"Time and fate..."
Hearing that Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and the others had stumbled into the valley by accident, Baili looked a little forlorn, her entire bearing growing more melancholy. But a moment later, she smiled faintly, and the sorrow on her face melted away like spring snow.
She turned to Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun and said, "Since you managed to reach this place, fate must have brought us together. You may stay here for a while and rest."
Hearing this, Yun Yun asked curiously, "Senior Baili, you're from Sound Valley. Could this place be Sound Valley?"
At Yun Yun's mention of Sound Valley, an odd look flashed across Baili's face. Then she smiled and shook her head. "No, this is merely where I live in seclusion. Sound Valley... has never been within this realm."
"Not within this realm?"
Curiosity rose on Yun Yun's face. "I've heard that Dou Sheng Experts can create small worlds, complete with heaven and earth, sun and moon. Though their space is limited, they're large enough for people to live in. Could Sound Valley be in a small world like that?"
"That's right."
Baili nodded slightly, then said to the two women, "But I no longer count as a member of Sound Valley. This is simply a quiet place I found for myself. I never expected to meet you here. That, too, must be fate."
Though Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian were curious about what she meant by "no longer a member of Sound Valley," Baili's expression alone told them it was probably no happy matter. They tactfully refrained from asking further.
"I've laid a formation outside this courtyard. Unless you have business outside, don't step through the gate lightly, lest you be injured by accident."
Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian