"Ugh... This is embarrassing..." Yuelan mumbled, hugging him back.
"Why?" Xuan chuckled. "It's not like we haven't hugged before."
Yuelan pouted, turning her head away and not commenting further.
The brief moment of warmth was genuine, and it was just what Xuan needed after so long had passed. Two months of not seeing each other was by far the longest time they had been away from each other.
We've always done stuff together... I'll make sure we're not going to get separated like that again, Xuan thought with determination, and then, to Yuelan's surprise, he patted her head gently, transferring a few skills.
Or that was the intention, but he soon realized he had no skills to give. After all, his Qi had been sealed for so long, and his alchemy knowledge didn't translate to skills.
Therefore...
