Chapter 103 – Giving An Orb to Senior Brother Zhou Zhi
When Li Guanqi returned to his courtyard, little Yu Sui’an ran up in her floral coat. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she cried and sobbed. “Blind boy! I... Hick! I thought I’d never see you again...”
The little girl leaped onto Li Guanqi and clung to him like a koala. Li Guanqi gently hugged her, wiped her tears dry, then said, “Why? Why would you think that? See, I’m fine.”
Still sobbing, Yu Sui’an said, “You... you don’t understand... the jade tokens in the sect... they kept shattering, one after another. It was terrifying. Each broken token meant someone had died, and all of them had gone into the secret realm. I was so scared... scared that yours would be next.”
Li Guanqi was touched. He smiled and stroked her hair. “I’m safe now. Don’t worry.”
Dark circles rimmed her eyes, as she hadn’t slept properly in two days. Li Guanqi lifted her into his arms, and she quickly fell asleep against his shoulders.
Wait... she’s already at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Realm? That’s way too fast!
Along the way, he met many seniors from Heavenly Lightning Peak. They all looked at him with concern, and he returned their gazes with a warm smile. Back at his quarters, he laid the sleeping girl on the bed and tucked her in carefully.
He sighed in relief. The side effects of the Red Cloud Pill had mostly subsided.
He went to the cultivation room in the backyard, activated the array, and called softly, “Sword Spirit.”
Her voice came slowly. “What is it?”