She pressed against him.
She looked at him.
But he was watching the door.
The door did not move.
Several breaths passed in silence.
"My Spiritual Power isn't flowing smoothly. Give me a moment to circulate it," Jiang Xueyao whispered.
"Sure." Xu Yuan answered absently, still watching the door.
Lines of faintly glowing text appeared:
"Combat Transfer Activity Door." "An important component of Yanmen and a key item for advancing a Bronze Team." "The seal has now been lifted." "Return it to Yanmen's Core Spirit within ten minutes, or its original energy will leak and attract all manner of calamities."
It looked pretty important!
And it was a key item for advancing the team.
He only had ten minutes, too!
I'll take it back and let Parrot have a look.
Lu Yiyi was still in the little Wooden House. The woman in green was a Ritual Executor from Yanmen and even seemed to want to take Lu Yiyi as her disciple.
She should be safe enough.
But Jiang Xueyao was here. She seemed close to the Commandery Princess and had a Law of her own. Why not ask her to protect the Commandery Princess for him?
He could come back once he was done.
"Xueyao."
"Mm."
Buried against his chest, Jiang Xueyao's thoughts twisted through a thousand turns before she finally said, with forced calm, "I'm ready."
"..." Xu Yuan.
You know that could be taken the wrong way, right?
"I have a favor to ask," Xu Yuan said.
"What is it?"
Jiang Xueyao stepped out of his embrace, her expression cool and distant—a complete change from a moment ago.
"I can deal with this door, but I need to take it away immediately. Please protect the Commandery Princess for me. As a member of a Bronze Team,