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Song Zhizhi did not spot Xie Xiuji. She stood beside several enormous Teleportation Arrays, keeping them running.

There were simply too many people here, so she had no choice but to invite several Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators to help maintain order. She had shouted all afternoon until her mouth was dry and her throat had gone a little hoarse.

Xie Xiuji filled a cup with honey water and held it to Song Zhizhi's lips. Song Zhizhi looked up, saw that it was him, and drank the honey water from his hand.

After catching her breath, she asked, "Why did you come?"

Xie Xiuji raised a hand and wiped the moisture from Song Zhizhi's lips. In a low voice, he said, "Who was it that said she would be back soon? I waited and waited, but she never came home, so I could only come out and find her."

Song Zhizhi: Ahem.

Feeling a little guilty, she glanced aside and changed the subject. "Are your injuries better? Does the wound still hurt?"

"It's eighty percent healed already." Xie Xiuji looked at the long queue before the Teleportation Arrays. "I'll help you."

With Xie Xiuji's help, the transportation efficiency increased by more than a cupful. By the time the sky showed the pale white of a fish belly, Song Zhizhi had sent off everyone under her charge.

The once-noisy streets returned to silence. Song Zhizhi yawned, her eyes hazy with sleep.

"Want to go back and sleep for a while?" Xie Xiuji pulled Song Zhizhi into his arms and let her lean against him.

"No need." Song Zhizhi rubbed her face and circulated spiritual energy through her body once, immediately waking up quite a bit. "Let's handle the serious business first."

All the Human Race members abducted by Demonic Cultivators had