Hearing Zi JI's words, Zeng Tian turned his gaze toward Di Rui'er.
Di Rui'er immediately lowered her head, a blush spreading across her face.
Then Zeng Tian looked back at Zi JI and said with a faint, knowing smile, "But didn't I say earlier that my movements this time were to be kept secret? It's only been half a day. How did the Auspicious Beast find out?"
Although he hadn't really expected to keep it from the Auspicious Beast, having the secret leak in less than a day was a little too ridiculous.
Besides, he would return to the Star Dou Great Forest in a year or two at most. For Soul Beasts, who routinely measured time in tens of thousands of years, that was barely a nap.
Zi JI looked a little embarrassed, but quickly recovered. "Yes, I was the one who told the Auspicious Beast. But do you really think this could have been kept from her?
"Do you know that barely an hour after you left, the Auspicious Beast was already searching everywhere for you? If I hadn't told her, she might well have turned the Star Dou Great Forest upside down."
At those words, Zeng Tian looked at Di Rui'er again. Feeling his gaze, she blushed even harder.
A moment later, as though she had made up her mind, Di Rui'er suddenly raised her head and looked resolutely at Zeng Tian. "Zeng Tian, I don't want to be apart from you. Let me come with you!"
Zeng Tian fell silent. He knew that if he sent her back now, Di Rui'er would probably sneak out again to look for him.
With no other choice, Zeng Tian could only nod and agree.
The light rekindled in Di Rui'er's eyes. She immediately grabbed one of Zeng Tian's draconic