Lin En steadied himself.
But even he felt a lingering chill of fear as he recalled what had just happened.
There was no doubt that, without Jiu, he might truly have fallen all the way to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Realm. As he was now, he had no effective way to counter the Great Fall. Using his own power would not help him-it might even have accelerated the collapse of reality.
"Did you go down there specifically to save me?"
Lin En hesitated.
If Reality Collapse had no effect on her, then what had been a flushing toilet to him would probably have been a blower to her.
Jiu's expression remained indifferent as she said calmly,
"Yan's body is with you. If something happened to you, wouldn't I lose my sister forever?"
But despite what she said,
she glanced sideways at him.
She could not help recalling what had just happened. Though she still doubted his identity, he had charged toward that collapsing abyss without hesitation to catch the girl as they fell... That alone showed that, even if she could not yet verify who he was, he was not such a bad sort.
Sometimes, instinctive actions revealed a person's heart more clearly, and the greater the crisis, the more clearly their true character showed.
At least, just now...
he had acted like a decent human being.
"Thanks!"
Lin En closed his eyes, then reached out and clapped her on the shoulder.
"You're a real pal. Don't worry, I'll remember this favor. If you ever fall into some hole and can't get out, I'll give you a hand just like you did today. As long as you don't massacre a city, we can be brother and sister."
Jiu: "╬!"
Who gave you permission to touch me?
*Do you