"Huh?" Li Xiaoya froze at her words, then asked blankly, "Are you my fourth senior sister or my fifth senior sister?"
"I'm your fourth senior sister!" Liu Yulan replied with a faint smile.
"Haha! Greetings, Senior Sister! Your junior brother, Li Xiaoya, pays his respects!" Li Xiaoya said happily, cupping his hands. "What brings you here, Senior Sister?"
"I came here especially for you!" Liu Yulan's answer caught him by surprise. When Li Xiaoya had been injured, the dim state of his Lifebound Primordial Spirit Lamp had worried her terribly. Knowing she could not open the restrictions by herself, she had had no choice but to wait outside for him to emerge.
"Especially for me?" Li Xiaoya asked, looking at her in puzzlement.
"Yes!" Liu Yulan said with a smile. "Master sent me!" She then recounted every detail of the instructions concerning Li Xiaoya.
"Ah! I've made Master worry about me! Is he well?" Li Xiaoya was deeply moved after hearing her explanation. He had never expected Heavenly Venerable Daoling to care so much about him.
"Master is the same as ever. There's no need to worry, Junior Brother!" Liu Yulan reassured him, then asked, "By the way, Junior Brother Li, what brought you and the Mu Household here? What happened at Mu Family Fort? Even the fort's defensive formation has been activated!"
"Well..."
"Allow this junior to explain!" Mu Qilong interrupted from beside Li Xiaoya. "But this isn't the place to talk. Senior Liu, how about we talk as we travel?"
"All right!" Liu Yulan seemed to notice his urgency. Something stirred in her mind, and she nodded in agreement.
"Then let's go!" Mu Qilong hurriedly shot ahead, and Li Xiaoya and Liu Yulan hastened after him.
Along the way, Mu Qilong explained the whole sequence of events, leaving