Chen Xun sighed softly. "Tian Li, you put your heart into this."
"My lord, Demon Moon followed us all the way here. She deserved this." Tian Li's mood was heavy, and an unusually ugly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "With you seeing her off, no one in the underworld would dare make things difficult for her."
"Mm." Chen Xun nodded.
"My lord, the Immortal Alliance has sealed off a thousand-mile radius. No outsiders will come to disturb you."
"Mm."
"You...?"
"I'll sit for a while. When it is time to leave, I'll leave."
"Then I shall not disturb you further, my lord."
After speaking, Tian Li cast one more reluctant glance at the tombstone. He still could not believe that Demon Moon had passed away just like that... Her Immortal Dao Talent had been no less than Qian Shan's.
With his head lowered, he silently departed. He would come see her again on the anniversary of her death next year.
Three months later.
Ji Yan arrived. His bearing was now stern and imposing. Though his face still carried a trace of warmth, anyone who looked at him could not help feeling their heart tremble. He was a man long seated in a high position.
He said nothing. With hands behind his back, he stood beside Chen Xun and quietly gazed at the tombstone.
Without a sound, another person was gone from the Prison Pavilion.
Ji Yan frowned and placed one hand on the shoulder of the seated Chen Xun. The latter's lips curved faintly as he gently nodded.
It was also the first time Chen Xun had not mentioned anything about debts or spirit stones.
The two stood silently before the tombstone. One was the Five Elements Dao Ancestor, the other the current master of the Nine