Su Mo stared blankly at Wu Qian, unable to imagine that the woman he had once seen as perfectly ordinary could have such a background.
That explained... why Li Wudi had only discovered Spirit Beast Mountain's true secret after slaughtering its people down to the last survivor: the young Wu Qian had been unable to conceal the bond between herself and the Wonder Stone.
And the reason Li Wudi had abandoned the idea of killing or abducting Wu Qian was that he understood that the Wonder Stone's emergence might not only fail to resolve the turmoil at his Desolate Demon Pass, but could even bring disaster upon it.
Wu Qian's parents had clearly also known that the Wonder Stone's secret was of tremendous consequence. Even in death, they had refused to hand over the Beast Taming Art... because the Beast Taming Art was Wu Qian herself.
Before Wu Qian was born, the Beast Taming Art had been her mother herself, and naturally, she had understood the upheaval the Wonder Stone's emergence could bring.
Wu Qian and the Wonder Stone were one to begin with, with no distinction between them... until Wu Qian gave birth to the next generation.
This was the secret Spirit Beast Mountain had guarded for generations.
"So, when you wanted to hand the Beast Taming Art over to Li Wudi earlier, you meant to hand yourself over to him?" Su Mo asked in a low voice.
Seeing the displeasure on Su Mo's face, Wu Qian gently shook her head. "I've already chosen to follow you, young master. How could I give myself to someone else?"
"The Wonder Stone and I are connected, and both possess Beast Taming Divine Power. I would only need to give him the Wonder Stone..."
Su Mo looked at the peaceful, delicate Wu