Chapter 220: Reunion 2
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Hearing the man's voice, her full attention shifted to him.
Her gaze was calm, as if she were looking at someone she had seen only a short while ago, yet at the same time distant, as if she hadn't seen this person for an eternity.
A mix of emotions swirled within her striking eyes, but she decided to set them aside, the two realities of her current self and her past self were still merging.
She simply said,
"Indeed, it has been a long time, my dear," she spoke, gently placing Lin Xian aside, who had clung to her like a sloth, and moved toward Zhu Rong.
Her expression was composed, but he could sense that something more lay beneath it.
And indeed, as soon as she approached close enough, he let out a sigh and opened his arms, intending an embrace. But what he received was something entirely different.
Boom.
A simple move, but the force behind it was terrifying, to say the least.
A sharp strike to his chest sent Zhu Rong flying instantly.
