176 THE OLD HERMIT 2 (1/2)

”Chan Gu, don't say that. We all know that you have the best interest at heart when you told us about your findings.”

”Fan Lei is right. It is no one's fault. Besides, what you told is not entirely wrong. It is just that, we missed the part that the snow dragon, who happens to knew soul beguilement is no longer available.”

Long Fuzi seconded when he heard the melancholy and self-blame in Chan Gu's voice.

”But, how long would it take for the little snow dragon to learn about soul beguilement??”

Mu Lingxi asked, reminding her friends that the situation is not yet entirely hopeless.

”It will still take around another one hundred years before this small fledgling could evolve into a full-grown dragoness.”

The old hermit replied with a helpless sigh. It's not that he wants to crush the hope in their eyes, but he knew that putting their hope on the little snow dragon is pointless.

When they heard the estimation coming from the old hermit itself, the group felt more depressed than ever.

Does it mean that our trip all the way here was wasted???

”When you said that your friend had a problem related to the soul, what do you mean by that?”

Recalling about what the young lad said, the old hermit noticed one crucial information.

As someone who accompanies the snow dragon on the peak of its glory, the old hermit also knows a bit or two about soul arts. Although one cannot say that he was proficient in this field.

”I have a magical beast that is under a deep slumber. Her soul is in a dormant state and we are looking for ways to awaken her.”

Since Schoolmaster Yin had forbidden them to tell anyone about what happened back in the land of Echurid, Long Yue and the others had no choice but not to tell the old hermit about the entire situation.