Xiao Jie felt anxious inside, but with his reserved personality, it didn't show on the outside at all. His hair was messy at the moment—even his usually long hair was tied back with just a single dark cyan hair ribbon. Given the dangerous situation, he hadn't had time to properly tie the hair that had been restored by the Vitality Liquid. As he hurried along, his waist-length hair became even more disheveled, yet it lacked any hint of effeminacy. His facial features were naturally quite rugged, and his skin tone wasn't the chronic, pale white common among cultivators; his bronze-yellow complexion was entirely natural. Such a skin tone was rare among cultivators and easily mistaken for that of a rough, savage rustic from the wilderness. It seemed to have nothing in common with the fair, cold, and noble look of most cultivators, but in her past life, Li Dai had seen people of many different skin tones and could appreciate this difference, entirely free of discrimination or prejudice.
Moreover, putting everything else aside, Xiao Jie carried a rugged and untamed charm that made him quite striking. He was a man of few words, yet reserved and meticulous, the kind of person Li Dai deeply appreciated.
Therefore, even though Xiao Jie's anxiety was purely internal and completely unreflected in his rugged, composed bronze features, Li Dai could still sense it.
Chapter 1014