Bone Wolf stared, dumbfounded. Things had gone far beyond anything he could imagine or understand, and he no longer even knew what he had come here for. He had imagined the Lost Forest, with its complicated terrain and roaming Demon Beasts, would be full of unknown dangers. That was especially true of its depths, where High-Rank Magic Beasts were everywhere and even Demon Beasts had left traces. He had come along hoping to lend his strength in a critical moment and be of some help.
Instead, all he could do was crouch to one side and stare helplessly. He could not help with a thing. Even the fire before him had been lit by Ye Chuqi, and a pot was already set over it, sending out the rich, fresh aroma of mushroom and meat soup—even the cooking did not require his help. Both Ye Chuqi and Yan Jiu were better cooks than he was.
Bone Wolf sighed.
Ye Chuqi could not help laughing as she handed him a bowl of hot soup. "What are you sighing about, Brother Wolf?"
Bone Wolf took the bowl and sipped. With that expression on his face, he might have been drinking hard liquor rather than hot soup. He sighed again. "I was just thinking that I'm getting old. The world belongs to you young people now."
Ye Chuqi was thoroughly amused. People in this world lived quite a long time, after all. Adulthood began at twenty, and most ordinary people could live past a hundred. Someone as powerful as Bone Wolf could live for several centuries without any trouble. The word "old" was a long way from applying to him, so of course she laughed when he said it in that tone.
Suddenly remembering something, Ye Chuqi turned to Bone Wolf. "Brother Wolf, once