The ground tore open behind them as they disappeared into the trees, leaving only destruction in behind them.
As they left...the overwhelming pressure began to fade.
Su Qinglan collapsed to her knees, her heart pounding violently.
Her hands shook as she hugged the basket of cubs tightly to her chest.
"Xuan Long…" she whispered angrily, but he was long gone from her sight.
The forest slowly fell into an uneasy silence.
Su Qinglan was panting hard.
She sat frozen in the middle of the forest, her chest rising and falling rapidly, her heart beating so loudly it felt like it would burst out of her ears.
They were gone.
Just like that.
"How… how could they just leave?" she muttered, her voice shaking.
She took a few unsteady steps forward, then stopped.
Chase them?
How could she?
One was a giant snake.
The other was the Lion King.
They had disappeared in the blink of an eye. Su Qinglan felt completely abandoned.
