Little Xi, by the sea, saw the same scene. She poked the Deformed Fish beneath the Vine until it died, stored its corpse in her space, and headed toward the Shelter.
"Xiao Sha, long time no see." Then she took out a corpse that Ji Xinghe had already used Drain on and gave it to Xiao Sha.
The remaining few that hadn't been drained were for their owner.
"Sister Xi, I just woke up. Has a lot of time passed already?" Xiao Sha sounded a little lost.
The Vine straightened. "Haha, not really. It's just that the owner and I went into a Dungeon again during that time."
"Don't take it to heart. It's not that the owner only brought me along. You were asleep, so there was nothing you could do. Hahahaha."
Xiao Sha's leaves bobbed lightly. "Oh."
Hearing that response, Little Xi's straightened Vine froze for a moment. "Dork!"
Then she took the half-empty bottle of grape wine from her space. "Here, I saved this for you."
With that, she went over to Ji Xinghe.
She placed the three freshly hunted Deformed Monster corpses in front of her. "Here you go, owner."
Ji Xinghe's eyes crinkled with a smile. Listening to the two of them, she found Little Xi especially amusing.
A pet devoted to her, able to hunt for her and grow stronger without needing much training—she was so lucky.
She gently rubbed Little Xi. "Thank you, Little Xi. I'm so happy I met you. Having you as my partner is my good fortune."
"In my heart, you, Xiao Sha, and I are the only ones who'll stand by each other through life and death. Everyone else, human or beast, is just passing through."
"So you're both very important to me."
Little Xi's Vine was just about