"That won't do. I have to go take a look too. Otherwise, what would they be going there for?" A voice like silver bells rang out as Leng Xiyue approached, holding the deeply apprehensive Xiao Wu by the hand.
"This is...?" The Titan Giant Ape showed no hostility and merely asked Tian Meng.
"She's essentially our host. The reasons aren't something I can explain in a few words, and they're precisely why we've come," Tian Meng said. "As she said, if she doesn't go, there's no need for us to go either. When that happens, your beautiful dream of reuniting with your loved ones will vanish like a bubble in a dream."
The sheer amount of information in Tian Meng's words left Xiao Wu somewhat at a loss. She did not quite understand what he meant.
But she understood one thing: reuniting with loved ones. He had said relatives, not family members. Didn't that mean...
The Titan Giant Ape, however, did not consider any of this. He merely assumed they wanted to use Xiao Wu as leverage, so he could only nod. "All right. Since you're recommending her, I suppose she counts as one of us. Please follow me, everyone."
Leng Xiyue had long since arranged a cover story with Zhao Wuji. Besides, he was not entirely in the dark, so he naturally had ways to handle the others.
Thus, Leng Xiyue and her group followed the Titan Giant Ape without worry.
After traveling several hundred kilometers deeper into the forest, the group finally arrived before an enormous lake.
Returning to their homeland filled both Xiao Wu and Wu Rou with excitement. Wu Rou in particular, after everything she had experienced, had missed this Lake of Life, where she had lived for nearly a hundred thousand years, terribly.
"Big Brother,