Half a year later, on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.
Two figures emerged from the shadows of towering ancient trees and stepped onto the soil of the human world.
Jiang Bai took a deep breath. Breathing the air outside the forest again after half a year, he almost felt as though a lifetime had passed.
Beside him, Jiang Li'er bounced forward excitedly. "We're finally out! The forest was nice, but the outside world is still more interesting!"
Hidden behind an ancient tree, Bi Ji watched the two with gentle eyes. Just as she was about to follow them quietly, the space beside her suddenly warped, and a pitch-black figure appeared without a sound.
"Bi Ji, what are you-?"
Di Tian's voice was low and calm.
Bi Ji looked toward Jiang Li'er in the distance. "I'm just worried about Li'er. Jiang Bai may be protecting her, but she's reckless. I'm worried-"
A flicker of understanding crossed Di Tian's eyes, and he asked no further questions.
After all, Bi Ji truly doted on Jiang Li'er as though she were her own daughter. That concern could not be feigned. He raised his hand, and a palm-sized black dragon scale appeared in it, dark golden patterns flowing along its edges.
"If you encounter danger, inject Soul Power into this, and I'll be able to come directly." Di Tian tossed the dragon scale to Bi Ji.
Bi Ji caught it and nodded solemnly. "All right."
Without another word, Di Tian waved his hand to tear open a spatial rift, then vanished into it.
Bi Ji carefully put away the dragon scale, concealed her aura again, and quietly followed through the shadows of the trees a hundred meters behind them.
Over the past half year, Jiang Bai had broken through the level 60 bottleneck beside