eyes.
Those were the Yin-Yang Steps.
She had created them... Oh, no, not quite. He had learned them from her.
The process of learning them had been the process of forging their bond.
That little rascal flirted with her with every move, always reminding her not to forget that communion of their spirits...
And it was precisely those reminders that kept the tide in Hu Ji's heart surging, leaving her unwilling to sever it.
With his Yin-Yang Steps, Lin Xiaosu landed on the clan chief's peak.
Fufeng looked up beneath the tree. Fu Ya looked up too, gazing at him with some surprise.
Lin Xiaosu landed before them, a faint smile on his face. That bearing of his...
Fufeng secretly drew a breath. No wonder Seventh Sister fell for him. This fellow really shouldn't stay in Qingqiu much longer. A few more days, and Second Sister might be lost too...
"Don't tell me you spent a whole day and night with Hu Ji just to learn her Yin-Yang Steps," Fufeng said.
Lin Xiaosu smiled. "How could that be? I learned the Yin-Yang Steps long ago! Eldest Sister, are the clan chief and his wife in seclusion?"
"No, they're inside!" Fufeng pointed at a large cave at the very top.
"I'll go see them."
"..." Fufeng hesitated slightly. "Talk things through calmly. Don't get into an argument."
"Don't worry. By the time I come out, your parents will be beaming with joy." Lin Xiaosu stepped into the cave above.
There were only two people inside the cave.
No attendants, no elders, just the two