"Neither of them came back during these seven years. They really did stay at Ghost Wave Bend for seven years, and even when Yan Xi went to find Brother Dugu, she never saw him. She even came to my place and raised a great fuss. In the end, I went there with her again, but we still didn't see them. Ghost Wave Bend isn't large, but its rocky walls are riddled with caves, and the passages inside run every which way. We had no idea where the two of them were. Unless they called out or revealed themselves, we couldn't find them at all. They probably didn't see Yan Xi because they didn't want to be distracted," Hong Yi said.
At Hong Yi's words, Huang Xiao frowned and asked with some concern, "Do you think the two of them might have run into danger?"
"That could be bad. Li Wujing did defect from the Taixuan Sect, after all. If the Taixuan Sect wanted to take him back, they would probably go to Ghost Wave Bend too," Liaochen said, his expression changing slightly.
He had not thought that far before, merely assuming Dugu Sheng was practicing his swordsmanship and cultivating there. Now that Huang Xiao had brought it up, his heart rose into his throat as well.
"You can rest assured about that. They're definitely fine." Hong Yi smiled slightly. "When Yan Xi and I went there again, we found a few lines carved into a cliff face, telling us to go back and meet them in Kaifeng when the secret of the Seven Spirit Blades was unlocked. Clearly, when Yan Xi went looking for them, they must have known. Dugu Sheng simply didn't come out to see her. He also guessed that she would come to me and go there