This time they found it quickly.
The beaver curled up deep in the amber liquid along with the cat.
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately grabbed both of them and turned around swiftly.
But...
He noticed the time fish quietly staying in place.
Its body had begun to be assimilated by the surrounding amber liquid—what was flowing from its scales was actually the same amber liquid, or rather, blood.
"Alas."
"I've been in the River of Cosmic Light for so long."
"In the end, I still have to melt here with it."
The time fish's voice carried a hint of reluctance, its whiskers waving toward Li Ye: "Go, go, the River of Cosmic Light is not a place for mundane beings."
It sank to the black riverbed, silted with mud.
It closed its eyes.
Li Ye, who originally planned to leave, stopped and directly said:
"Come with me."
"Acknowledge me as your master, and I can use my spiritual power to maintain your existence."
The fish remained silent.
