Shi Guang's voice was soft, but her tone was filled with resolve.
Hearing her words, Yu Sheng froze for a moment. His hand clenched lightly, then relaxed again after a long while.
"Mm..."
In the end, Yu Sheng merely nodded gently, while Shi Guang raised her head again, gazing at the azure sky and breathing in the fragrance of flowers and grass. The only regret was that there was no smile on her face.
Of course, there was none on Yu Sheng's face either.
They were like two children abandoned by the world, able only to hold each other in the cold darkness, giving each other a trace of... final warmth.
Summer had passed, and autumn had just begun. The breeze carried a hint of chill.
Yet the two of them simply lay on the ground, ignoring the dirt beneath them, gazing at the sky in a trance, as though it were the most beautiful sight in the world.
After that day, Yu Sheng and Shi Guang visited the Gold Ingot Group.
Sun Wen furtively led them into an extremely well-hidden basement and brought out a large assortment of strangely shaped new weapons.
Yu Sheng activated the Mountains and Rivers Bottle and took everything. Finally, he and Shi Guang each put on a suit of beast-hide armor.
"Shi Guang..."
"She should be on the Human Race's protection list too, right?"
"Did Yu Mo agree to let Shi Guang go to the Demon Domain?"
Sun Wen looked at Shi Guang, his face full of curiosity.
Yu Sheng shook his head. "Yu Mo never mentioned it."
"Then are you..."
Sun Wen looked at Yu Sheng in amazement. "Are you planning to take Shi Guang and force your way through the pass into the Demon Domain?"
"That's illegal!"
"Yu Mo will agree!"
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