This made Sun Tianming feel extremely frustrated. He sighed, initially intending to share the good news of his impending breakthrough with Lin Chen, only to have the words stifled back down.
"Has Chen Jie awoken?"
Lin Chen redirected the topic, asking. It was now midday; they had been practicing until this time before opening their eyes. He didn't know if Chen Jie's condition had improved or if she'd awoken.
"Ahem."
Sun Tianming let out a dry cough and said, "I was just about to call you to check on her together."
Lin Chen didn't notice the awkwardness in Sun Tianming's words. He had already planned to seek out Chen Jie, so after a slight nod, his body floated out, naturally heading in the direction of Chen Jie's location.
"Hey, wait for me."
Sun Tianming waved towards Lin Chen's figure, following him with a jog, though in his heart he was constantly grumbling about Lin Chen's exceptionally fast improvement in strength.
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