Unclear Intentions and the Seed of Doubts that Form

There was a strange tension in the air that befell everything as the Huli Jing uttered those words. "You were the one who left first to chase after this human and you know, I considered your first request. I have your human so let's go now."

His first request? When he had seen that he had been reunited with his old friend from over multiple centuries, he had been ecstatic and overjoyed to see him and yet he had been unwilling to part with Chan Lee. Xue could still remember it clearly as if it had just happened yesterday. His words were sincere and out of both naivety and selfishness. She had been the one who had been there for him and took him in after everything that had happened.

So why did his friend want him to part with her?

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