The sweeping sands settled.
Xie Xuanyi waved his sleeve, gathering all remaining Sword Intent between heaven and earth back into his Forehead Cave Heaven.
He did not stop the Primordial Saint, instead allowing him to leave.
Of course, Xie Xuanyi knew... there would eventually be a battle between him and the Saint Prince, but that was a matter for the future. After meeting Hong Da and Hong Er at the Primordial Immortal Hall, Xie Xuanyi had a faint intuition in his Heart Lake that there might still be room for "reconciliation" in his relationship with Great Ape Mountain.
Even if the odds of success were very slim.
But Xie Xuanyi wanted to give it a try.
"Benevolent One."
As the sands dispersed, a woman's worried voice rang from afar.
Ao Ying rode on a Flying Sword, slowly approaching.
She fell to sit on the Sword Qi gifted by Xie Xuanyi, supporting her knees with her hands, her red sleeves fluttering gracefully, looking utterly pitiful, with tears glistening in her eyes.
