"A big gift indeed," Xu Huo raised an eyebrow.
"Just making a friend," Shi Sanjiu said with a smile. "The moment I saw you, I knew we were kindred spirits. Who knows, we might meet again in the future!"
"Thank you," Xu Huo accepted the badge, nodded slightly to Zhu Xiaojin and Mi Qiaonan, said, "See you again if we're fated," and then left through the Spiritual World portal with the Girl in the painting.
What would happen later in Bu Liu City no longer concerned Xu Huo. He used the Spiritual World to quickly exit Bu Liu City's boundaries. A few players tried to block his way, but after making an example of them, the rest of the journey was peaceful.
"Are we heading back?" the Girl in the painting asked him, "Where are we going?"
