Time Travel: The Heroine Has Arrived!

Let’s talk about the other side.

Gu Shengyin stopped not far after leaving Westwind City.

She leaned against a large tree on the outskirts, slowly calming the mystic energy within her body, using the tree as support so she wouldn’t collapse.

During the fight with Qing Yao, she had drawn too much mystic energy from within her; she had already noticed something was wrong during the battle, but forcibly suppressed it.

Now, as she relaxed, the aftereffects erupted—the entire right side of her body had fallen into a temporary state of numbness.

She must find the Vermilion Bird Fire soon, or else it’s truly uncomfortable having a hidden time bomb in her body.

As she thought of this, her expression suddenly became tense—Qing Yao had appeared in front of her without her noticing.

"I must say, beauty, you’re really fast. I almost lost you," he said exaggeratedly.

Though he said that, seeing his relaxed demeanor, it was clear he wasn’t entirely serious.

The Ancient Mystic Fox clan is known for their speed, so it’s nothing unusual for him to catch up with Gu Shengyin.

Gu Shengyin remained expressionless, coldly saying, "What do you want?"

Qing Yao seemed a bit troubled, furrowing his brows and sighing, "No need to be so tense. I mean no harm."

Gu Shengyin: Heh.

Perhaps her response was too obvious, even without saying anything, Qing Yao clearly understood her meaning.

He furrowed his brows and said, "I just want to be friends with you, beauty."

With a face fresh as morning dew, even his feigned worried look had a somewhat endearing charm. On a normal day, Gu Shengyin might have appreciated such beauty, but her current situation was special, and she didn’t want to get involved with this person.

She simply said coldly, "I’m not interested in being friends with you."

Qing Yao seemed to expect her answer and wasn’t surprised: "I’m Qing Yao. You should at least tell me your name, right?"

Gu Shengyin wished he would leave quickly, frowning, she answered, "My name is Huang Tian."

Huang Tian?

This name seems somewhat familiar...

"Are you from the Phoenix Family clan?"

Gu Shengyin didn’t speak, which meant she acknowledged it.

Qing Yao only asked casually; he wasn’t particularly concerned about which family the other belonged to.

Gu Shengyin glanced at him: "Aren’t you leaving yet?"

Qing Yao laughed: "Why should I leave?"

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Gu Shengyin closed her eyes, too lazy to pay him any attention.

Yet the next moment, she felt a warm body approach her.

She opened her eyes to see Qing Yao, his worried expression tinged with seriousness: "What’s wrong with you?"

Gu Shengyin was startled, her face cool and stern: "What could be wrong?"

Qing Yao wasn’t intimidated by her demeanor at all.

He extended his hand to grasp Gu Shengyin’s right hand while saying, "It’s clear something’s not right with you. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be talking so much with me; normally, you’d just attack me directly, right?"

Gu Shengyin: "..."

Indeed, you have a keen sense of self-awareness.

Qing Yao held her wrist, focusing for a moment, and then his expression turned a bit grim.

"What’s wrong with your body?"

He could sense the sluggish flow of mystic energy within her meridians, which was clearly abnormal.

She had actually fought with him earlier in such a condition?

As Qing Yao felt a mix of shock and a strange sense of pride—of course the person he took a liking to isn’t only as beautiful as him, but also so strong!

——

Midnight.

Continuing at midnight.