"Were you greeting us?"
"Yes, I hadn't seen humans in a very long time, so when I saw you, I got a little excited and greeted you from afar," the strange creature that called itself a "Little Sprite" replied.
"You've seen humans before?" Mo Ling asked curiously.
"Yes, a very, very long time ago... Well, I can't really say it was before. It might have been a very, very long time in the future. I've traveled through the River of Time too many times, so I can't quite tell anymore."
The Little Sprite touched its cube head and spoke with some confusion.
Traveling through the River of Time?
Hearing the golden creature's claim, Lu Youqi grew tense again. Just how powerful did one have to be to travel through time?
"Why do you travel through the River of Time?" Mo Ling asked blankly.
"I'm looking for my own wish. I've always fulfilled wishes for others, but I've never fulfilled one for myself. So I wanted to find a wish that belonged to me... Ever since that thought first emerged, I've been searching. From the moment it arose, I searched toward the end of time, then turned back and traced forward, going to different times and places..."
"That's incredible," Mo Ling could not help saying.
"You said you fulfilled wishes for others. How did you do that?" he continued asking.
"Well, that starts from when I was still in the fountain..."
The Little Sprite told Mo Ling that it had originally been nothing more than a Wishing Fountain in a city, using its abilities to help the humans there fulfill their wishes. But later, disaster struck that city. After saving it, it left the Wishing Fountain to seek its own wish.
It found the place where it had been born, met