"My Lady, I have seen him," Shuangxue said.
"You've truly seen him? Where?"
"Tell me, now!!!"
Nianqing's emotions surged dramatically as she seized Shuangxue by the shoulders.
This was no mere question — it was an interrogation.
Shuangxue dared not withhold anything and hastily recounted everything she knew about Chu Feng to Nianqing.
"So he's here, in this very place?"
After hearing Shuangxue's account, Nianqing's lips parted slightly, and her breathing grew rapid.
"My Lady, you... what's wrong?"
Shuangxue hurried to ask. Having followed Nianqing for so many years, she had rarely seen her young mistress react with such intensity.
Nianqing did not answer. Instead, she struck out with her palm, and the box Shuangxue had brought was obliterated into fragments.
A strange power surged forth, scattering in all directions.
"My Lady, you!!!"
Seeing this, Shuangxue was stunned.
This spatial world was not a place where Nianqing rested — it was a trial ground meant to test her.
These powers were forces that Nianqing had ordered her to gather, reserved for use in passing the trial.
If these powers were destroyed, then Nianqing would have only one other way to pass the trial.
And that way was one she had never once chosen in all these years.
Because it was far too risky.
At that moment, Nianqing took to the air and departed from the wooden hut.
Shuangxue scrambled to her feet and gave chase, but Nianqing was far too fast. By the time Shuangxue exited the hut, Nianqing had already vanished without a trace.
"Could it be that my Lady is really going to?!!!"
Shuangxue pondered for a moment and quickly arrived at a possibility. She then shot off toward the southwest.
After flying at top speed, a massive floating formation array appeared before Shuangxue's eyes.
The array's power was so overwhelming that Shuangxue did not dare approach too closely.
And there stood Nianqing, already before the formation.
The array was far too powerful — the force it radiated alone was enough to churn the wind and clouds.
Nianqing stood before the formation, her robes and hair whipped into a wild frenzy by the gale.
Though she was a noble True Dragon Spirit World Master, and Nianqing's strength was extraordinarily formidable, before that grand array, she appeared rather small.
This was a trial she herself had been afraid to face.
But at this moment, her eyes held a look of absolute resolve.
"My Lady, the time is not yet right. This is not the moment to challenge the array!"
Shuangxue, unable to get close to the formation, could only shout from a distance in a desperate attempt to dissuade her.
"Only by breaking through this array can I leave this place as quickly as possible."
But as soon as Nianqing finished speaking, she resolutely stepped into the grand array.
Seeing this, an indescribable mix of emotions filled Shuangxue's face.
"Who exactly is this Chu Feng?"
"Why would he make Nianqing act like this?"
She understood what this array represented. There were only two ways to pass the trial.
Facing this array head-on was the extreme approach — but also the correct one.
For all these years, Nianqing had always taken the other way, avoiding this trial altogether. Yet today, she had suddenly chosen to face it directly.
All because she wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
Shuangxue understood why Nianqing had done this — it was, of course, because of one person, and that person was Chu Feng.
But she could not fathom who this Chu Feng truly was, to make Nianqing act in such a way.
Suddenly, Shuangxue was struck by a nameless sense of worry. If Chu Feng was truly this important, then he absolutely could not be treated carelessly.
"Younger sister, you must treat Chu Feng well."