"Miss! Miss, you're finally back, I was so worried!" Zi Yu excitedly ran up to Murong Xue and took her hand.
"Zi Yu! I'm back!" Murong Xue hugged Zi Yu.
"Miss, you didn't bring the young master back with you this time?" Zi Yu asked with a hint of confusion.
"The young master is still in seclusion. Once he's out, he'll come find me!"
"Young master? Who is the young master?" Zi Yu inquired.
"The young master is my younger brother. My name is Murong Xue. My mother is the daughter of Prince Fengyang. Do you know Prince Fengyang's manor?"
"The young master is the daughter of Prince Fengyang! Of course I know! The young master and the princess look so much alike!" Zi Yu said happily.
"Yes!" Murong Xue nodded with a smile.
"By the way, Miss, where have you been all this time?"
"I went out to train! I wanted to train, so I went out to train! Now, after a year, I've finally returned from my training!"
"Miss! I truly admire you! You're amazing!"
"Alright! Enough flattery! I'm going to take a bath. Call me for dinner later!"
"Mm!"
Murong Xue returned to her room, closed the door, and then drew all the spiritual energy in the room into her body, circulating it through her meridians.
Half an hour later.
Murong Xue opened her eyes.
"Phew~ This is truly painful! For the past half month, I've had to cultivate for half an hour every morning. I feel like I'm completely worn out!"
"Xue'er! What's wrong?"
Suddenly, the door was knocked upon. Yun Lang spoke from outside.
"It's nothing! Nothing! I just feel very tired. I'm planning to take a bath and sleep early!"
"Okay! Hurry up!"
"Mm!" Murong Xue nodded.
A moment later, Murong Xue emerged from the bathroom. After drying her hair, she changed into loose and comfortable clothes and sat down at the table, ready to eat.
"Yun Lang! Why are you back so early today?" Murong Xue asked curiously.
"I missed you! So, I came back early!" Yun Lang gazed at Murong Xue dotingly.
"I missed you too!" Murong Xue said softly.
"I'll go get the dishes from the kitchen!" Yun Lang said and then left the room.
"Oh dear!" Murong Xue covered her forehead and shook her head helplessly. She felt a headache coming on!
So many things had happened lately!
After Yun Lang left, she began to cultivate in seclusion, and it was in a secret chamber! During this time, Yun Lang had come to see her once.
He told her that she needed to cultivate diligently and become a warrior as soon as possible, so she wouldn't have to rely on anyone for protection. Therefore, he wanted to help her reach the Warrior level as quickly as possible!
She was extremely relieved upon hearing this, as it meant she could stand on her own and no longer be a burden.
She was very happy! Because she knew this was her greatest progress, and she was fortunate that Yun Lang didn't look down on her because of it!
"Xue'er!" Yun Lang entered the room with a bowl of soup.
"Coming! Put it down! I can manage myself!"
"Xue'er, you haven't had a proper meal for half a month. You're not allowed to refuse this time!" Yun Lang said sternly.
"Oh!" Murong Xue lowered her head and silently drank the soup.
After lunch, Murong Xue returned to her room to rest, while Yun Lang remained in the courtyard, cultivating.
He cultivated until the evening.
The sun began to set.
Yun Lang stood up and walked towards the room.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Yun Lang gently knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Murong Xue opened the door and saw Yun Lang standing outside.
"Xue'er, it's me! Are you free tonight?" Yun Lang asked softly.
"Yes! Is something wrong?"
"Xue'er, let's have dinner together tonight!"
"But I want to go back to my room and rest. I want to sleep early!" Murong Xue said faintly.
Upon hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Yun Lang's eyes, but it quickly vanished. He smiled and said, "Alright! Then you should rest well. I'll go make dinner first!"
After speaking, Yun Lang headed towards the kitchen.
Murong Xue watched Yun Lang's retreating back, her heart warming.
"You've worked hard these past few days!" Murong Xue murmured to herself.
After dinner, Murong Xue returned to her room, took out her brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began drawing a pill formula.
"Xue'er, it's time to eat!" Yun Lang's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Okay!" Murong Xue nodded, put away the pill formula, and walked out of the room.
Seeing Murong Xue's appearance, Yun Lang couldn't help but smile.
"Xue'er, what kind of pill are you drawing?" Yun Lang asked.
"Oh! This is the Blood Condensing Pill, it can improve my constitution. You should try taking it!"
"Blood Condensing Pill! That's a novel name! I'll try it!"
"Mm! Okay!"
"Xue'er, I'm going to take a bath first!"
"Go ahead!"
After Yun Lang went to take a bath, Murong Xue began to cultivate.
Night fell.
A bright moon hung above the treetops, and its radiant moonlight illuminated the entire lawn.
"Hoo hoo hoo~"
Murong Xue exhaled a few breaths of turbid air, then took out the "Pill Scripture" from her embrace and began to study it carefully.
The "Pill Scripture" was divided into nine layers, from beginner to advanced: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine.
Murong Xue was not interested in these tiers of cultivation techniques, and only flipped through them cursorily.
At this time, Yun Lang had finished his bath and returned to the room.
"Yun Lang, you sleep first! I still have something unfinished!"
"Mm! Didn't you say you wanted to rest early? I've already made the bed for you!"
"Okay!" Murong Xue replied.
"Then I'll sleep first! Tomorrow we'll go to the market together to buy some things. We need to celebrate properly!" Yun Lang said excitedly.
"Okay! I also hope to live a normal life with you!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Lang's expression suddenly dimmed.
"Xue'er, this is all our fault! You don't need to feel guilty, because we brought it upon ourselves!"
Murong Xue's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. Did Yun Lang know she was cultivating the "Hellish Divine Art"? But she remembered that she had concealed it very well. It was impossible for Yun Lang to see through it!
"I know, it's all my fault! I'm the one who harmed you! If it weren't for me! You wouldn't have to suffer like this!"
"This is not your fault! It's all my fault!" Yun Lang said with immense sorrow.
"Yun Lang, no matter what! Aren't I safe now? So you don't need to blame yourself!"
"But if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to go through all this suffering!"
"This is fate! This is destiny!"
"Xue'er, I beg you! Come with me, okay? Let's live a normal life. Have you forgotten? Our previous agreement, let's go find our freedom, shall we?"
Yun Lang's words left Murong Xue in silence.