Xu Taiping bowed toward the spot where Yun Jiang's figure had dispersed, then murmured:
"The villain Qi Zhou, the rogue cultivator Jiang Yuan, the martial artist Lu Sheng, and now Yun Ling of Azure Dawn Temple..."
Those he named were all cultivators who had died at the hands of the Nine Abysses Demonic Beasts while escorting the young girl Tian Li along the way.
Rumble!
Suddenly, as the ground trembled, a mass of something obscured the distant setting sun.
Looking closely, Xu Taiping immediately frowned.
"The demonic beasts from the Third Demon Abyss actually found them this quickly!"
Yunyan spotted the demonic beasts as well. He immediately stuffed the Azure Nether Pill into his mouth, then turned to Yun Ling. "Junior Sister, I'll lure these demonic beasts away. Take the jade pendant and head east. You'll reach the oasis where Willow Tree Bay lies in thirty li at most."
Hearing this, Yun Ling silently met Yunyan's gaze, then said with tears brimming in her eyes:
"Second Senior Brother, tell me your Dao Seal!"
Yunyan grinned.
"Silly girl, have you forgotten? I already underwent Liberation by Violence once a hundred years ago."
Yun Ling froze, then tears spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.
This time, however, she did not choke on her sobs as she had before. Instead, she wiped the tears from her cheeks, scooped the sleeping girl up from the ground, and rode the wind toward Willow Tree Bay without looking back.
Only when her figure was about to disappear from Yunyan's sight did her voice drift back from afar-
"Second Senior Brother, as long as I survive, whether it takes ten years, a hundred, or a thousand, I'll always be waiting for you at Azure Dawn Temple!"
Yunyan grinned at her words.
"All right, Junior Sister."
As he spoke,