"Why not today?" Ye Fei suggested.
Ye Fei felt that if he made an appointment a few days later, Xiao Yi's family would have enough time to prepare and it would be easier for them to hide or cover up certain things.
So why not go now and take advantage of the fact that the Xiao family was not prepared to see what the real situation was like?
Xiao Yi did not expect Ye Fei to actually go right there and then. He was slightly stunned for a moment before he laughed and said, "Of course it's good! I can't wait for you to have a look!"
On the way back, Xiao Yi and Ye Fei talked about the world and he told Ye Fei all kinds of strange and interesting things that he had heard from the elders in the family.
He also told Ye Fei many new things that he had seen and heard along with his parents when they went out for training in the past few years, as well as the local customs.
Ye Fei could not help but sigh in his heart. The elders in Xiao Yi's family had really traveled far and wide.
As the future heir of the Xiao family, Xiao Yi had been by the elders' side since he was young. After so many years of accumulation, his knowledge and horizons could not be compared to those of his peers.
Ye Fei's impression of Xiao Yi had changed greatly.
In the past, Ye Fei thought that Xiao Yi was just a playboy who did whatever he wanted with his money.
But now he realized that Xiao Yi was actually a pretty good person. Although he had a lot of flaws in his character, overall, he was not bad.
He was a friend that he could make.
Soon, they arrived at the Xiao family.
To Ye Fei's surprise, Xiao Yi's home was not a villa and mansion that he had imagined but was instead similar to a courier station.
As soon as he entered the gate, he saw all kinds of riding and transportation pets.
Xiao Yi had already explained to Ye Fei along the way, introducing to him the origin and habits of these pets, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.
He acted very professionally.
When he passed by a silver wolf, Xiao Yi suddenly became a little sad.
He did not introduce the origin and habits of the silver wolf as he did with other pets. Instead, he opened the cage door, walked in, squatted in front of the silver wolf, and gently stroked its head.
Full of love and pity.
Full of sorrow.
Ye Fei realized that this silver wolf was different from the other ordinary pets to Xiao Yi.
It held a very special position in his heart.
The Silver Wolf felt Xiao Yi's touch and woke up from its deep sleep. It raised its head and rubbed Xiao Yi's hand with the tip of its nose. Tears flowed silently from the corners of its eyes.
The gaze it gave Xiao Yi was also full of sorrow.
This was the first time Ye Fei felt such strong emotions from a pet.
Although he did not know what the Silver Wolf had experienced, Ye Fei still could not help but feel pity for it. He also quietly walked into the cage and squatted down to touch it.
The Silver Wolf did not resist, nor did it take the initiative to approach Ye Fei. It was simply immersed in endless sorrow.
Ye Fei finally could not help but ask, "What's wrong with it? Why does it look so sad?"
Xiao Yi said, "I don't know either..."
"Ever since it came back from the lost forest three years ago, it has been unable to eat. It doesn't move at all every day, and it often cries..."
"I think something must have happened to it in the lost forest, but Little Silver here doesn't know how to speak, and I can't communicate with it either. I can only watch it become more and more depressed as time goes by."
The silver wolf was so thin that it was basically skin and bones.
Even when it was being taken care of by someone, its condition was still getting worse every day. Until now, it was barely breathing, as if a wisp of wind could blow away its remaining life force.
Xiao Yi's voice was a little choked up. He said, "Little Silver wasn't like this in the past. It used to be so mighty. With a casual roar, the other pets in the house wouldn't even dare to breathe."
"But he was especially good to me... When I was two or three years old, I was very naughty. I liked to play with his tail and even liked to sleep on his pillow. He never moved or scolded me..."
Xiao Yi rambled on about many things from his childhood.
From his description, Ye Fei knew that Little Silver was not an ordinary silver wolf, but a Siberian Direwolf.
This kind of wolf was extremely rare and very difficult to tame.
Xiao Yi's grandfather had paid a considerable price back then to subdue it.
From then on, Little Silver became the main transport force of the Xiao family, accompanying the Xiao family for three whole generations, and was a great contributor to the Xiao family.
It could even be said to be a family heirloom.
So even though it was now so weak, the Xiao family has never treated it harshly.
Instead, they specially hired the best pet caregivers to take care of it, giving it the best of everything.
But even so, they were still unable to stop it from declining day after day.
Ye Fei gently stroked the Silver Wolf's bony back and whispered, "What exactly happened to make you suffer so much?"
He could feel that Silver's problem was not physical but psychological.
Little Silver was completely disheartened and in a hopeless state.
So no matter how well the Xiao family took care of it, it could not return to its former majestic appearance.
Little Silver turned his gaze to the distance, tears welling up in his eyes again.
"Child... my child..."
An old and sorrowful voice with endless desolation.
That was the Silver Wolf deepest thoughts.
Ye Fei followed its gaze and found that it was in the direction of the Lost Forest.
He immediately understood everything.
He said to Xiao Yi, "Since Little Silver only became like this after returning from the Lost Forest, why don't we take him to the lost forest again? Who knows, maybe he might find something that he's missing?"
Xiao Yi sighed and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about it... but as you can see, the state of Little Silver now..."
"The Lost Forest is a long journey from here, and there are many dangers hidden in there. With his current condition, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on all the way."
Ye Fei suggested, "Why don't you ask him what he thinks?"
Xiao Yi smiled bitterly. "How can I ask? I don't know the language of beasts."
Ye Fei said, "High-level pets have more or less intelligence and can understand humans. Furthermore, Little Silver has accompanied you since you were young. Perhaps he can understand what you're saying? Give it a try."
"Alright, then I'll give it a try."
Xiao Yi stroked the wolf's head and asked softly, "Little Silver, do you still want to go to the lost forest? If you want to go, I'll think of a way to send you there."
Little Silver suddenly staggered to his feet and walked to the edge of the food bowl in three steps, gobbling down the meat in there.
Ye Fei once again heard the wolf's thoughts.
"I want to go back! I want to recover my strength and go back to find my child!"
Xiao Yi saw that the wolf actually took the initiative to eat and said in surprise, "Little Silver, you're finally willing to eat? That's great! That's great!"
"Wait a moment, I'll get someone to bring you fresh meat!"
Xiao Yi shouted as he ran, "Little Silver is eating! He's taking the initiative to eat! Quickly, bring the best meat over! Hurry!"