Although she had never had the chance to see it from this angle herself, the planet's appearance was anything but unfamiliar. Even from so far away, she could see it clearly: that beautiful blue planet, wrapped in a faint halo of light.
Qiao Ranran's fingers slowly loosened their grip on Pei Ling's belt.
Having dealt with Demon Lord Hong Yu for the moment, Pei Ling immediately noticed something was wrong with Qiao Ranran. "Qiao Ranran!"
Qiao Ranran did not respond.
Nothing like this had ever happened before—except when a remnant soul had invaded Qiao Ranran at the God-Demon Battlefield Ruins and nearly snatched her body. Whenever Pei Ling called her, he always used her full name, enunciating it with particular care and seriousness, and Qiao Ranran always obliged him with a smiling "Yeah!"
But this time, Qiao Ranran ignored Pei Ling.
Already in a foul mood after using so much demonic qi, Pei Ling raised a hand and caught Qiao Ranran's chin. "Qiao Ran... ran..." Yet the instant their eyes met, the moisture in hers extinguished every spark of his anger.
Had Qiao Ranran ever cried? Pei Ling, who could remember almost anything after seeing it once, searched his memory for a moment, only to find he was unsure whether she had ever cried in front of him. In his mind, she had always been a carefree woman with convictions of her own, someone who looked resolute but could lose her nerve at crucial moments. Yet she really did seem never to have cried.
And now, the Qiao Ranran before him was actually crying.
Though only a thin mist had risen in her eyes, with seemingly no chance of spilling past their corners, Pei Ling could see that those once crystal-clear eyes were filled with a sorrow he had never