Baili An busied himself wiping her tears, speaking softly to explain, "No, it's not like that. Ghost Mountain is dangerous, and I am preparing to go there to the Second Realm to retrieve my rabbit and a human little girl. I just don't want you to risk danger with me. I also don't know if, amidst these perils within Ghost Mountain, I can take good care of you."
Li Jiujiu also remembered the obedient rabbit, Afu Tu, and knew how much Baili An valued it, so she didn't continue to make a fuss. Knowing that her own cultivation was limited and that he was determined to enter the Second Realm, she wondered why she should add to his worries and become a burden.
Sniffing her nose, Li Jiujiu tugged at his sleeve, pleading softly, "But I don't want to part from you. There is still some distance to the River of Life and Death that leads to the Second Realm. Let me accompany you for this stretch of the road, and then I'll go to a safe place to wait for your return, okay?"
