After hearing Xiao Yan's promise, the women, who had still been somewhat resentful, finally settled down. Once their emotions had calmed, however, reluctance to part took their place. Seeing this, Xiao Xuan and the others tactfully withdrew, leaving the young man and women alone to say their goodbyes properly.
"Brother Xiao Yan, I'll be waiting for you."
"Xiao Yan, you'd better not forget us..."
"Take good care of yourself, understand? Be extra careful in everything you do..."
"All right, enough fussing." In the end, Qingtan spoke up and pulled Xiao Yan out of the circle of young women. If these farewells went on any longer, they would be hard to bring to an end unless Xiao Yan stayed for an all-out romp. That was why she stepped in to rescue him. "Let's go."
"We?" Xiao Yan gave her a puzzled look. "You're coming with me?"
"I'm very curious about the world the Symbol Ancestor and the Alien Demon Emperor came from, too," Qingtan said with a nod. Although she had yet to break through to the Ancestral Realm, her strength had already reached the peak of the triple Reincarnation Realm. Coupled with her gradually awakening icy Origin Power, she was no longer the same as before. Thus, she was confident that she would have some ability to protect herself in that new world.
"What about Lin Jing? Aren't you going to look after her anymore?" Xiao Yan asked with a frown.
"She's grown up. She's no longer the little girl who needed me to look after her. Besides, those lovely confidantes of yours all like her. Even if I leave, I won't have to worry about her having no one to care for her." A smile appeared on Qingtan's face. Once, she had thought of joining those she had lost,