"Master...Master?" Sangmo muttered his name.
The team behind them, carrying longswords and sabers, charged towards the two of them.
Without a second thought, Sangmo quickly turned around and struck out at the nearest person with a palm, grasping Shen Yanqing and breaking through the encirclement.
Seeing that the cultivators were on their heels again, Sangmo pulled Shen Yanqing and used an Escape Technique to flee the Demon Palace.
Once they arrived in a wasteland, Sangmo, still shaken, turned to look at Shen Yanqing, who was gazing back at her with a dark and brooding expression, his eyes deep, as though he was contemplating something.
"Are you all right?" Sangmo asked cautiously.
"How are things outside?" Shen Yanqing counterquestioned without answering.
Outside?
Sangmo stared at him and then it dawned on her; she hadn't returned to her previous life but was still in the secret realm—the scenes she had just witnessed were all an illusion!
