By a small pool somewhere in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Dai Yunze looked at his face in the clear water, where he had barely managed to wash away all the soot, then at his bald head. The noon sunlight reflecting off it nearly blinded him.
The worst part was that losing his hair was one thing, but losing his eyebrows and eyelashes was far too much. His hair would definitely grow back soon enough. But what about his eyebrows and eyelashes? Dai Yunze had never shaved them before, so he had no idea whether they would grow back. If they did not...
Dai Yunze silently imagined what he would look like with hair but no eyebrows.
Well, then his hair might as well never grow back either.
Thinking this in despair, he cast an immensely resentful glance at the large Three-Eyed Golden Lion crouching not far away.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion noticed Dai Yunze's gaze as well. Her golden tail swished awkwardly, and she blinked at him without saying a word, looking utterly innocent.
Seeing her like that, Dai Yunze could not help sighing. Then he said, "Anyway, thank you for helping me." Whether it was saving him from the Demon Eye Demon Tree or covering for him before Scarlet King just now.
Either one of those incidents could very well have cost him his life, especially in front of the Ferocious Beast, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff.
Dai Yunze stood up, looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and said, "But I have to leave. I need to find my teachers and see whether they have run into any trouble. While I'm at it, I'll look for my fourth Soul Ring."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted her head, her three eyes staring at Dai Yunze,