Xu Yi said irritably, "Isn't that obvious? That fool's right on our heels, chasing us like mad. If I had even the slightest breathing room, I'd know to hide inside the Four-Colored Seal and get some peace."
"Obviously. Heh, fine. Just pretend I never said anything." Raging Heaven Ape sneered and fell silent.
Xu Yi had long since figured out the creature's temperament. Whenever it started playing coy, it was sure to have an idea. He said, "At a time like this, splitting up would only benefit someone else. With your extraordinary intelligence, I'm sure you can figure out who."
Raging Heaven Ape snorted. "Fine. For the sake of the pursuers on your tail, I'll let this one go. Tell the little pup to head underground."
The little wolfdog had taken the form of a hellhound, with Xu Yi and Raging Heaven Ape hiding inside its belly. Even in that form, the little wolfdog was nowhere near as large as the Raging Heaven Ape.
Because of this, the Raging Heaven Ape encountered much greater resistance underground than the little wolfdog. Even following the passage the little wolfdog had dug, it still had to keep widening the tunnel to make its way through.
Xu Yi didn't know what Raging Heaven Ape was scheming, but he knew that, despite its foul mouth and foul temper, Old Desolate understood what mattered. It wouldn't let him down at a critical moment.
He immediately gave the little wolfdog an order. It turned and headed upward. A dozen breaths later, it burst out of the ground. Almost at the same moment, Xu Yi followed Raging Heaven Ape's instructions and activated the Four-Colored Seal, leaping into the portal of light. In the next instant, he vanished inside it, and the seal dropped through the air, caught by