“You... you also know that was before, things are different now.” Yu Hong laughed softly. “At last, at last I’ve managed to get in touch with you. I thought—after the attack on the Floating Sky City and losing contact—I thought you were all gone.”
“Wait!? The Floating Sky City was indeed attacked, but this is also our first time communicating now, isn’t it? When did we ever talk to you before?” Quan He frowned.
“Is that so?” Yu Hong fell silent for a moment. “Maybe it was the heart calamity, or some other monster’s disguise. I can't really tell anymore. But no matter what, the fact that you’re still here, still safe—that’s all that matters.”
“Where are you now?” Quan He asked aloud.
“I’m in the Wuxin Belt. The path behind me is blocked by the Grand Annihilation; I can’t get out. I can only go deeper. Can you see me on the map?” Yu Hong inquired.
“No, we can’t.” Quan He replied.
“That’s normal. We’re too far apart. If my cultivation hadn’t advanced again, I wouldn’t even have been able to contact you.” Yu Hong’s tone was calm, but beneath it there was a genuine, heartfelt relief—as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
“We’ve run into a situation here,” Quan He said evenly, sharing their own encounter with Yu Hong’s apparition.