"Brother!"
Unable to contain herself, Yu Rou subconsciously threw herself into his arms, wrapping him in a tight embrace, years of longing and emotion pouring into that single, desperate gesture.
"Y-Yuan?!" Bai Lianhua exclaimed in a shocked tone, her eyes wide with surprise.
Xia Jingyi swallowed nervously, her face slightly red after seeing Yuan's handsome face.
"I'm sorry it took this long to see you guys again," Yuan said as he caressed Yu Rou's back, who was only a head shorter than him now.
"..."
Yu Rou didn't respond—she simply held him tighter, burying her face into his robes as if afraid he might vanish if she let go.
"You were unable to log off Cultivation Online for several years, right? How is your body right now?" Bai Lianhua asked since it seemed like Yu Rou wasn't going to speak.
"My body is fine. If I weren't a cultivator, it would've been dangerous."
"So that is your real body, correct?"
"Correct," he confirmed.
