Gu Zhiqi paused slightly in her steps, standing in place and blinking gently.

She thought she was just missing Su the Beauty too much, and thus, was hallucinating.

However, no matter how many times she blinked, that figure did not disappear; instead, it strode towards her with long legs.

Staring at Su Yunling for a long time, until he was right in front of her, Gu Zhiqi spoke, "Brother?"

Su Yunling softly acknowledged, then reached out to pull her into an embrace, the arm around Gu Zhiqi’s back slowly tightening.

Gu Zhiqi could clearly feel the strength coming from his hand.

Standing silently for a few seconds, she then raised her hand to wrap around Su Yunling’s waist, and asked softly, "What’s wrong?"

No words, just a hug?

Su Yunling reached out to ruffle Gu Zhiqi’s hair, rubbing his chin against the top of her head, and after a while, he sighed contentedly and said, "I missed you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi’s eyes flickered slightly.

Then, she gently nuzzled against Su Yunling’s embrace, "I missed you too."

They hadn’t seen each other for a month.

Indeed, she had missed him.

Hearing Gu Zhiqi’s words, Su Yunling’s actions paused slightly, his tone tinged with doubt, "Really missed me?"

Gu Zhiqi nodded.

Su Yunling chuckled, "You’ve spent so much time in the Trial Realm, yet you never called me even once. I couldn’t tell that you missed me."

During this month, Su Yunling had returned to the Ancient Martial Arts World, but each time he came back, Gu Zhiqi was in the Trial Realm.

He hadn’t seen her, nor received any calls.

They used to do video calls, but not a single one this past month.

To prevent her from going directly into the fourth trial, this time, Su Yunling came just in time to catch her here.

"..." After a couple of seconds of silence, Gu Zhiqi said earnestly, "I have to make a living, I can’t be too indulgent in romance."

The Trial Realm is full of money.

Plants and flowers can be sold, and the elixirs and fragrances created can also be sold.

If she doesn’t earn money, how will she support her family?

Su Yunling: "..."

Releasing her from his arms, he placed both hands on Gu Zhiqi’s shoulders, slightly lowering his gaze, and said seriously, "From now on, I’ll do the cooking and make the money to support us, you just find some time to accompany me."

After speaking, he asked with a tone of negotiation, "How about it, Master Zhi?"

Gu Zhiqi: "..." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Hearing this, she suddenly felt so guilty.

"I’ll try."

Not earning money is impossible.

After all, she not only has a beauty to support, but also a spendthrift pet.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhiqi immediately made a big promise to Su Yunling, "Once I’ve earned enough and start retirement, I’ll be with you every day."

Su Yunling: "..."

He could already smell the promises.

Though feeling like Gu Zhiqi was making empty promises, Su Yunling still smiled and agreed, "Alright, then I’ll wait for you to earn enough money."

Even though he wanted to be with her all the time.

Everything was based on her wishes.

After agreeing to Gu Zhiqi’s words, Su Yunling led her away.

It was already midnight zero o’clock, so there weren’t as many people in the hall on the second floor as usual, but it wasn’t empty either.

Since Su Yunling appeared on the second floor, many people had noticed him.

At first, they were curious about why he would come to the Trial Tower in the middle of the night.

Until he pulled Gu Zhiqi into his embrace, the onlookers were suddenly shocked.

Wasn’t it said that Su Yunling and Yun Yi were mutually affectionate?

Why was he hugging a young girl?

And this young girl...

Who just came out of the Trial Realm, should be from the Immortal Medical Alliance, right?