As soon as the words fell, the figure slowly opened her eyes.
Ah Yin's eyes were a deep ink blue, with a trace of dark red in them.
"Ah Yu, you're here."
Ah Yin's voice rang out, calm with a hint of hoarseness. Only when her gaze fell on Su Yu did it gain a little warmth.
"Yes, I'm here."
Su Yu nodded and stepped slightly aside. "Do you still remember her?"
Ah Yin turned her gaze to Xiao Wu. After studying her closely for a moment, a flicker of recognition crossed her eyes.
"You're Xiao Wu?"
"It's me! Aunt Ah Yin!" Xiao Wu nodded hurriedly, her eyes reddening.
"Aunt Ah Yin, what exactly happened to you? How did you become like this?"
Ah Yin sighed softly, her long black-and-red hair drifting gently in the air.
"Perhaps this is simply my fate. Back then, I trusted a human and sacrificed my soul ring for him."
"I thought he would take good care of my original body. I never expected that I would nearly die in a cave."
"Ah Yu saved me when I was on the verge of death. He brought me here and let me stay to cultivate."
"When it comes down to it, I brought this appearance upon myself. It's the price of trusting humans too easily."
She slowly recounted what had happened back then. Every word was spoken lightly, yet Xiao Wu's heart tightened as she listened.
"So now you're..." Xiao Wu asked cautiously.
"I'm doing well." Ah Yin smiled, a measure of acceptance in that smile.
"Now that I'm here at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I feel I'll soon be able to cultivate back to a hundred thousand years."
Standing beside them, Su Yu added, "Her power is more restrained than before, and