Though the Seven Thoughts were no longer within him, the little fish's failure to come still left Su Mo feeling that something was missing.
Su Mo, devoid of thoughts, felt little emotion toward the little fish that arrived punctually every day.
He merely felt... it ought to have come.
The Void Beast was also waiting for the little fish's daily visit, but today, the little fish had failed to keep its appointment...
The Void Beast looked at Su Mo and noticed a trace of something different on his indifferent face.
It was not emotion, merely a slight unfamiliarity...
The Void Beast turned toward the distance, where rosy light pierced the heavens. Many people had entered that gate there... gradually, a hint of savagery appeared in the Void Beast's eyes.
The Void Beast called out to Su Mo. Su Mo glanced at the Void Beast, then looked toward the horizon...
The Seven Thoughts had yet to return...
Yu Gu looked at Su Mo's indifferent expression and shook his head slightly. The Su Mo of today was completely different from the man he had been back then.
"Amitabha, is something troubling you, fellow Daoist?" Yu Gu asked Su Mo.
"The little fish hasn't come..." Su Mo replied indifferently.
"Then why not go and take a look, fellow Daoist?" Yu Gu said again.
Su Mo shook his head, seeming somewhat heartless:
"Uninteresting."
Yu Gu shook his head and said nothing.
The sky darkened, and myriad stars shone.
Neither Su Mo nor the Void Beast reacted. They merely watched the river in silence...
Yu Gu said nothing either, simply staying beside Su Mo, just as Hui Kong had stayed beside him back then.
The following day, all the auras in the distance vanished. Everyone had entered that place.
By evening, the little fish still