Seeing that he'd made up his mind, the three women could only nod.
Li Chang'an didn't dare to linger. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would find himself in another Xiuluo Scene. He got up and left the Li Yang Capital immediately.
...
In the Li Yang Northwest Desert, a vast expanse of the Gobi Desert stretched out.
Li Chang'an entered the valley with practiced ease and walked up to the great tomb where he had first encountered the World-Devouring Whale. He called out, "Senior, I've come to visit today because I have some questions for you!"
His voice echoed through the empty valley.
There was no response from the World-Devouring Whale.
Li Chang'an circled the great tomb. The Stone Lion was still half-buried in the ground, projecting a curtain of light.
When he was twenty, this curtain of light had filled him with a lingering dread. But now, Li Chang'an was fifty years old.
To him, the curtain of light was now as fragile as a sheet of paper.
