The dazzling white light gradually dissipated. I opened my eyes, and the familiar air of the modern world rushed into my lungs. We were back in that cave on Yulong Snow Mountain. Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and the accumulated snow reflected a dazzling glare.
"We... are back?" My voice was hoarse, and I reached out to touch the cold cave wall to confirm this wasn't a hallucination.
Shen Yu stood beside me, tightly gripping the two jade pendants that had now lost their luster. Her ancient attire had changed back into modern hiking gear, and her long hair was tied back into a ponytail once again, but her gaze carried a few more traces of weathering—as if she had suddenly matured a great deal.
Chapter 88