"Young friend, today you taught me a lesson. Fate is nothing more than this. The one fated was not you, yet you are wiser than the one fated."
"Some things are enough to understand in your heart. There is no need to spell them out so thoroughly."
"Take this. Should you encounter a crisis you cannot resolve in the future, open it, and I will lend you a hand."
After saying that, the old man tossed Ye Lin a brocade pouch. With his hands clasped behind his back, he looked at the lake before him, slowly raised an aged hand, and slowly clenched it. The entire lake suddenly began to shake violently.
The next instant, the lake exploded. Every fish within it was killed, not one left alive.
"Young friend, you and I will meet again someday. Go back."
Ye Lin silently watched the scene, stroking his chin as he pondered.
He looked at the brocade pouch in his hand and fell into deep thought.
When he came back to his senses, Ye Lin found himself in a desolate mountain, lying on the ground, while Dijiang looked at him with an anxious face.
"Boss, you finally woke up, Boss! You scared me half to death! What would I do if you died, Boss? My so many immortal... ah, no, that's not right."
Realizing he had misspoken, Dijiang abruptly clamped his mouth shut.
Looking at Dijiang sprawled across his chest, Ye Lin rubbed his head and slowly rose to his feet. Surveying the unfamiliar surroundings, he realized he had never been here before.
"What happened?"
Ye Lin immediately asked Dijiang in confusion.
"Damn, Boss, don't tell me you've lost your memory? Then do you remember that you promised to make me the Human Race's sacred beast of destiny?"
At Ye Lin's