The Wind Spirit circled around Su Jiu, cautious and a little timid. It seemed frightened, and also ashamed.
Perhaps sensing its unease, Su Jiu sighed softly. "Whatever happened has already happened. But as my spirit, you should at least tell me why you suddenly disappeared, and what you did afterward."
"I ran into Xia Jue..." The Wind Spirit's voice drifted near and far, faint and somewhat ethereal.
After merging with Little Gift, Su Jiu had learned her mission, as well as the karmic causes and effects behind many things.
She had thought nothing could disturb her emotions anymore, yet she had overlooked this name-or rather, underestimated the influence he still had over her.
Su Jiu sat motionless on the stone bed for a long time without speaking. Only the Wind Spirit flitted anxiously around her.
Her silence left the Wind Spirit unsure whether it should continue.
Only after a long while did it hear her say, "Go on."
The Wind Spirit could control the wind. Wherever the wind passed was within its reach for gathering information. Of course, its cultivation level was limited, so that reach was limited as well.
Unfortunately, it had encountered Xia Jue not long after leaving Su Jiu, and he had seized control of it.
It had not even had a chance to escape and warn her.
"A Jiu, I actually had a vague feeling before that Xia Jue could see other spirits... but he never did anything unusual, so I kept thinking I was imagining it."
Most importantly, Xia Jue and Su Jiu were so close that it had always assumed he would not hide something so trivial from her.
After all, there were always a few unusual people in this world who could see other spirits. With someone as formidable as Xia Jue,