"Why?" Ye Chuqi didn't understand. That person had to be Eldest Senior Brother. Had he left the Giant Clam here just to tell her this story?
The Giant Clam wasn't clever, nor had it met other humans. Before it encountered Eldest Senior Brother, it had been nothing more than a little shell with a spark of awareness. If it hadn't happened to save him, it would never have had such an opportunity.
What had Eldest Senior Brother wanted to tell her by leaving it here?
"Did he..." Ye Chuqi's voice caught. "Did he leave anything for me?"
"Anything?" The Giant Clam sounded confused. "...Do I count? He only left me..." It was the only thing he'd left behind.
Ye Chuqi fell silent. Come to think of it, Eldest Senior Brother might well have done something like that. But what was she supposed to do with such a huge hunk of meat—no, such a huge clam?
Then again, it had saved Eldest Senior Brother's life. Perhaps he had cared for it and used Spiritual Power to transform it for more than just repaying a debt. Time was merciless, after all. Eldest Senior Brother had known that without enough Spiritual Power to sustain him, he had no idea when he would find Ye Chuqi in the long river of years. Of all the things he had left behind, only the Giant Clam stood alive before her, proof that Eldest Senior Brother had once existed.
The Giant Clam was different from Big Black Fish. Both seemed rather dim, but the Giant Clam clearly hadn't been knocked around by life, and its slow nature didn't suit a companion. Eldest Senior Brother must have had another reason for leaving it here.
"San San, can our space fit something this big?" The Giant Clam was far