My consciousness was slowly fading, but Qu Chen's voice grew clearer and clearer, bursting beside my ears as if coming from the distant horizon. "Lier, trust me!" The voice cut through the darkness before me like a flash of lightning, shattering my fear as well. I felt his determination, his power, and his love for me. These feelings transformed into a warm current that flooded my entire body.
Then, the world spun around me as if I were traveling through time and space. When everything finally grew still, I found myself standing inside a cave. The surroundings were unfamiliar, but the air carried a familiar scent—the scent of home, the scent of the Cultivation World.
"Lier, you're awake!" Linger's joyful voice reached me. I forced my heavy eyelids open and saw her anxious face, alongside Xuanfeng standing right beside her, his expression filled with worry and anticipation.
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