Chapter 197: The Blood Crystal Rebirth
That night, the final result was that nothing significant happened. Lu Chen and Bai Lian parted ways in the dark mountain forest, each taking a different path.
When the beautiful girl disappeared like a ghost into the forest, Lu Chen, with Ah Tu, returned to his wooden house on Feiyan Platform.
Late at night, the clouds cleared, and the moonlight gently fell on the window sill, illuminating Lu Chen and Ah Tu. Ah Tu looked up at the crescent moon, while Lu Chen gazed at Ah Tu.
After a moment, Lu Chen gently patted Ah Tu’s back. Ah Tu turned its head and looked at him.
Lu Chen’s brows slightly furrowed, and after a while, he suddenly said, “You can’t stay on Kunlun Mountain any longer.”
Ah Tu’s single eye glimmered slightly.
Lu Chen’s hand lightly caressed Ah Tu’s body. Its fur was soft and smooth, like black silk, but underneath that smoothness were bulging muscles, flowing blood, and the strong beating of its heart.
There was a strange power slowly gathering within the black dog, which would eventually burst forth on some future day.
“I didn’t expect you to turn out like this,” Lu Chen said softly while patting Ah Tu, “I only wanted to save you at the time, but there was no other way.”