Su Jiu only hoped that the intruder would stay put and wait obediently instead of wandering around and making things harder for her.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Jiu found the person who had entered the formation.
The instant Qiao Zirong saw Su Jiu, his eyes brightened.
Then, as the formation eye was destroyed, this layer of the Pine Grove Trapping Array shattered piece by piece.
"Su Jiu!"
The young man in white stood radiant before her, a gentle, faint smile on his face. He was no illusion, but a real presence she could reach out and touch.
Su Jiu lowered her gaze slightly, her thoughts unreadable. "Why are you here?"
Qiao Zirong sighed softly. "Ever since you disappeared from Jade Sun City, I've been searching everywhere for you. Running into you here really was an accident."
Su Jiu nodded as though she understood.
As they spoke, another formation appeared before them. It was still a perfectly peaceful Confounding Trapping Array.
Qiao Zirong followed close behind Su Jiu, afraid that the slightest lapse would make him lose sight of her.
Several times, he raised his hand, wanting to catch the hem swaying behind her, but after some thought, he lowered it again. A gloom that others would hardly notice lingered in his eyes.
"Qiao Zirong."
Hearing Su Jiu call his name, Qiao Zirong abruptly lifted his head.
"Why did you come in?"
Qiao Zirong smiled bitterly. "I saw two people fighting at the Secret Realm's entrance. I was afraid they might accidentally step inside and interfere with you breaking the formations, so I went over to stop them. I never expected those two to push me in instead."
Su Jiu's lips curved into a smile, but its shifting emotions were impossible to discern.
Then, as though something had