"I... saw that you still hadn't left after so long... so I came back to look...!" the Azure Thunder Roc said, his breath faint as a thread. His eyes flickered as he spoke, not daring to meet Li Xiaoya's gaze...
"Whew... so that was it!" One look at the Azure Thunder Roc's eyes, and Li Xiaoya understood what he was thinking. The Azure Thunder Roc had probably intended to abandon him and flee alone, but his conscience had troubled him, so he had returned to look for Li Xiaoya. On the way back, he must have exposed his whereabouts...
Indeed.
It was just as Li Xiaoya had guessed. The Azure Thunder Roc had already escaped danger, but he kept thinking about Li Xiaoya and hesitated. He did not know whether Li Xiaoya still cherished their old friendship after so many years. Now that his intelligence had fully awakened, he understood the importance of what he possessed and the benefits of his bloodline. Naturally, he could not trust Li Xiaoya so easily...
That was why, the first time Li Xiaoya saved him, he had given Li Xiaoya the Five Elements Spirit Immortal Fruit to put his own mind at ease...
The second time, however, although he had not seen Li Xiaoya directly, he recognized his aura. While fighting the Dragon Cultivators up ahead, the Azure Thunder Roc had also sensed the Golden Sun Gourd's power and knew he might be no match for that cultivator...
But.
Li Xiaoya's first appearance might have been a coincidence, just as he had said. Yet the second time, he had appeared again and even held off such powerful enemies for him. Instead, this aroused the Azure Thunder Roc's suspicions. Li Xiaoya seemed to be playing some cunning game; otherwise, how could he have appeared