Gu Xingzhi and Li Quan searched for a path back to the Original World, and he brought Xue Er into a Secret Realm filled with a peculiar floral fragrance.
The moment she stepped inside, a wave of familiarity swept over Xue Er.
Then, her originally plump beast-form body transformed as the surrounding floral fragrance whistled into her body.
Moments later, she became a woman dressed in a Purple Pattern White Dress.
She stared intently at Gu Xingzhi, visibly thrilled.
"Brother Gu, I found the way back!"
Gu Xingzhi glanced at Xue Er. "You, this is?"
Xue Er looked down at herself and lowered her head somewhat shyly.
"This, this is Xue Er's true appearance."
"That strange beast body from before was actually what Xue Er became after being bound and transformed in this world."
Xue Er lowered her head guiltily as she explained, afraid that Gu Cheng would misunderstand and think she had deceived him.
That Star Origin Continent had actually all been fabricated by her.
Fortunately, Gu Xingzhi did not care in the slightest.
He smiled and nodded. "Then when you say you found the way back, you mean?"
Xue Er immediately raised her head, excitement returning to her face. She reached out, grabbed Gu Xingzhi's hand, and looked utterly impatient.
"Come with me, quickly!"
With that, she pulled Gu Xingzhi toward the eastern part of the Secret Realm at a brisk pace.
Gu Xingzhi was somewhat puzzled by Xue Er's familiarity with the place, but he did not dwell on it.
After all, his search for a route to the Original World had yielded nothing so far. He might as well see what Xue Er had found; perhaps he could leave this foreign world through her.
Before long, they arrived at a place thick with floral fragrance, where