Chapter 621

Back then, Jiang Yan, as a complete newbie, didn't know much about the Bloodhounds.

It wasn't until later, when he went to Inazuma and set foot on Heguandao, that Jiang Yan first truly realized just how disgusting those Bloodhound bastards really were.

"Klee!"

Little Klee heard the call, turned her head, and upon seeing that it was Jiang Yan calling her, immediately waved at him with delight.

"Daddy!!"

"You're back!"

Jiang Yan hurried over to Klee's side, reached out, and picked up little Klee.

"Klee, are you hurt?"

Jiang Yan glanced around and, seeing that Klee had no injuries at all, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, Daddy! Brother Lei Ze protected Klee, so Klee isn't hurt!"

"Besides, Klee has Dodo-K and Puffy Bomb, so she's not afraid!"

As if showing off to Jiang Yan, little Klee took out the Puffy Bomb from her backpack.

"Good, good, good! Klee is so amazing!"

Jiang Yan said with a chuckle, his tone filled with gentleness.

Then, he looked at Lei Ze, who was standing beside him and watching him too, and smiled as he said to him:

"Hello, your name is... Lei Ze, right?"

"I am Klee's father."

"Thank you for protecting our little Klee. She can be a bit mischievous, so I'm sorry for the trouble."

Hearing Jiang Yan's words, Lei Ze shook his head and spoke the official Teyvat language somewhat awkwardly.

"No trouble. The girl is very hot. Very powerful."

"These wandering black wolves are bad. They broke its rules."

Holding little Klee, Jiang Yan listened as Lei Ze told stories about the wolf pack of Wolvendom.

"I see. The wolf pack living here must be the descendants of those wolves Andrius sheltered back in the day."

As Jiang Yan pondered this, Klee suddenly glanced around and said to him:

"Daddy, where's Mommy?"

"Didn't Mommy come back with you?"

Jiang Yan's thoughts were interrupted. He looked at Klee and smiled as he said to her:

"Your mommy is tied up over there; she has something very important to do, so she'll have to wait a while before coming back to see little Klee."

"Is that so? Mommy is indeed very busy..."

Little Klee nodded. Although she didn't know what Mommy was always busy with, she knew it must be something very important.

"Lei Ze, take me to meet that 'it' you mentioned."

After playing with Klee for a short while, Jiang Yan suddenly said to Lei Ze.

"Hmm? Why?"

Lei Ze looked at Jiang Yan with some confusion.

"You... want to become a trial seeker?"

"Not exactly."

Jiang Yan smiled and shook his head, then said:

"It and I are old friends. As an old friend arriving at its territory, how could I not come to pay a visit?"

Besides, asking Jiang Yan to be a trial seeker?

Are you not afraid that Jiang Yan would simply erase that lingering soul of Andrius?

Andrius, the Wolf of the North Wind, was already at a disadvantage even when fighting Jiang Yan during his prime back in the day.

Back then, Jiang Yan was merely a Jiang Yan who hadn't even reached the Twin Stars state yet.

You want the current Jiang Yan to fight Andrius, who is now just a lingering soul?

Are you kidding me!

He'd beat its brains right out!

"Old friend?"

Lei Ze tilted his head, looking at Jiang Yan with some incomprehension.

How could Klee's father, who looked so young, be an old friend of the Wolf King?

"Yes, an old friend for many years."

Jiang Yan said with a chuckle, but seeing Lei Ze's hesitation, he explained to him:

"Rest assured, I bear no ill intent. If you find it difficult, then never mind."

"No, I believe you. You bear no ill intent."

Lei Ze shook his head.

After all, Jiang Yan carried the label of "Klee's father."

And since Klee was his good friend, Lei Ze, with his simple mind, instinctively categorized Jiang Yan as a good person.

"Follow me. I will take you to see it."

Saying this, Lei Ze turned and walked ahead to lead the way.

Jiang Yan smiled slightly, then set Klee down, letting her walk on her own.

After walking for a while, Jiang Yan and Klee, led by Lei Ze, soon arrived at a large pit.

Inside the pit, a great sword stood quietly planted at the front of the area.

The Wolf's Last Stand, a five-star greatsword.

When Jiang Yan was choosing a five-star greatsword for Little Beidou, he had once considered whether to pull out the Wolf's Last Stand from here.

But in the end, he did not do so.

After all, doing so would seem rather unscrupulous.

Jiang Yan is a man of integrity; how could he do such an unscrupulous thing.

Lei Ze approached the Wolf's Last Stand and gently grasped the Wolf's Last Stand.

Woooo~~~

A howl that echoed to the heavens rang out across the entire arena.

Then, a phantom image materialized out of thin air.

"Lei Ze! What business has awakened me?"

A weathered, hollow voice spoke from the giant wolf's phantom mouth.

"Someone wishes to see you."

Lei Ze's words remained as brief as ever.

And at this moment, Jiang Yan stepped forward in good time, smiling broadly as he addressed the giant wolf:

"Long time no see, Andrius."

"It is... you!"

Andrius squinted his eyes; clearly, he had recognized Jiang Yan.

It would be abnormal if he did not recognize him.

Back then, Jiang Yan had forcibly pulled out several of Andrius's wolf fangs.

Even that beautiful coat of wolf fur had been burned black and charred.

Andrius had an extremely deep impression of Jiang Yan.

"What do you want?"

Andrius said somewhat grumpily.

There was no way he could be friendly toward Jiang Yan.

Ever since fighting that fellow, it took several decades for those wolf fangs of his to grow back.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so harsh when facing an old friend."

Jiang Yan chuckled and said to the other:

"After all, our friendship was forged through fists!"

"Friendship forged through fists? Hmph! How dare you say such a thing?!"

Andrius let out a cold snort.