"You're crazy! Look closely and check how much of his life force is left!" Xiao Long was furious.

Xiao Hu was stunned for a moment, then examined Gu Liyan's body, and his face immediately became quite interesting. "Holy crap! This guy... how come he only has a drop of blood left! Is he fighting for his life?"

Gu Liyan only has one last drop of her heart's blood left in her body. If she loses this drop of heart's blood, Gu Liyan will probably never be able to transform into a human again, and her cultivation will never be able to surpass the peak of the thousand-year period.

"I really didn't expect that he would do something to help us..." Xiao Hu didn't know what to say for a moment.

"He's not helping us; he's driven by an unwavering determination to protect us, even at the cost of his life!" Xiao Long swept Gu Liyan up in his arms, his brows furrowing slightly as he felt the light weight of the bag.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Hu asked curiously.

"Is there even a question? Of course, we need to find a place to heal him! Take that old codger with you. Now that we've transformed into human form, we can enter human cities. Once we're in the city, we'll find a place to settle down and heal him."

Xiao Hu approached An Qianshan and rudely hoisted him onto his shoulder. "What a nuisance!"

A golden light flashed in Xiaolong's amber eyes. Suddenly, a space tore open in the void, and he turned around and urged, "Hurry up and keep up!"

Little Tiger ran up excitedly, shouting, "Coming, coming!"

A new day has begun, and the imperial city has undergone tremendous changes.

The Shadow Hall was deserted, and everyone had become guards of the Myriad Treasures Palace, while there was still no news from the Qingge Hall and the Chess Alliance.

Xuan Qing'er and Yin Yang remained in the courtyard and did not go out.

"yin and yang?"

Xuan Qing'er looked curiously at Yin Yang, who was calmly drinking red tea.

"What?"

Yin Yang's calm demeanor made Xuan Qing'er somewhat puzzled. "Gu Liyan and the others... haven't returned yet. Should we go look for them?"

“No need, Gu Liyan will be fine,” Yin Yang assured him.

"But didn't you hear what Cangmu said to everyone in the world before? Immortality and all that? Shouldn't we stop him...?"

Before Xuan Qing'er could finish speaking, Yin Yang slammed down his teacup and said, "This matter has nothing to do with us anymore! Don't interfere!"

Xuan Qing'er was startled and looked at Yin Yang with a puzzled expression. "Yin Yang, what's wrong with you? Why have I felt that you've been acting strange ever since you came back last time?"

Yin Yang frowned. "I'm fine..."

"Are you hiding something from me?" Xuan Qing'er stared intently at Yin Yang.

"No!"

Yin Yang's outright refusal only fueled Xuan Qing'er's suspicions. She looked at Yin Yang with a serious expression and spoke:

"Yin Yang, I am your wife, please tell me the truth."

Yin Yang was slightly taken aback, looking at Xuan Qing'er's serious face. In the past, when Xuan Qing'er had this attitude, he would have obeyed her every word and followed her orders, but...

“I’m sorry, I didn’t hide anything from you this time.” Yin Yang finished speaking and stood up. “I’m going out for a walk. You stay here and keep an eye on Wu Wenfeng. Don’t let him go out.”

Watching Yin Yang flee as if his life depended on it, Xuan Qing'er felt a pang of disappointment. Just now, when Yin Yang was answering her, he had intentionally or unintentionally avoided her gaze…