On the way back from the cave, You Xue asked, “Fellow Daoist, why did you imprison the White Bone Emperor instead of just killing him back then?”

“It’s actually quite simple. When I last explored Fallen God Valley, I set my sights on a thirty-thousand-year Nightcall Flower, and the old skeleton insisted on trying to steal it from me,” Su Yi said casually. “He couldn’t beat me, so he attempted to threaten Little Leaf and force me to hand it over. I naturally couldn’t let him off lightly.

“However, he never really tried to hurt her. Out of consideration for that, I simply took back the Nightcall Flower and imprisoned him instead of dealing a lethal blow.”

You Xue instantly understood. A moment later, she hesitated, then probed, “Were I to encounter danger, would you intervene on my behalf too?”

As she said this, she subconsciously lowered her head and avoided Su Yi’s gaze.

“I would,” said Su Yi without even stopping to think.

It was just two calm, casual words, but a smile rose on You Xue’s red lips.

On her cold, aloof face, a smile was extraordinarily radiant. Her heart filled with joy too great...