Xiao Bai carried everyone swiftly toward the continent.
They had barely swum any distance when she finally could not hold it in anymore. The more she thought about Bo Saixi's scolding, the more bitter she felt.
After a long while, Xiao Bai said plaintively:
"Lin Yuan, this is all your fault! Great, now the Great Enshrined caught us, didn't she? When I get back, I'm definitely in for another scolding."
Leaning against her back, Lin Yuan teased:
"You're the Soul Beast guarding Sea God Island, and that's all the courage you have? Besides, it was only because the Great Enshrined came. Otherwise, would we have shied away from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's edge?"
"Keep boasting." Xiao Bai did not believe a word of it and curled her lip. "Who was breaking out in a cold sweat just now? And here you are, still acting tough."
"That was clearly seawater."
"I don't believe you."
"It really was seawater."
"Haha, I'm not listening."
Lin Yuan wanted to argue a little more, but seeing that he really could not fool her, he simply turned his head away and fell silent.
After an unknown stretch of time, the land gradually came into view. Along the coastline stood Vast Sea City, the very city from which they had set out to sea.
Xiao Bai brought everyone close to shore, took human form, and said goodbye.
Only then did the Gugas realize that they were parting with Xiao Bai. Their heads drooped one after another, and they could not bring themselves to move.
Xiao Bai was reluctant to leave too. She crouched down and gathered Jade Guga and Xuanwu Guga into her arms, rubbing her cheeks against them until her eyes reddened.
"Big Sister Xiao Bai, don't be sad, guga~"
Jade Guga leaned against