Chapter 824 - 796: Zhu Yan in Peril

In the endless wasteland of scorched stones, smoke billowed and rose like a dragon towards the horizon.

Sun Zhe slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the distant, gray sky, sighing silently.

Even though he clearly understood that the Little Dragon Girl indeed needed to walk her own path and shouldn’t stay by his side forever, his heart was still reluctant.

After spending so much time together, he had already regarded the Little Dragon Girl as family, and developed a strong sense of dependence.

Now, faced with her sudden departure, he found it really difficult to adjust.

"Honestly, I can’t offer Sister Long any practical help; I often trouble her instead... Now that she’s met the Lady, and has a chance to explore a bigger world, that’s a good thing."

"I shouldn’t hold her back."

"Alas, as the saying goes, there’s no feast that doesn’t end."

"This parting now is just for the reunion in the future."

As his thoughts wandered, a sudden flash of brilliance appeared beside him, and Long Youyou and the Little Dragon Girl, the mentor-student pair, emerged from the Ring Space, appearing in front of him out of thin air.

Long Youyou gave Sun Zhe a deep look and said, "At parting, I wish to give you one more gift."

Sun Zhe was full of doubt, "What gift?"

Long Youyou said, "After leaving, I will mend the space barriers between the Southern Plain and the Northern Marsh and stay on the Northern Marsh side for a month."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe’s eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Does that mean you’ll block those Outer Domain Cultivators from coming over here anymore?"

Long Youyou nodded gently and turned her back to Sun Zhe, her graceful figure rising into the sky like smoke.

She glanced at the Little Dragon Girl, who kept her head down and remained silent, and said, "Yueqing, if you want to say something, just tell him now; it might be a long time before you meet again."

Sun Zhe watched Long Youyou rise and disappear into the distance, his gaze was profound, filled with thick reluctance.

For some reason, at this moment, he was somewhat afraid to look at the Little Dragon Girl.

Neither of them spoke, they merely looked into the distant sky.

After a long while of silence, the Little Dragon Girl finally called, "Xiao Zhezi."

Sun Zhe smiled, "Yes, Sister Long, what’s up?"

The Little Dragon Girl lightly pursed her lips, shook her head and smiled, saying, "Nothing much. I just wanted to tell you that from now on, when I’m not by your side, you’ll have to find your way around things you don’t understand on your own, and you’ll have to handle them yourself."

"Yes, I know." Sun Zhe’s nose felt sour, and he laughed freely, "I’ve really troubled you during these times. Honestly, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be who I am now."

"I shall never forget your great kindness to me."

The Little Dragon Girl asked with a sour tone, "Is it just gratitude?"

Sun Zhe smiled, "I’ve always considered you as my family, like a sister."

"Nonsense!"

With annoyance, the Little Dragon Girl lifted her leg and kicked him in the rear, "What sister, I’m your elder sister!"

This time, Sun Zhe didn’t dodge and just let her kick him, laughing, "Yes, yes, Sister Long, you’re my real sister!"

"Honestly, Sister Long, I’m really grateful to you."

The Little Dragon Girl waved her hand and turned to look elsewhere, suddenly taking steps forward, leaving only her back in Sun Zhe’s view.

"Why so formal with your sister? Your sister has said early on that she will protect you!"

Sun Zhe watched her back, his gaze tender, "Sister Long, goodbye."

The Little Dragon Girl suddenly stopped, her eyes were red, and her voice slightly trembling, "In the future on Earth... if anyone bullies you or if anyone displeases you, remember all of them and wait until I return to help you deal with them one by one."

Sun Zhe laughed, "You too, over there in the Outer Domain, if anyone bullies you, or someone provokes you, remember them all, and when I find you in the future, we two will go confront them together!"

"Hmph, you don’t know my strength? Need your help?"

"Yes, yes, you’re awesome."

The Little Dragon Girl suddenly became quiet, clenching her powdery fists, her delicate body trembling slightly, then suddenly unleashed a wave of Dragon Qi, transforming into a beam of white light soaring into the sky far away.

"Sun Zhe, I’ll miss you!"

Sun Zhe watched the figure disappear into the distance, unwilling to retract his gaze for a long time.

The world remained silent.

Yet those words, "I’ll miss you," seemed to still linger in his ears.

"Yao Yueqing, take care. I’ll miss you too."

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After collecting himself from the sadness of parting, Sun Zhe found a white mask in the Ring Space, put it on, and turned with determined steps, gradually walking in another direction.

In the endless wasteland of scorched stones, his shadow stretched under the sunset until it disappeared into the depths of the thick smoke.

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, an ear-piercing explosion echoed across the world.

There was a turbulence in the thick smoke, as if the space had shattered, and Sun Zhe’s figure shot into the sky like an arrow, swiftly disappearing into the distant sky.

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When Sun Zhe flew away from the Fire Lake Islands, night had already fallen.

Along this journey, looking at the shocking giant pits and ground cracks, Sun Zhe felt a chill in his heart.

He couldn’t imagine how terrifying the power of the Blood-colored Tribulation Thunder was.

He was sure that, if it weren’t for Long Youyou’s help this time, he would have been utterly obliterated, dead beyond death.

"Sister Long, Lady... I hope that one day, I can become someone you rely on."

At the edge of the Fire Lake Islands.

Sun Zhe stood silently in mid-air, turning back to look at the awe-inspiring giant pit, unable to imagine that not long ago, this place was a lake of molten lava.

"I wonder how are Yan’Er and the others doing."

Thinking of those women, Sun Zhe couldn’t help but worry, and immediately spread his Divine Sense over tens of miles around.

Before long, he captured a few familiar presences not far ahead.

Yet, strangely, he didn’t capture Zhu Yan’s presence.

In his Divine Sense perception, at this moment, Lin Shuqing, Jiang Yushu, Chen Ruoyi, and Han Xinyue were hiding in a tree hole.