Chapter 928

"It's totally fine. Honestly, I've been so happy these past days—having you, Jiraiya, with me is so much better than those days in the Divine Dragon Realm! Back then, every day I could only count the clouds in the sky, and that was incredibly, incredibly boring. So thank you for spending these days playing with me."

Is that so?

The one who most needed comfort at this moment was the one comforting herself.

Jiraiya looked at the little girl before him; his heart was full of words he wanted to say, but when he finally opened his mouth, he was speechless, unable to utter a single sound. In a daze, his gaze drifted toward Xixi, standing beside him—Qinglong's only response was a silent shake of the head.

"Goodbyes don't suit me. Think of something good. I can feel it—the Divine Tree has fully recovered." Young Yuanzi looked up at the Divine Tree, gently swaying as the Dragon Vein's power was drawn.

The Dragon Vein's energy, severed from its main channel, drifted through the air like snowflakes, slowly gathering around her.

· ·······Requesting flowers····· ·····

In just a few breaths, Young Yuanzi became a purple "snowman." The next instant, the blinding light forced Jiraiya to raise his hand to shield his eyes.

The palace of Loulan City had the tallest tower in the entire city, used normally to channel the collected Dragon Vein energy to every corner of the city—it was a national symbol, just like the Queen of Loulan.

At this moment, everyone simultaneously stopped what they were doing, all raising their heads to gaze in unison at the tower's peak, which was now glowing with intensifying light.

The protective barrier, which normally only rose during sandstorms, had somehow activated. Once it fully enveloped the city, people were astonished to find that, matching the strengthening light from the tower's peak, rhythmic ripples spread across the barrier's surface—and their frequency began accelerating.

Unknown events always fill hearts with unease, but soon their chaotic emotions settled, then surged into even greater excitement.

For the Queen had opened the door at the tower's peak and stood there, right at the edge of the blinding light.

The cheers from the ground could still be heard even deep underground. Unlike the ordinary citizens who knew nothing, Xixi had not fully relaxed.

Young Yuanzi had become a complete "coordinate," linking through the Dragon Vein's power to Young Yuanzi in some distant, unknown realm—whether this would trigger a crisis, she could not predict. Especially now, after so long, the spatial passage had grown increasingly unstable, yet her contract still showed no response.

Wind—there shouldn't be any wind. Xixi's pupils shrank slightly. Death.