"Your Highness, he refused to leave Great Desolate City," Yu Huayun reported to Bao Bao in the courtyard, a flicker of displeasure deep in his eyes.
Bai Yang understood what he meant, yet still refused to leave the city. It left him very unhappy.
"I understand," Bao Bao replied calmly, as if she had expected this all along.
Yu Huayun asked with concern, "Your Highness, what do you plan to do next?"
"Get the Fountain of Life," Bao Bao said gravely. It was a promise she had made to Bai Yang, and she was determined to keep it. After a brief pause, she asked cautiously, "Uncle Yu, is the Fountain of Life really in Great Desolate City?"
"More or less," Yu Huayun said, thinking it over before nodding.
"More or less?" Bao Bao frowned.
Yu Huayun immediately clarified, "To be precise, it's no longer in Great Desolate City. It's within the Desolate Domain. To obtain the Fountain of Life, you must set foot in the Desolate Domain. That's the only way there's even a chance."
"Is the Desolate Domain dangerous?" Bao Bao asked.
"Extremely. Even this old servant would have only a slim chance of making it out alive," Yu Huayun said gravely.
Bao Bao asked doubtfully, "Is it really that dangerous?"
"It's more dangerous than you can imagine. With my strength, at most I can move about freely without being affected by the Desolate Domain. But I can't handle the many Desolate Slaves inside on my own. And beyond that, there's the Great Desolate Dao Master's lingering will, like a heavenly calamity barring the way to the Fountain of Life," Yu Huayun said with a bitter smile.
"Is there any way to deal with it?" Bao Bao asked hopefully.
Looking at Bao Bao, Yu Huayun said, "For now, all