Bang! Bang! A broad sheet of flame burst from Zhang Hong's palms and slammed straight into a mass of golden light.
Pfft! The golden light caved inward. Li Xiaoya had instinctively raised it to defend himself, but fortunately, he realized what he was doing in time and made the light yield to absorb the force, rather than letting the flames rebound and injure Zhang Hong.
"Ah!" Zhang Hong cried out as she flew off to one side. Suddenly, her body went limp, and she nearly fell to the ground. "I-I! What's happened to me?"
"Senior Sister!" Li Xiaoya suspected that she had been sealed for too long and that neither her body nor her mind had recovered, which would explain her strange behavior. His figure flickered, and he was beside her in an instant, reaching out to support her.
"Don't come near me!" Zhang Hong's expression changed drastically at the sight of him. She hastily darted aside, looking utterly terrified of Li Xiaoya, but failed to keep her footing and landed on her backside.
"Senior Sister! It's me!" Growing anxious, Li Xiaoya hurried forward.
"You... are you real? Or are you a fake?" Zhang Hong asked in bewilderment.
"Of course I'm real!" Li Xiaoya hurriedly explained. "Listen to me, Senior Sister! You suffered qi deviation, and your body hasn't recovered yet. Sit down and get some proper rest first!"
"Qi deviation?" Zhang Hong froze, confusion showing on her face. Suddenly, she glanced at Liu Xian'er, who stood nearby looking equally concerned. She hesitated, then tilted her head and began thinking hard. Seeing this, Li Xiaoya stayed back rather than agitating her and causing further trouble, quietly waiting for her to remember.
"Ah! I remember!" After pondering for what seemed like ages, Zhang Hong finally cried out in realization. Then disappointment