"What is this place?" Only after confirming that Big Black Fish was fine and merely playing dead and acting pitiful for attention, as usual, did Ye Chuqi relax and survey her surroundings.
Having spent some time in the Lost Forest, Ye Chuqi could glean a few things from the surrounding terrain. Although they were far from the wreckage of the battlefield, they were still on the outskirts of the Lost Forest. She had not been dumped back into its depths again.
Looking at the pool before her, Ye Chuqi ventured a bold guess. "Is this Big Black's home?"
She had already known that Big Black Fish's home was in the Lost Forest. When they first entered, he had clamored to go home for a visit, but they had been deep in the forest then, too far from his home to manage it, so he had given up.
Now, a supposedly casual teleport had brought them straight back to his territory. Clearly, he had been planning this for a long time.
Ye Chuqi narrowed her eyes and spoke with perfect calm. "Are there goodies at the bottom of this pool? Should I get to them first while Big Black can't move?"
Before she had even finished speaking, Big Black Fish slapped up a beautiful spray of water, then plunged beneath the surface and disappeared.
Ye Chuqi: Heh.
After they rested by the pool for a while, Big Black Fish packed up his belongings and eagerly burrowed back into the space. He buried himself in the little puddle and refused to come out, terrified that Ye Chuqi might abandon him. He showed not the slightest sadness at leaving his home behind.
Ye Chuqi checked the Compass. Although its needle stubbornly pointed south, the dial showed that she had strayed far from the