At dusk, Xiao Ming slowly descended the mountain with Ying Huanhuan, whose aura was still somewhat unstable.
"Why did Teacher put the Ancestral Stone back? It was the second-ranked divine object on the Ancient Divine Object Ranking. Are you really just giving it up?"
Ying Huanhuan's face was full of heartache.
What a spendthrift! Her teacher was far too wasteful! If he did not want it, he could have given it to her! She would not have minded.
"The Ancestral Stone places great demands on compatibility. If the compatibility is low, taking it would not be of much use."
Xiao Ming spoke calmly. The Ancestral Stone was useless to him, and it would not be of much use to Ying Huanhuan either. Besides, through his study of the Ancestral Stone, the culmination of the Symbol Ancestor's ideas, he had gained a deep understanding of Symbol Masters. If he wanted one, he would eventually be able to create an Ancestral Stone himself, so he had put it back.
Ying Huanhuan shook her head repeatedly at those words. If his own compatibility was low, he could have let someone else try it. Giving it up just like that was even more willful than she was.
Though Ying Huanhuan was lost in thought, her feet did not stop moving. Following Xiao Ming, she quickly descended from Cliff Top. When they reached the mountainside, they ran into two familiar little ones again.
"Big Brother, you came down the mountain!"
Hearing the call, Xiao Ming turned his head and saw the little boy they had met before, Lin Dong, dressed in training clothes and practicing fist stances with Lin Xiao. Qing Tan was sitting nearby.
Upon seeing Xiao Ming and Ying Huanhuan, the father and son stopped. Qing Tan quickly ran over as well.
"Mr.