Six hours later, Zhang Xing and Ruan Mei flew out of the Purple Flame Mountain range.
They arrived at the old site of the Ruan Family Fortress.
Ruan Mei looked at the overgrown weeds and the dilapidated courtyard. Grief welled up in her heart.
Plop!
Ruan Mei knelt down, her eyes filled with tears.
"Father, mother, daughter is back. Can you hear me?"
"…"
Ruan Mei sobbed as she recounted what had happened over the years.
Ruan Mei had experienced the most painful thing in the world at a young age.
She would probably not be able to walk out of this psychological trauma in the next few years, or even decades.
Zhang Xing did not disturb her. He stood ten meters away and looked at the distant sky.
How far is this place from Earth?
If one day I become a saint and know more secrets of this continent, will I have a chance to return to Earth?
"Eh?"
Just as they were immersed in their memories, a voice suddenly came from the sky.
Zhang Xing immediately became alert and looked at the source of the voice.
He saw a peerless woman standing in the sky.
She seemed to be in her twenties, but she also seemed to be a middle-aged woman. In the blink of an eye, he felt an aura of vicissitudes.
Zhang Xing's eyes narrowed. He knew that this woman was definitely an almighty senior.
Her cultivation was at least an Eight-Star War Venerable.
Ruan Mei did not notice the arrival of this woman. She was still mournfully complaining about the pain of missing her parents.
The woman listened for a while and quietly landed. There was a hint of pity in her eyes.
However, she did not disturb Ruan Mei. Instead, she walked towards Zhang Xing.
"Young man, are you the descendants of the Ruan Family?"
The woman asked doubtfully.
"I'm not. She is. Her name is Ruan Mei. She's the only one who escaped from the Ruan Family six or seven years ago."
Zhang Xing's gaze turned from the woman's face to Ruan Mei.
The woman nodded and paused for a moment before asking.
"Was it you who helped Sister Ruan take revenge?"
"Yes, I've fulfilled my promise to her back then."
Zhang Xing said calmly. He didn't feel the woman's sudden arrival at all, nor was he nervous.
The woman secretly praised Zhang Xing's performance.
However, he only admired it and did not take it seriously.
In her eyes, Zhang Xing was just an ordinary teenager.
After that, the woman ignored Zhang Xing and looked at Ruan Mei quietly.
Zhang Xing turned around and left the woman's side.
He casually found a rock and sat down.
Two hours later, Ruan Mei's tears had dried up.
Everything that needed to be said had been said.
She stood up listlessly and walked towards Zhang Xing with her head lowered.
As for the woman, she didn't even spare her a glance.
It wasn't that she hadn't noticed, nor was it that the woman had concealed her aura.
It was because Ruan Mei was used to staying by Zhang Xing's side.
His parents, grandparents, uncles, and ancestors were all gone.
How could she be in the mood to pay attention to a stranger?
"Ruan Mei, wait!"
The woman called out to Ruan Mei.
Ruan Mei slowly turned around. Her eyes were dull as she looked at the woman expressionlessly without saying a word.
"I'm the Grand Elder of the Demonic Jade Mountain Gate. My name is Mo Caiyi. I'm friends with your ancestor."
"Ten years ago, your ancestor found me and asked me to take you to the Demonic Jade Mountain to learn martial arts."
"…"
The woman explained her relationship with the Ruan Clan in detail.
She also said that she had been helping to find out about the enemies of the Ruan Clan, but there was no news.
Who would have thought that he would be fated to meet Ruan Mei today and even get his revenge?
What she meant was that she wanted to bring Ruan Mei back to the mountain gate immediately.
"I'm not going. I don't want to learn martial arts. I just want to stay by Zhang Xing's side."
Ruan Mei shook her head after hearing that. She turned and sat down beside Zhang Xing.