Threads Chapter 400-Recovery 8
"Welcome back, Yu Nuan."
The girl's hair was a little longer, falling down loosely over the right side of her head and cropped close on the left. The bright electric blue color was highlighted with streaks of white and darker blue.
The metal piercings seemed to have multiplied, too. The one ear Ling Qi could see was lined with a whole row of spiked studs pierced through the lobe. There were also two through the lower lip, one through the nose, and she spied one through the eyebrow behind the fringe of the girl's bangs. That wasn't even considering all the little nodes of heavenly qi Ling Qi suspected were further piercings beneath the other girl’s heavy winter robes. Perhaps they were something more like the steel and iron rings and on her fingers or the chain links hung heavy around her neck though.
It was a strange cultivation method, but it worked for the girl. Yu Nuan’s foundation was solid, a black, dense cloud filled with thunderous rumbles and spitting sparks.
"Thanks." Yu Nuan looked uncomfortable.
Ling Qi could understand. Even if her hair was growing back in and even if she was swathed in a dark robe hiding how thin she was, she still did not look recovered.
"I mean, I'm honored to be welcomed back into your home, Lady Ling." Yu Nuan bowed low, and sparks crackled and spat.
Inside the gate, Ling Qi smiled from her seat on the wheelchair as Hanyi peered past her shoulder and sniffed haughtily.
"Raise your head, and come in. This is going to be your home, too, for the time it has left. Come out to the gardens with me. I'm sure your companions would like to be let out." Ling Qi gestured for Hanyi to turn her wheelchair around.