"Let's go, Bailu. You're making everyone at the Alchemy Commission nervous like this. Next time you come out to play, just make things clear beforehand. Don't you have Banxia covering for you?"
Jiang Yu said to Bailu, "I did save that girl, after all. No matter how angry those old horned geezers are inside, her words still carry some weight."
"I couldn't help it. Things were a little unusual this time." Bailu stuck out her tongue, then walked toward Jiang Yu.
Behind her, Ignamar, who had taken on Bailu's appearance, stood rooted to the spot in a daze. "?"
"Wait... Alu! Didn't we pinky swear that we wouldn't go back with the grown-ups?"
Hearing Ignamar's voice, Bailu paused and looked back, blinking twice. "But Little Fish isn't a grown-up."
Ignamar: "?"
At that moment, Ignamar understood something.
To its new friend Bailu, it clearly wasn't as important as that white-haired brat across from it.
Of course, that was fine. It only wanted to come out, run around, and have some fun.
But when these people arrived here, it seemed its inability to stay outside any longer had already been decided. Who knew how many years it would be before it could come out again?
Its lifespan might be infinite, but how was it supposed to endure those long years imprisoned in a cage?
Once it had thought all this through, Ignamar's expression quickly fell.
Two seconds later, however, it suddenly heard Bailu call out, "Ignamar, what are you still doing? Let's head back first and come out to play again tomorrow."
Ignamar's eyes widened slightly, and the corners of its mouth lifted. Then it said, "Mm, let's play again next time. But Alu, it might be a very long time before we see each other again..."
"What are you talking