The woman in white had her hair hanging loose over her body. Who knew what she had been through, for her white robes were covered in
tears.
Yet ragged as those robes looked, they did not diminish her beauty in the slightest.
What drew the most attention was, of course, her face.
Her palm-sized face was a flawless masterpiece, as though meticulously sculpted by a god. The petal beneath the corner of her eye shimmered, and moisture glistened in her eyes, making those already beautiful peach-blossom eyes look all the more pitiable.
He Panpan had only seen Su Jiu once from afar at a banquet some time ago. This was her first time seeing her up close.
She had to admit that the sight dealt He Panpan an enormous shock.
The alarm bells in her mind went straight to their highest alert.
Sure enough, her alarm proved justified the very next moment. The eyes of the man she adored suddenly lit up, as though he had found the treasure he had been searching for all along. In a mere instant, he was at Su Jiu's side.
With a hint of heartache, Xia Jue gently stroked Su Jiu's pale little face.
"Are you all right?" His tone was actually even more urgent than when he had asked He Panpan earlier.
Behind them, He Panpan quietly clenched her fists, the redness around her eyes deepening.
Su Jiu shook her head, yet disappointment flickered in her eyes.
Xia Jue frowned slightly. "Are you hurt somewhere?"
Su Jiu sighed. "There are ghost creatures everywhere here. Earlier, the others and I stumbled upon a nest where ghosts lived, and the three of us were scattered. I hurt my foot too, so I'm afraid I won't be able to walk for a while..."
Xia Jue breathed