Deep in the sea, the white mist gradually dispersed.
The Dragon King raised his head from the water and released his aura.
Like waves, it stirred ripples across the surface.
Those ripples spread in every direction at tremendous speed.
Then they gathered back in, surveying the surroundings.
What had that formidable aura just now been?
Yet that formidable aura had existed for only an instant.
Then it had swiftly vanished, leaving no trace to follow.
This left the Dragon King feeling somewhat uneasy for a time.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the sea.
Li Ping'an held the Great Dao Fragment, watching the skeleton's body dissipate.
"Rest assured, sir. A nobleman's word, once spoken, cannot be overtaken by a team of four horses."
Bone Man had told Li Ping'an where his home had been in life, but he only remembered a surname.
He had forgotten the name.
There was no telling whether Li Ping'an could find the place he had described in Yong Province when the time came.
Still, since Li Ping'an had given him his word.
He would do everything he could to fulfill it.
Whether it took a year or ten.
Or a hundred years, or even longer...
Orange Cat asked curiously, "Where did he go?"
"He probably went to another world."
Orange Cat asked again, "Why did he go to another world?"
"Because his obsession ran too deep."
"This Fairy has always wanted to eat mice, and Niu Niu has always wanted to eat beef jerky. Does that count as obsession?"
"There are two kinds of attachment. If what you persist in is right, then it isn't called obsession.
"The other is knowing you should let go but refusing to, greedily seeking what doesn't belong to you.
"So whether you're a person or a cat, you must understand that the