Su Jiu had yet to reach Chu Luohen when she witnessed the final moment of his battle with the sand beast.
Even though he could no longer release any sword qi, his sword techniques had not faltered in the slightest.
Chu Luohen was still Chu Luohen.
The man who could face any danger without so much as a change in expression.
Su Jiu saw with her own eyes as her junior granduncle drove the entire blade into the sand beast's body.
It was clear just how much strength Chu Luohen had used.
At that moment, Su Jiu also recognized the gap between herself and her junior granduncle.
Behind them, the girl watched the two outstanding figures standing together, tall and graceful, and a glimmer of interest flickered in her eyes.
Those who came from Ice Veil Peak were indeed becoming ever more exceptional.
She had to admit that, although she found much to dislike about Chu Qianqiu, his juniors were truly outstanding. It was just a pity...
A dark gleam flashed through the girl's eyes.
Sand billowed around them, but of the three people present, only the girl looked bedraggled.
Even after fighting the sand beast, Su Jiu and Chu Luohen had lost none of their bearing.
"What are you doing here?" A cool female voice drifted into the ears of the girl still cowering to one side.
As though she had only just realized their battle was over, the girl lifted her grimy little face and looked up at Su Jiu and Chu Luohen.
"Has the sand beast been killed?"
Neither of them answered that utterly pointless question. They merely repeated their first question.
The young girl paused, then said timidly, "We ran out of water at home, so I came out to look for some."
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