"Yes! I was so worried about you! You were so badly injured this time," Ke Xialing said.
Li Dalong smiled faintly and said, "Healing was quick this time. I was just so eager to break through that I forgot to let you know. I promise I'll tell you beforehand next time, so you won't have to worry for nothing. All right?"
Ke Xialing gently rested her head on Li Dalong's shoulder and said, "Mm! I'm fine. I'm willing to wait for you. Opportunities come first. Dalong, only when your cultivation is high will I be safe."
Li Dalong gently patted Ke Xialing's back and said, "Don't worry. I'll work hard at cultivating and protect myself and all of you."
The two quietly held each other like that, enjoying this rare moment of warmth.
Yet Li Dalong's heart was full of resolve and drive. He knew his cultivation was still far from enough; his burden was heavy, and the road was long.
Besides protecting these important people, he still had to get past the Limitless Immortal Sect to be with Ye Wuxia.
There had been no word from Ye Wuxia since she returned to her sect. Her mother had probably forced her into secluded cultivation again.
Just as Li Dalong had guessed, after Aunt Xue and the others escorted Ye Wuxia to Wuling City, she was taken straight to the Teleportation Formation and returned to the sect accompanied by Xiao Cui and the others.
As soon as she returned to the sect, her mother summoned her. After giving her a scolding, Madam Yuehua sent her off into secluded cultivation, and even Xiao Cui and the others were sent off to cultivate.
Ye Wuxia feared her mother's nagging, as well as her father's nagging when he returned. Since her mother was sending