The world before them suddenly brightened, and the oppressive chill vanished at once beneath the brilliant sunlight overhead.
Leng Tieya let out a breath and smiled. "Sister Song, you saved me."
Song Lianshuang said, "Elder Brother Leng, it was only a small matter. Why make it sound so serious?"
"I know." Leng Tieya smiled. "Everyone is scrambling after that demonic artifact now. No one wanted to spare me a glance. If I ran into someone nursing an old grudge, how could I still be alive?"
"Elder Brother Leng, you are overthinking it." Song Lianshuang shook her head. "Do you want to rest? Your complexion does not look very good."
Leng Tieya said, "Let us keep going. We can rest once we find somewhere safe."
"There is a cave nearby. It is well hidden, and no Golden Feather Birds will come there," Song Lianshuang said.
Supporting Leng Tieya, she continued gliding forward.
Leng Tieya let her hold his arm, the refreshing, secluded fragrance lingering at his nose. "Sister Song, did you really come for the demonic artifact?"
"Elder Brother Leng, you do not believe I came for the demonic artifact?"
"No, I truly do not."
Song Lianshuang smiled. "Why can I not compete for the demonic artifact?"
Leng Tieya glanced at her and shook his head with a chuckle.
In his memory, Song Lianshuang had been a well-behaved girl, refined, elegant, and gentle to a fault.
She always followed the rules in Zhongyun City and never crossed the line. She was not the sort to run off and fight for a demonic artifact.
Song Lianshuang said, "I wanted to try."
Leng Tieya considered this, then smiled. "Your cultivation is formidable. There is no harm in trying."
Though Song Lianshuang looked refined and delicate, her comprehension and innate gifts were astonishing, and