"Junior Brother Gu?" Hearing the deliberately saccharine, honeyed tone Song Hanzhi adopted, he finally snapped back to reality.
Within his sleeve, a red cord glimmered with a faint light, aiding his mana and leaving a trail behind as it carved the names "Gu Shaoyan" and "Song Hanzhi" side by side. With this, their names were inscribed on the Marriage Stone, and their hearts were bound together.
...
Inside the guest chamber, Xu Yingzhen held the Baoding Soul-Nurturing Pill beneath her tongue, channeling her mana to dissolve it. A warm current flowed toward her Niwan palace, and the dull, throbbing pain gradually dissipated. The lotus flower emerged once more, returning to her Qi Sea, attempting to absorb her Huangya mana to nourish itself.
Chapter 41