Two people, both equally stubborn and equally concerned about each other, were at a standoff; neither was willing to leave first.
Seeing that the Second Elder was about to reach his limit, the sound of an engine came from not far away. A car wobbled its way over and stopped beside Nalan Ye Jue and Qin Xin.
Jing Zhichen rolled down the window. "Miss Lan, I've come to take you away."
Nalan Ye Jue glared at him warily, tightening his grip on Qin Xin.
Jing Zhichen pressed his lips together. "I have a Time Key. I can send you… out of here for good, right now. You don't have to… wait a whole year."
Time Key?
What kind of Magic Artifact is that?
A flicker of doubt swept through Qin Xin's heart.
When they'd been searching for a way to leave, everyone had said they needed a sufficiently powerful Spiritual Pearl, and only with a Time Mage casting the spell could the Time Gate be opened.
Spiritual Pearls were hard to come by, and a Time Mage with strong enough Mana was even rarer.
