When this feeling arose, Lu Cang wondered whether he should try simulating the future.
But his intuition gave him a premonition.
It told Lu Cang that if he used Future Simulation now, the outcome would be just like before: he would once again fall into a reset time-space.
He couldn't use Future Simulation now...
A warning stirred in Lu Cang's heart.
Vmmm—
Runes symbolizing the endless cycle of time linked together to form a ring. The magic of the Ring of Time Leap was taking effect.
"Now you can go back," Ekhatol said softly.
"What about you?" Lu Cang asked.
Ekhatol's tone held a hint of helplessness. "As you know, I don't belong to your time-space. I have my own destination in time."
"Of course, it isn't here."
"It's somewhere else that belongs to me."
Ekhatol brushed his hair aside, tucking his ivory-white strands behind his ear. His snow-white, translucent eyelashes made him look utterly pure and divine.
"Though we only met for a short time, I'll remember you forever—the one who brought me out from behind that door."
"Of course, I won't forget your companions either," Ekhatol added with a faint smile.
"Mm. I'll remember you too," Lu Cang said.
"You really helped me a lot. If we ever get the chance to meet again, I'll make sure to treat you well."
Without Ekhatol, it would probably have taken him a great deal longer to get here.
Even a stretch of twenty-eight years was hard to endure.
"Pfft... You humans really have loved making polite small talk since time immemorial."
Lu Cang looked puzzled. "Small talk? So humans were already saying things like that a hundred million years ago?"
"More or less. Anyway, the humans I remember have always been like that," Ekhatol replied, relaxed.
"It's getting late. You