Pei Yuhang shook his head. He knelt on one knee, bringing his eyes level with hers.
Those eyes that were always so cold toward Ji Xichan now reflected her image, filled with trust and warmth.
"No, you are our only hope of leaving the Abyssal Sea Palace."
"Yuan Tianming lured half of the elite cultivators into the Abyssal Sea Palace. He's clearly up to no good, and we can't let his plan succeed."
"After we find Yueqiu and the others, the hope of opening the Abyssal Sea Palace and saving everyone rests entirely on you, Ji Xichan."
'Hope...?'
'If I cause an irredeemable disaster, I'll become the greatest sinner in the Cultivation Realm. Even then... Sword Immortal Pei, you'd still call me your hope?'
"Ji Xichan, Elder Lu, my master, and I didn't save you just so you could wallow in self-pity."
"Pull yourself together!"
Seeing Ji Xichan's dazed and absent-minded state, Yu Xiaoyan had the urge to go over and punch her.
