Li Xizhi was instantly moved. He opened his mouth, but only pulled her into his arms, and spoke warmly:
"Xiao'er, if not for you, I'd have perished in that sea long ago…"
His gentle voice immediately made Yang Xiao'er smile sweetly. Her delicate hands wrapped around his neck as she nestled in his embrace, speaking softly:
"Say no more of that… Do not blame my clan for not sending word to warn you... After all, with Zifu newly bereaved, several brothers were dispatched elsewhere…"
Li Xizhi shook his head, hastily instructing:
"This matter is most likely the work of the Chi Family, it absolutely cannot be leaked, treat it as if it never happened. That's the excuse I used to come to this Mountain of Tempering…"
He carefully recounted the causes and consequences, only concealing the things within his Qi Sea. Yang Xiao'er, ever clever, listened and understood, nodding:
"Good, I surely will."
