"Go ahead and break through. I'll stand guard."
Xiao Fan looked at Yun Yun, saw the worry on her face, and smiled before saying, "Don't worry. I've already found a way to save her. Leave everything to me."
Yun Yun looked into Xiao Fan's eyes. Her instincts told her he wasn't lying. Turning to glance toward Xiao Yi Xian, she finally put her mind at ease.
During their time together, Yun Yun had discovered the rare kindness within Xiao Yi Xian. Even when they encountered injured mercenaries, Xiao Yi Xian would still help them, though she kept herself hidden beneath a black robe, unwilling to let others see her face.
All of this made Yun Yun admire Xiao Yi Xian deeply. Even as a Dou Zong, she never placed herself high above others. Instead, she diagnosed and treated people like an ordinary healer.
And this time, if not for saving Tianrong City's people, Xiao Yi Xian could have kept herself out of harm's way entirely. After all, Xiao Fan's seal was enough to suppress the toxins in her body. Yet for these millions of people, Xiao Yi Xian had acted despite Xiao Fan's objections. In her heart, Yun Yun had gradually come to accept Xiao Yi Xian...
"All right."
Knowing Xiao Fan had a way to save Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun felt relieved. She stopped suppressing her aura and sat cross-legged under his gaze, circulating the dou qi within her body to batter away at her bottleneck.
Xiao Fan watched Yun Yun sit down to make her breakthrough without doing anything else. He simply stood quietly beside her. With him there, no one would be able to interfere.
Xiao Fan swept his gaze over the poisonous mist in the sky. As Xiao Yi Xian absorbed it, the mist that