"Inside this are some of the cultivation techniques I practiced, a portion of my spiritual objects, and some records concerning that teleportation array. If I cannot return, then I wish the two of you little friends a safe escape from this peril. If you ever get the chance, kill Ye Qianxun and avenge me."
"I hope you return safely." Lu Xiaotian's expression shifted as he glanced at the other man. With a sweep of his divine sense, he immediately discovered the importance of the items inside the Sumeru Ring. Huoyun Guai's words did not seem like a lie.
"Thank you for your kind words, little friend. There is no time to lose. This old man is off." Huoyun Guai let out a hearty laugh, a trace of resolve showing in his two remaining eyeballs.
"Senior, I'm sorry. Please come back soon." Yu Xiaoqiao realized that she had misunderstood Huoyun Guai's meaning and shouted toward the departing Huoyun Guai.
"Take care, little friends." By the time Huoyun Guai's voice drifted over from the distance, he had already vanished into a hazy yellow radiance, never to be seen again.
"This old monster is quite the shrewd schemer." Lu Xiaotian gave a soft snort. He did not resent Huoyun Guai's arrangements. It was merely that, in a situation where they could only let others call the shots, he inevitably felt somewhat displeased.
"What did you mean by that, Big Brother Lu?" Yu Xiaoqiao knitted her delicate brows. She was clever enough to naturally grasp some of the hidden points. "Do you mean Senior was trying to win our sympathy?"
"More or less. On one hand, he was also guarding against us. Keeping us trapped here inconveniences us and might increase the danger of Ye Qianxun discovering us, but the main reason is that