His body was no longer mortal after Foundation Establishment. In this short span, Jiang Yang already felt much better.
Of course, what he most urgently wanted to know was Bai Tang's condition. Yesterday, he had been so exhausted that he fell asleep before he could even ask.
He looked up and found his surroundings silent, so he called out inwardly:
"Senior Bai?"
There was still no response. Jiang Yang grew anxious, worried that something had happened to Bai Tang, and called again:
"Senior Bai, are you all right?"
"What are you making such a racket for? I'm here, I'm here!"
Bai Tang had been holding her tongue for quite some time, but with the boy calling incessantly, she could only answer.
Her thoughts were certainly in turmoil. She had yet to decide how to face him, but whatever she feared most always seemed to come knocking.
Now she could not even hide away for a moment's peace, and an inexplicable irritation crept into her voice.
Jiang Yang noticed none of it. Hearing Bai Tang answer, he merely grinned foolishly and said delightedly:
"Wonderful, Senior Bai! How are you feeling now?"
Her irritation was abruptly doused. Bai Tang sighed inwardly and changed her tone:
"Well enough."
As soon as she said it, she felt she had been too terse, so she added:
"There's no need to worry. I feel much better."
"That's good... that's good."
Jiang Yang finally relaxed. Bai Tang had received a timely replenishment of sword essence, finally halting her decline. Naturally, he was happy.
But what Jiang Yang wanted to know even more was exactly how long one such "replenishment" could keep Bai Tang active.
After hearing his question, Bai Tang briefly examined her condition before replying:
"This is only sword essence, after all, and its quality is