Finally, just as Hu Hu was about to sleep forever, something suddenly touched him.
Yes, it had really touched him.
In all the endless years since Hu Hu's birth, he had never experienced this kind of touch.
Even when Xu Yi held him, it had only been an imagined grasp, like someone holding air. But now, he could truly feel himself being touched.
Hu Hu's eyes, which had nearly closed for good, finally cracked open. He saw a round, plump sphere just like himself, but its shape was so familiar.
"Hu," "Hu"...
Hu Hu suddenly let out a loud "Hu Hu," his voice ringing out like a baby's first cry, brimming with life.
"Hu Hu"...
The sphere, a whole size larger than Hu Hu, circled him, letting out "Hu Hu" again and again.
The two balloons were like children, spinning and twining around each other as they soared toward the horizon and into the clouds, then burrowed into the earth.
The golden light had faded long ago, yet Bai Jizi, Qin Kong, and the others remained motionless, like stone statues, lifeless for a long time.
The killing intent that had filled Xu Yi and the despair in his heart had all dissipated. He gazed at the horizon and silently offered a prayer.
No one knew how much time passed before Bai Jizi was the first to come back to his senses. He grabbed Xu Yi by the arm. "Brother Xu, does it really not pain your heart? That was a Ruyi Talisman, something rarely seen in a thousand years! 'Ruyi, ruyi, grant my heart's desire.' Such a wondrous talisman, and you actually..."
Bai Jizi could barely keep from bursting into tears.
Even now, he was convinced that what he had seen earlier was an illusion.
Xu Yi must have