Thanks to his way with words, Guangda had lost his autograph.
But despite his regret, he still felt happy.
After all, that young Sword Immortal from the Evernight Marquis had ridden in his... his friend's Starskiff.
With him escorting them, the group soon reached Cloudford.
"Liangmu, I... I have to see him!" Banxia murmured. It was clear that she had deep feelings for that man of a Short-Life Species.
But then some negative emotions surged into her mind. The young woman shook her head, feeling some change taking place in her body, along with a dull pain in her chest.
Bailu glanced at Banxia and frowned, asking with concern, "Banxia, your symptoms of becoming Mara-Struck are growing more obvious. I still have some calming medicine in my gourd. Would you like some before we go on?"
Fully aware of her current condition, Banxia shook her head and declined Bailu's kindness. "Thank you, Lady Bailu... but we can't delay any longer."
She knew her endurance had reached its limit. Even taking Bailu's medicine would do no good.
The Dragon Lady's medical skills were indeed exceptional. She could even suppress and delay the onset of becoming Mara-Struck, but suppressing and delaying it was all she could do.
For Xianzhou natives, becoming Mara-Struck was a natural process of growth, much like the aging that ordinary Short-Life Species experienced.
The Dragon Lady could certainly push that moment back, but the breaking point was still there. Her medicine would not change it.
"Come to think of it, Cloudford is just a dock," Stelle suddenly said. "If that guy is seriously ill, why did he come here instead of lying in a clinic?"
Banxia shook her head. "I told him to hide here. Before, I couldn't let the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus find him. Now, I