Yan Li lowered her eyes and looked outside the cave, thinking to herself:

And you know what? Becoming an immortal is great! She can finally sleep peacefully and openly.

Originally, she was worried that if she slacked off, her master would wake her up to work when she closed her eyes to sleep.

Fortunately, her master still had some humanity and hadn't gone completely mad.

Since Yan Li became an immortal, her guilt towards Fu Yun has vanished without a trace. In fact, because there is no one to restrain her, she lives even more freely.

At this moment, Fuyun was already on the verge of collapse. He never expected that he had only been off guard for a short period of time.

Her obedient disciple had gotten himself into a huge mess, a mess that only she could solve herself; he had no way to get involved, not even to see it.

Floating Clouds: What is he living for anyway?

...

In the silent cave, Wen Shanbai, who had been lying on the ground, sat up at some point and was looking at Yan Li standing in front of the cave entrance from afar.

Beneath the pearly sheen concealed by the black cloth, she seemed almost swallowed by darkness, yet she inexplicably brought him a sense of peace.

Let's keep her here.

This kind of place is a one-way street, so you can't blame him, can you?

Let her suffer and hit a wall, then she'll realize that in this place, only he will treat her well.

"Does Ali want to go out?" After a few brief seconds, Wen Shanbai's gaze returned to calm and gentleness.

He stood up, straightened his clothes, and then expertly shook the blanket he had picked up before putting it away in the closet.

"Hmm." After a short while, Yan Li responded softly as she watched Wen Shanbai approaching her.

She wasn't the type to sit idly by and wait for the evil dragon to come to her; if she could find it herself, that would be ideal.

She also wanted to know what dangers lay outside the cave.

Perhaps it's just a case of 'the little horse crossing the river'.

Seemingly surprised that Yan Li would agree so readily, Wen Shanbai lowered his eyes and said, "Then I'll go with A Li."

“This is Ali’s first time in a place like this, and she’s not familiar with it yet. It would be bad if she got lost.”

He concealed his hand under his sleeve, and with restraint, extended it toward Yan Li.

"But can your body handle it?" Yan Li glanced at Wen Shanbai's outstretched hand, not really wanting to take him out with her.

"Why don't you stay in the cave..."

"No." Before Yan Li could finish speaking, Wen Shanbai directly refused her, his hand under his sleeve trembling slightly. "Ah Li, I'm worried. Take me with you."

"Perhaps I'm not as good as Ali, but I've been here for a long time. If Ali is in danger, I can protect her."

Yan Li was slightly stunned, her ears filled with Wen Shanbai's soft calls.

His voice was deep, and he called out "Ah Li" again and again, which came out very smoothly.

Yan Li frowned slightly, wanting to say something, but was silenced by Wen Shanbai's words.

"Don't you want to find that evil dragon anymore, Ali?" He smiled slightly. "Perhaps if Ali takes me with her, we can find it sooner."

That's all I have to say.

If Yan Li refuses again, it will be disrespectful to the mission.

"Are you willing to lead the way?" She grabbed Wen Shanbai's hand and asked tentatively.

Wen Shanbai glanced at the hand that had reached out to him, then suddenly grabbed it, a slight smile playing on his lips. "You wish."

Yan Li turned her head, tried to pull her hand away, but didn't pull it back.

So what if he's dreaming? Didn't he just make her misunderstand?

"Ah Li, stop joking. If I take you to find that evil dragon now and you accidentally get killed by it, who will collect my body and erect a tombstone in this godforsaken place?"

Wen Shanbai spoke calmly, and his gaze was extremely frank.

It seemed that his thoughts were as simple as he claimed, without any other purpose.

Yan Li: Really? Then she was far too careless.