Wu You waved goodbye to them, then turned and walked into the dark tunnel.
She knew this was the last time they would see each other.
"Brother Fengzi, that monster is really strong, isn't it?" Wu You asked, though her tone was certain. "Even the four of us together... couldn't beat it, could we...?"
That monster was the junior disciple's nightmare. In his mind, it had killed his dearest senior brother, so it had to be incredibly powerful.
[If I could do it all over again, I would...]
[Die in that desert in my senior brother's place, or choose to leave again?]
Su Fengzi pressed his lips together and nodded.
That monster was far too powerful. They were no match for it.
"Brother Fengzi," Wu You said with a smile, "let me go meet that monster."
Su Fengzi froze, shaking his head in panic. "No, no..."
"Brother Fengzi." Wu You grabbed his arm. "I'm so tired. I don't want to keep trying anymore." She spoke in a coaxing, spoiled tone, something she had never used with Su Fengzi before, hoping it would persuade him. "Let me go."
Su Fengzi seemed unable to process it, his lashes trembling faintly.
"When I get back, I still have to take the CET-6," Wu You continued. "Making me memorize English is worse than killing me." She spoke jokingly, but tears had already filled her eyes. "Brother Fengzi, just think of it as making a slacker college student's dream come true."
"No. If anyone's going, it'll be me."
"What good would it do for a Seer to go? You can't even protect yourself... Actually, you saw the outcome right from the start, didn't you?" Wu You said with a smile. "Just keep going. Live for me and Sister Lu Rui, too. All of you,