Then the girl slowly opened her eyes, her cool gaze fixed on the two of them.

Zuan: "..."

Yan Xuehen was going crazy. Although she had broken free from Zu An's embrace, she was unsure when Chu Yan had woken up.

What if she saw what just happened...

She glanced at the River of Oblivion beside her, and even considered whether she should jump in and end it all.

Chu Chuyan was the first to break the awkward silence: "Grandpa, Master..."

His voice was weak, as if he had just woken up and was still a little groggy.

Zuan was both surprised and delighted, and immediately carried Yan Xuehen to the lotus throne in the seven-colored light.

As soon as she regained her footing, Yan Xuehen hurriedly pushed Zu An away and quickly explained to Chu Chuyan, "Chuyan, don't overthink it. Zu An wasn't hugging me, it's just..."

For a moment, her mind went blank, and she had no idea how to explain it.

“I didn’t think much about it. The River of Oblivion is impossible to cross by flying. Without A-Zu leading you, Master, you wouldn’t be able to get across either,” Chu Chuyan blinked. “But Master is calling him A-Zu now, so it seems your relationship is much better than before.”

Yan Xuehen's heart pounded wildly. She awkwardly smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear to hide her embarrassment: "Really? It used to sound quite natural when you called me that."

Zu An, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing. Chu Yan clearly knew about the relationship between the two, but she pretended not to know and deliberately teased Sister Yan.

Remembering her warning to him not to let the news leak out, he felt a pang of sympathy for Yan Xuehen. She was still struggling with her own thoughts, unaware that Chu Yan was watching her act.

He initially felt a pang of guilt and wanted to offer a word of advice, but upon meeting Chu Yan's warning gaze, he had no choice but to shut his mouth.

Chu Yan suffered so much for him, enduring a thousand years of hardship was already boring enough, so finding some fun wasn't easy.

Yan Xuehen was completely unaware of the truth. To avoid giving herself away, she quickly changed the subject: "Chu Yan, I never imagined that your seclusion last time would almost be the end of our master-disciple relationship."

As the story progressed, genuine emotions welled up, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Chu Chuyan knew that their kung fu was most vulnerable to emotional fluctuations, and the other party was clearly genuinely excited and saddened.

Thinking of her past relationship with her master, the care and love he had shown her in the sect, and all the strange experiences she had had over the years, all the grievances welled up in her heart. She could no longer hold back and threw herself into his arms, choking out, "Master!"

The master and apprentice hugged each other and cried for a long time, while Zuan was also quite saddened.

Since their last reunion, Chu Yan has been too calm, but she is still a young girl, and keeping her emotions bottled up inside is a real problem.

She has been strong and independent since childhood, and she probably wouldn't be like that even in front of her mother, Qin Wanru. Only in front of Yan Xuehen, who is both her teacher and her mother, would she show such true feelings.

After the two women had vented their emotions, Zu An couldn't help but ask curiously, "Chu Yan, weren't you asleep? Why did you suddenly wake up?"

Yan Xuehen also became nervous, wondering what would happen if she had seen what had just happened.

Chu Chuyan gave Zu An a resentful look: "You have the nerve to say that? Last time you came back from ancient times to the Bridge of Helplessness, you didn't wake me up. If I hadn't woken up on my own this time, were you planning to just leave like that again?"