[A voice?] the Empress asked.
"Yeah, I keep hearing it," Li Yao replied, glancing around.
"Well, it's probably not that important," she said dismissively, her expression quickly shifting to one of eager anticipation.
"Let's go! I want to see Senior Brother!"
Without another word, she leaped into the air and flew swiftly toward the spirit vein cave.
Meanwhile, Xiang Yu had been cultivating leisurely in the spirit spring after enjoying lunch with his master and martial aunt when he felt Li Yao's presence entering the sect formation.
"She's back," he thought to himself.
Before he could even consider going out to greet her, he sensed that she was already at the entrance to his cave.
He quickly controlled the cave's formation, allowing her passage.
Li Yao burst into the cave, her face glowing with joy.
"Senior Brother, I'm back!" she announced loudly.
"Welcome back," Xiang Yu replied warmly.
