The trees shed their leaves, and flower petals fluttered down.
The Whale Hunter’s hat shattered, revealing his silver hair cascading down like a waterfall.
Li Guanyi was stunned.
When he was with the Gongsun Family last year, he had some suspicions about a connection between Shaking Light and the Whale Hunter, but only now did he realize his speculations were perhaps too limited. He retracted the Battle Halberd and said, "Senior..."
The Whale Hunter replied, "Call me Big Brother."
Li Guanyi said, "Bi..."
The Whale Hunter almost laughed in anger, trudging forward with big strides, his demeanor cold and expressionless. The girl with a sheen of sweat on her forehead glanced at Li Guanyi and said icily:
"You punk, do you still plan to take Shaking Light to the Western Regions? Shouldn’t this be something Shaking Light decides herself?"
Li Guanyi sheathed the Battle Halberd and said, "In the past, yes."
"But previously, Shaking Light and I have made a new agreement."
"It’s no longer one-sided."
Li Guanyi softly responded, "If it were like before, it would be her going where I went. But now it’s different; wherever I go, she’ll accompany me; wherever she goes, I’ll be with her."
"Our journey to the West is a decision we’ve made together."
As Li Guanyi spoke these words, the silver-haired girl stood behind him.
The Whale Hunter initially intended to mislead Li Guanyi into saying something wrong, but instead, it seemed like an unintended mistake. His expression tightened, and just as Li Guanyi was about to speak, a cough came from behind.
As he was about to turn, he felt a palm gently tapping his head.
The silver-haired girl stood on tiptoe, lightly tapping her palm on Li Guanyi’s head.
The silver hair at her temples swayed slightly, brushing against Li Guanyi’s chest, tickling him.
Li Guanyi lowered his head slightly, trying to ease Shaking Light’s effort.
Li Guanyi said somewhat embarrassedly:
"When did you get here?"
Shaking Light did not answer; she just ruffled Li Guanyi’s hair messily.
All frizzy, like a Li Nu’er.
Then she looked towards the Whale Hunter, pursing her lips, her brows furrowed. Her face, exquisite like it belonged to the immortals, remained expressionless. She stepped forward, her usual calm stride hidden behind Li Guanyi now shortening and quickening.
The wide robe gently billowed up and down.
Coupled with her emotionless face, there was a faintly aggressive aura.
The Whale Hunter did not move, standing firm, steady like a mountain.
He watched Shaking Light, determined that, no matter what, even if she called him Big Brother again, he wouldn’t back down. After months of forging, his mental state was as solid as iron, without flaw!
He had the overwhelming grandeur of a Grandmaster now!
The youngest Martial Arts Legend in eight hundred years!
Leader of the Formation Path!
An unparalleled genius!
The Whale Hunter gazed at Shaking Light, noticing that in this half a year, the girl had matured slightly more. His eyes rippled, but he still spoke in a steady voice: "You mustn’t go..."
The Whale Hunter had already resolved that today, even if it meant falling out with that Sword Madman and battling another three hundred rounds, he would forcibly take Shaking Light away. He still remembered the ruthlessness of the Demon Sect in the Western Regions, still remembered that woman who used Shaking Light as the foundation for the Great Sacrifice.
He recalled the day he stormed in, rivers of blood flowing, with Shaking Light sitting atop a formation drawn in blood, looking at him expressionlessly.
The Whale Hunter’s sleeves billowed, and around him, layers of flowing light converged, forming formations.
It appeared more grand than his battle with the Sword Madman that day, precisely what he had prepared for the past half year. As he watched Shaking Light approach, he didn’t care, only saying in a deep voice: "You know the situation in the Western Regions."
"You must not go, understand?"
The silver-haired girl looked at the calm, unyielding Martial Arts Legend before her.
The silver-haired girl softly said:
It was as if all sound vanished.
The Whale Hunter’s expression froze instantly.