"The system said retrieving it will be extremely difficult. It wasn't exaggerating."
Yan Cijin was silent for a moment. She also purposefully chose to ignore the existence of this 'system' bai li just revealed so casually.
Then she asked, "How difficult?"
Bai Li gave a small, humorless laugh.
"Difficult enough that I don't want LiLi anywhere near it."
Yan Cijin understood the implication immediately.
The fact that Bai Li was worried about LiLi was obvious.
The fact that Bai Li was worried about Yan Cijin was also obvious.
At least to everyone except Bai Li herself.
Yan Cijin looked at her quietly.
"You still want to go."
"Yes."
"Even after knowing all that?"
Bai Li nodded.
"Especially after knowing all that."
Yan Cijin could not help it.
A tiny smile appeared.
Of course.
That was exactly the kind of answer she had expected.
Bai Li always seemed to be most determined when the odds were terrible.
Yan Cijin's heart warmed again.
