"Why did you come to see me so late? Was there something you wanted to say or ask?"
Le Bai had Xiao Wu sit in the living room, then took the chair opposite her. A table stood between them, with a candle burning on it. Its flame was bright and steady.
"Le Bai, do you really know about my... situation?"
Xiao Wu chose to test the waters first.
"You mean a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast taking human form? You don't need to be so vague. It's just you and me here, and no one nearby is listening."
Le Bai directly stated what he knew. "Judging by how close you are with Tang San, it has probably been several years since you left Da Ming and Er Ming behind and ran off. The person who hunted down your mother back then was the Pope of Spirit Hall. So I really don't understand what made you leave Da Ming and Er Ming's protection and come all the way to the human world to offer up your head... ah, no, your rabbit head. Along with your Soul Ring and Soul Bone, perhaps?"
"You really do know everything!"
Xiao Wu's expression was extremely complicated. "Why do you know so much? Why didn't you make a move against me if you knew? Why can you condense Soul Rings on your own? Are you even human, or..."
"Sorry, hold on. That's a few too many questions!"
Le Bai cut her off, then continued after Xiao Wu fell silent. "First of all, I'm human, not a Soul Beast in human form. That much is certain. After all, my Innate Soul Power is only level two, and my Martial Soul is bread—don't tell me you've seen a bread Soul Beast before."
After a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast took human form,