The gaze of the Drought Fiend grew increasingly affectionate, even tinged with indulgence.
"..."
This truly made him feel as if he were being raised as Xuan Yu!
Xu Qing finally understood where that strange feeling originated from.
In the past, when he meticulously cared for the Nine-Life Profound Cat and the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, wasn't this exactly the sentiment the Drought Fiend was showing now!
Those splendid creatures, all facing the threat of extinction, were difficult for him not to take in and protect.
Xu Qing never imagined that one day he would become a Kui Ba cub on the brink of extinction in the eyes of the Drought Fiend.
"The resting place of Kui Ba..."
Xu Qing noted this but would not truly choose to let the Drought Fiend retrieve that spiritual artifact.
After Kui Ba's death, no bones remained, only the spiritual artifact existed in the world. That artifact was both the transformation of Kui Ba's fortune and the convergence of all its resentment and karma.