Chu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.
"It's safer here than outside that light circle." As the Wolf King spoke, he raised a front paw and pointed at the warm yellow Light Stones embedded in the dome. "These stones were ground from wolf bones. They contain the power of generations of Wolf Kings. Anything that seeps through the cracks in the seal will be suppressed once it reaches here."
Sun Wukong looked up at the Light Stones, then at the Wolf King. A trace of respect appeared in his eyes, something that had not been there before. Not because the Wolf King was strong—he had seen far too many powerful beings—but because this old wolf had ground the bones of his ancestors into stones and hung them from the dome just to keep this place stable. He had seen this kind of responsibility toward one's race before, but not often.
"Su Wanwan is outside," Chu Yang said.
"She's inside the light circle. She'll be fine," the Wolf King said. "That light circle is supported by Yuehua's remains. Yuehua has been dead for so many years, but her bones are more reliable than her descendants."
Chu Yang fell silent for a few breaths, then rose to his feet.
"I still need to go out," he said. "I'm not used to leaving a teammate alone somewhere when I'm not there."
The Wolf King looked at him, and that faint smile surfaced again in his golden eyes. This time, it ran a little deeper than before. It was not mockery, but a kind of acknowledgment.
"Then go," the Wolf King said. "When you want to come back, follow the stone steps to the end. The passage won't close."
After saying that, he closed his eyes.
Chu Yang and Sun Wukong exchanged a glance, then