"Where are you going?" Xin Huohuo asked instinctively. Although she didn't know Lin Pei well, she sensed the girl was connected to this whole affair. This connection itself was precious, and she was reluctant to part ways so soon.
"I'm going to use this chance to sneak back into the Underworld," Lin Pei said, a hint of sorrow and regret in her dark, glistening eyes. "If we've really exhausted every option, and my master and senior uncle still can't escape this fated death, then at least someone needs to be there to collect their bodies."
Those last few words were like steel awls, piercing the softest part of Xin Huohuo's heart.
She watched as Lin Pei's figure vanished like mist scattered by the wind. Her entire body felt pinned down by a giant boulder, completely immobile. But inside, her heart was like boiling water, churning without end.
