The Lady Arclight was exceptionally pleased to have much of her cultivation restored. She chatted with Xiao Nanfeng about dinner on their way back to the cave.2

As they approached the valley in which they had rested yesterday, Xiao Nanfeng suddenly felt a premonition of danger.1

"Be careful!" He tackled the Lady Arclight and sent both of them sprawling to the ground. Two arrows suddenly whizzed by where the two cultivators were standing.0

Xiao Nanfeng and the Lady Arclight hurriedly hid behind a large boulder.1

"Even if you hadn't pushed me, I would have been able to avoid that arrow. No one at Immanence can defeat me—I'm stronger than you now! But look at this mess you've made," the Lady Arclight grumbled, wiping at the mud on her robes.1

"I apologize, Elder. My first thought was to protect you." Xiao Nanfeng scratched his head with some embarrassment.1

The Lady Arclight stilled. Her heart thrummed, and her dissatisfaction disappeared in the blink of an eye. Even the mud on her robes didn't feel as bothersome anymore.4

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