"You're here. Or were you watching from the sidelines all along?" Gu Yue asked without looking back.
The next moment, golden light flashed. A Spatial Passage opened, and Mo Yuan stepped out.
"Mm... You borrowed something that important from me. How could I not come see what you did with it? Besides, you temporarily restored your Mental Power to the Divine Origin Realm with the Plane-Shielding Device. How could you not have noticed me? Or are you playing dumb?"
"Hah?! Me, playing dumb? Stop making things up. I knew you were watching me from the start."
"Sure, sure. Whatever you say."
Mo Yuan couldn't be bothered to argue. He walked over and sat beside Gu Yue.
Feeling his presence so close against her, Gu Yue flushed and immediately tried to scoot away.
Before she could move, Mo Yuan caught hold of her.
"Hah? What are you doing?"
Huh. Has she awakened some strange new trait? Why is she hissing at me?
"Nothing. I'm just impressed. You're not quite as hopeless as I thought."
Mo Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then put away the Abyss Flower lying nearby.
He had originally meant to lend Gu Yue the Abyss Flower so she could settle things with the Soul Beasts. At the very least, he wanted her to talk it out with them.
But to his surprise, she seemed to have a sudden revelation and said she had a better idea.
Mo Yuan wanted to see what that better idea was, so he lent her the Plane-Shielding Device—the Necklace. After all, she needed power to carry out her plan, especially against that unruly bunch of Soul Beasts.
In short, after lending Gu Yue those two items and taking her to the Star Dou Great Forest, Mo Yuan left her to it. He simply stayed in