Gu Yue had left because she had no other choice. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been in so much pain before. Senior Disciple Sister Xu Mi'er was right. He wasn't able to keep her because he was too weak.

He reflexively tightened his grasp around the silver scale in his hand, and he felt its sharp edges, he took a deep breath. Power was now his number one pursuit.

Gu Yue, wait for me! No matter how many obstacles stand in our way, we'll overcome them together. Wait for me to become more powerful! 

With that in mind, Tang Wulin pulled out his soul communicator before dialing a number.

"Xinglan, can you come over to my place for a bit? Also, tell everyone there's no need to keep looking. I've searched through every place she could possibly be during the past few days. She's intentionally avoiding us, so there's no way that we can find her."

……

A vast expanse of white mist lay in the distance.

Gu Yue stood...