"The grass-green tents with the distinctive insignia should belong to the Rahu Mercenary Corps. To put it simply, they're not good people. This is exactly the sort of thing they'd do."
"Um... Uncle..."
"Hmm?" Seeing how shy and awkward Ye Chuqi was about calling him Uncle, Bai Fenghua found it amusing and couldn't resist teasing her a little more.
"If I can stop the Ironclad Rhinoceroses from attacking, could you help get the calf back?" Ye Chuqi scuffed her toe against the ground. "I went to take a look just now. I only know they stole the calf, not where they've hidden it."
At a time like this, someone with Bai Fenghua's standing and strength needed to step in.
"Mm." Bai Fenghua nodded. "How will you stop them?" That was what interested him more.
"Just... talk to them?"
Bai Fenghua didn't ask how she knew someone had stolen the calf, nor how she intended to communicate with the Ironclad Rhinoceroses. He simply took a step back, leaving the floor to Ye Chuqi, and extended his aura to shield her from every prying gaze outside.
Ye Chuqi raised a hand and summoned Big Black Fish. He had been eating and sleeping well inside her space and had grown noticeably larger. His glossy sheen made him look as though he would taste delicious once cooked. With the spiritual power inside the space, Big Black Fish had advanced rapidly, even showing signs of mutation, and his intelligence had developed considerably as well. Even without any water around him after leaving the space, he was largely unaffected. He could even hover in midair without outside help.
That ability to hover was likely the work of the spatial bluestone inside Big Black Fish. He could now wield spatial power with greater proficiency, and levitation was