Ever since her spiritual root had been discovered, she had lived apart from her mortal parents and seen them only a few times a year, so their bond was not particularly deep.
Instead, after her special talent had been discovered, the Lineage had devoted its resources to nurturing her. The Clan Chief had constantly guided and cared for her, inspiring profound respect and dependence.
The two were extremely close; it was no exaggeration to say that the Clan Chief was both her teacher and her mother.
"I have my own way of escaping. You need not worry about me. Just look after yourself."
Bai Lianhua transmitted her reply calmly, with no intention of explaining.
She had raised Bai Caihuang herself. The girl's special talent made her exceptionally suited to joining the Spirit-Beast Taming Sect, and Bai Lianhua had always regarded her as the hope for the Lineage's further advancement.
Even at a time like this, she was unwilling to abandon her.
She, too, had grown up under the care of the Lineage's elders and harbored extraordinary affection for the White Household. Its interests mattered more to her than even her own life.
"As you command!"
"Clan Chief, you will surely escape safely. I will await your return at Phoenix Mountain."
Faced with Bai Lianhua's stern command, Bai Caihuang instinctively obeyed.
In her eyes, the Clan Chief possessed vast divine abilities, and there was nothing she could not resolve. These people merely relied on their greater numbers.
The two women exchanged divine sense transmissions in utter silence, reaching an understanding in just two breaths.
With the current strength of his divine sense and the intricacies of the Divine Preservation Art, Liu Yu could already barely eavesdrop on the transmissions of foundation establishment early stage cultivators.
But one of the White Household's