At last, that day, White Wolf came again.
After enjoying another hearty meal as usual, Xu Yi said to White Wolf, "Brother White, I've been cooped up in this damned place for over a year. I can hardly stand it anymore. Take me outside for a walk."
White Wolf looked troubled. Xu Yi said, "I know it's not easy for you to come here. That's exactly why I want to get out and stretch my legs. I won't go far, just wander around nearby. My Luck Dragon is still in Shi Wenjie's hands, so I'm not crazy enough to run away. Besides, no matter what, I'd never get you into trouble or make you take the blame."
Xu Yi's eyes brimmed with hope, and White Wolf was moved. He gritted his teeth. "Fine. I don't care anymore. Even if the Great King gets angry, I'll defy his orders this once."
As he spoke, White Wolf swept a hand through the air. The command token in his palm released a mysterious light, and the restrictions around the cavern immediately fell away. He and Xu Yi slipped out of the cave.
The jade mountains stretched beneath the vast sky. It was the depths of winter, and everything from heaven to earth lay wrapped in silver. Xu Yi let out a long whistle and slid from the mountaintop to its foot, then over one peak after another. White Wolf didn't follow him. He sat alone on a mountainside, drinking, his heart filled with a thousand thoughts.
How spirited and high-spirited Old Demon Kongxu had once been. Now, even a brief moment of freedom had become something precious and rare. Thinking it over, White Wolf realized just how much he regretted.
He secretly resolved that once Xu Yi had finished refining the Spiritually Communicating