"You're right."
Grandpa sighed. "There isn't much time left..."
"Let's wait until the very end."
Though they had both already guessed what the final outcome would be,
that faint hope in their hearts...
What if, just maybe...
And the sight of the child working so hard for their sake...
All of it made the two elderly men decide...
to wait a little longer.
They had already waited several days.
They could wait just a little longer.
In any case, they had a backup plan.
If they found the Guardian Spirit, seeing the Guardian Spirit again would be the best gift they could give the child.
If they still couldn't find the Guardian Spirit by the end...
they would prepare another gift for the child.
They couldn't just not give the child a gift because they hadn't found the Guardian Spirit, could they?
Li Yan was very glad the two elderly men felt that way.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Li Yan hung up.
"Master Xiao."
Though he knew it was a difficult question, Li Yan still couldn't help asking, "Can we find the Guardian Spirit tomorrow?"
There was only tomorrow left...
The day after was Little Man Tian Xing's birthday.
"I don't know."
Though he could see the anticipation on Li Yan's face, Xiao Xiao could only be honest.
"I hope we find it."
Zhuge Yun and the others wanted to say a few words to comfort Li Yan, who was clearly disappointed, but they worried that whatever they said would come across as insincere, as if it had nothing to do with them.
That might only make Li Yan feel worse.
In the end, they kept quiet.
Li Yan fell silent too.
After a long while, Li Yan let out a