Shared resonation

Xia Fang's expression grew hollow and distant, as if her mind had drifted elsewhere. Given the topic of their discussion, Yang Qing had a few guesses about where her thoughts could have wandered off to.

Despite her mind seemingly elsewhere, her mouth as if it had a mind of its own, continued speaking.

"He left the sect and roamed the continent for a while, searching for a place to settle down. But with his cultivation crippled, he couldn't travel far. Even with the protective means the sect had given him as a parting gift, it was still a risk. He no longer had his strength or his status as a core disciple of the Silver Crane Sect to rely on," Xia Fang said absently.

"I wonder if he was scared?" she suddenly asked. But with the distant look in her eyes, it was hard to tell if she was asking Yang Qing or simply voicing a stray thought aloud.