After a long moment, Mo Xing spoke again, his voice casual yet somehow weighted. "They found her."
"Who?" Li Hua asked, her brows furrowing slightly.
"The otherworldly soul that resides in the Beast Sect."
Li Hua's eyebrows arched in surprise, her teacup pausing midway to her lips. "Who?"
"She is the top elite student of the beast tamer sect," Mo Xing explained, his golden eyes reflecting the dying sunlight. "She was away on a mission for several months. According to my shadows, she returned to the sect a few days ago."
Li Hua nodded slowly, absorbing this information before meeting his gaze directly. "Does that mean you'll be leaving now?" she asked, her voice carefully neutral despite the subtle tightening in her chest.
