"Whether we're strong or not is meaningless to discuss now. We'll be leaving Great Yuan soon, and when we'll return is anyone's guess." Duan Yanhui's smile faded as he looked toward the distant sea, seeming to recall something as well.
The sea glittered with rippling light, and half the setting sun still hung above the horizon.
Oooom.
A deep, rhythmic cry drifted over from afar.
It sounded like the lingering echo of some instrument being played.
Yet it also resembled the final sigh of some enormous whale as it mourned.
As the sea slowly trembled, long, serpent-like beasts with single horns and black scales emerged from the water one after another, calling toward Tianhai Island.
They raised their heads and let out long cries, occasionally spraying foam from their mouths along with their calls.
"Those are Eldest Senior Sister Hundred Grains's Xuanlan Snake companions." Duan Yanhui had also spotted those enormous creatures, each at least several dozen meters long.
"Xuanlan Snakes?" Wei He was puzzled.
"Yes. They're ferocious exotic beasts. Eldest Senior Sister Hundred Grains released them into the sea when they were tiny. Later, they refused to leave, so they became a herd of exotic beasts she kept in these waters." Duan Yanhui was somewhat moved. "The Xuanlan Snake herd is bidding us farewell."
His eyes narrowed slightly. "I remember when I first saw them, they were still tiny. Even the longest was only palm-length. Who would have thought they would grow this large?"
As Wei He listened, he felt an inexplicable sense of incongruity. Duan Yanhui's gaze seemed more like the gaze of a dog-meat enthusiast looking at dogs.
"I'm more concerned about what these fellows have been eating all these years to grow this big."
Wei He carefully watched the herd of exotic beasts. Though they were