After half an incense stick's time, Li Yan personally arranged a place for Su Hong and the other two to rest. It was, in fact, within his own cave residence.
Afterward, he left his cave residence again and once more arrived before Mu Guyue's cave residence. There were some things he wanted to say to Mu Guyue.
Yet at this moment, certain words still echoed in his mind. They were words Uncle Lian had transmitted to him after he had settled Su Hong and the others.
"Little Friend Li, after our Manager Su learned back then that you and a Spirit Transformation cultivator had vanished amid a great battle, she had spent these past several hundred years searching for news of you.
"Moreover, the first news she received of you was not in the Immortal-Spirit Realm, but in the lower realm!
"Afterward, Manager Su braved the dangers of teleportation to return to the upper realm, then spent a great deal of time before finally locating the Broken Army Sect!"
Having said this, Uncle Lian did not continue. Nor did he pay any more attention to Li Yan, simply turning and leaving.
When Li Yan silently walked out of the cave residence, he did not look once more toward the room where Su Hong was resting.
He was no longer that ignorant youth from back then. He had long sensed what Su Hong had done for him, but he did not dare touch upon it.
He had once sworn to Zhao Min and Gong Chenying that they would be the only two women in his life. Thus, he had always regarded Su Hong merely as a dear friend.
He would never reveal even a trace of romantic feelings before Su Hong.
Especially after Mu Guyue appeared, Li Yan had constantly been