Carefree and untroubled, she lost track of time.
The secret realm was filled with green trees, fresh flowers, and babbling streams.
A huge white flood dragon lay drowsing in a sea of flowers while a delicate little girl flew back and forth, picking fruit to feed her. If she would not open her mouth, Mu would personally pry open those ferocious jaws and stuff food inside, then close them again. Happy as a busy little bee, she bustled about tirelessly.
After several days of observation, Bai Yujun had also figured out the terrain of the secret realm.
It looked vast, but it was not actually that large. Sand dunes could even be seen in the distance. It was certainly still within the Dragon Gate Desert, yet somehow not connected to it. It was a little like those legendary theories of space. In any case, Bai did not understand it. This stuff was too profound for her to grasp now; perhaps she would understand someday.
One day, Bai Yujun secretly ran up to the Mysterious Gate, intending to pass through it. To her surprise, the gate had malfunctioned...
"Eh? Is something wrong with this gate?"
She pushed it open and passed through. She had merely crawled through it; no spatial transportation occurred at all. It was no different from an ordinary decorative door. She could even stretch her long tail through from the other side and grab it with her own hand.
The flood dragon's brain hurt...
She returned to the ancient pavilion atop the boulder by the lake and sat down, pondering how she could leave. But she had to make it clear to Mu that she would return to visit her in the future. There were not many intelligent beings in this world as pure-hearted as Mu. Being able