"My good son-in-law, that's true enough, but my wife has already said it herself: you're a great practitioner, and this strange beast certainly isn't the real you. Rather than entrusting her to someone else, of course we should entrust her to the person you trust most. You're a Heaven-descended One, and so is my wife—you two should understand each other best. I'm useless now, and although I obey my wife in everything, I still know that whatever she says must be right..." Jing Ning wore a solemn, earnest expression.
Seeing that he had lost all his belongings, including the Gale Beast he had only just taken from another hunter and barely had time to ride, which had probably been trampled to death somewhere by now, I shook my head and said, "Ride this Gale Beast for now and hurry toward the great city. As for these matters, I think children should have the right to make their own choices. As for parental orders and matchmakers' words, I don't buy into them."
Jing Ning was about to continue, but I kicked the Gale Beast. The beast immediately went berserk and began racing toward the great city. The Gale Beasts I chose were all exceptionally swift; even the master-grade ones were not far inferior to elite-grade beasts. Thus, he soon vanished from my sight.
Facing the beast tide surging constantly toward me, I dodged and leaped while searching for Chu Jiao's figure, even calling out her name.
But there was no sign of her at all. Seeing that the beast tide surrounded me on every side, I could only sigh helplessly. If I couldn't find her here, searching for her would be like looking for a needle in the sea. All I could do was pray that she was safe. I couldn't