"Boom!!!"
With a light swipe of Purple Cloud's paw, the unusual rock wall crumbled to dust, revealing a hollow, dark interior.
This seemed to be a cave entrance.
Xu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.
It seemed Purple Cloud's senses had been right. There really was something unusual about this half-mountain amid the thunder.
Under the Night-Hunting Eye, the dark cave interior had nowhere to hide. Xu Ran could clearly see a downward passage beyond the entrance, with no signs of artificial excavation.
As for what lay farther inside, a bend in the passage kept it out of sight for now.
"Neigh~" (I can't get in...)
Starlight lowered his head and poked it inside, then shook it helplessly a moment later.
The entrance was only about two meters high, and the interior was even narrower. His body simply could not fit inside.
"Let me think..." Xu Ran looked around.
They had not actually gone far while Purple Cloud was evolving. To ensure they could support each other at any moment, Xu Ran and Starlight had deliberately kept circling the mountain.
Thus, he was certain there was not much danger nearby.
Leaving Starlight outside the entrance for now would also let him stand guard.
"Stay outside for now." Xu Ran stroked Starlight's mane. "If you encounter danger, notify me through Contract Sensing immediately. I'll summon you to my side."
"Purple Cloud and I will take a look inside. We won't stay long."
"Neigh~" (Understood!)
Understanding Xu Ran's meaning, Starlight nodded firmly.
He turned his back to the rock wall, his dark pupils narrowing into needlelike slits. Like a hunter in the night, he watched for the slightest disturbance.
Holding Purple Cloud, Xu Ran dismounted and took a deep breath. With Starlink disconnected, he could no longer use the Night-Hunting Eye, and the