Rocky followed the mysterious figure all the way. He ran beyond the Crimson City and arrived at the edge of a dense forest.
He looked around and walked into the woods. The figure had disappeared into the darkness of the trees. "Come on out!" he yelled into the forest. "Weren't you trying to lure me here? Well, here I am!"
A figure walked out from behind a huge tree, wearing a large robe which covered the person from head to toe. The figure wasn't well-built. 'A woman?' Rocky wondered, furrowing his brows.
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" he asked warily.
Taking the hood off, the delicate figure stepped up to him.
Rocky's eyes widened in surprise. "You?"
he asked, staring at the figure who turned out to be Cherry.
"Are you surprised to see me?" she asked indifferently.
"I had been in the Myriad Beasts Ground for half a year back then, but I never saw you. But now, you show up in front of me out of the blue. It would be a lie if I said that I am not surprised," Rocky said frankly, narrowing his eyes at her. He didn't believe this was a coincidence; neither was she here for a merry chat.
"That's enough chitchat. I have come to you because I need your help," Cherry admitted, jumping straight to the point.
"You need my help? You are a spiritual master of the Butterfly Divine Clan. Is this related to the spiritual treasure?" he asked. He was intelligent enough to figure out what Cherry was up to. At present, all the spiritual race clans in the Wild Spirit Land were searching for the spiritual treasures. As far as he knew, the spiritual treasure of the Butterfly Divine Clan did not seem to have appeared in the world yet. The clan had long been practically extinct, but it still had many members left, and Cherry was their spiritual master. It was understandable why the Butterfly Divine Clan wanted to get their spiritual treasure.
"Since you already knew, I don't have to beat around the bush. I need your help to get the spiritual treasure of my clan," she replied calmly. Rocky's reaction was within her expectations.
"As a spiritual master, you should know that the appearance of spiritual treasures will bring nothing but disaster into this world. The Wild Spirit Land is in endless disputes because of the continuous appearance of the spiritual treasures. Does the exterminated Butterfly Divine Clan want to be involved in the disputes as well? Why on earth do you want it?" Rocky asked with a frown.
"If you don't get the spiritual treasure of the Butterfly Divine Clan out for me, then sooner or later, it will be stolen by humans who support some other spiritual race clans. I will not allow it to fall into the hands of other clans," Cherry said with a strong conviction.
"I'm sorry, but I can't help you," Rocky refused without hesitation.
Cherry knew that he would refuse, so she decided to reveal something that would change his mind. "All that time ago, if it weren't for me, you would have died in Alston's hands. You owe me," she said.
Rocky was confused for a second; then the realization hit him quickly. "That was you? You saved me?" He was a little surprised, but realized that it made perfect sense. He didn't know which spiritual race being had saved him back then. 'So, it was her...' he thought.
"You owe me your life. But I am only asking for your help in return," Cherry said with a solemn face.
Rocky was silent for a while, but finally he shook his head and said, "I still can't help you."
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