Veliya had never run like this before.

Her legs seemed to have turned into a hot wheel, shuttling through the forest at a high speed, the wind whistled in her ears, and the shadows of the trees flew by, but she did not feel the slightest bit of fatigue, but instead had a kind of hearty pleasure.

She followed Ryder closely, or rather, the huge black wolf. Under the moonlight, the black wolf's hair shone with a silver luster, like a black lightning, shuttling freely through the forest.

Veliya was surprised to find that she could keep up with the speed of the black wolf, and her body had also undergone some wonderful changes. Her senses became extremely sharp, and she could clearly hear all the sounds around her, and even smell all kinds of subtle smells in the air. Her vision also became extremely sharp, and she could clearly see everything around her even in the dark forest.

She felt that a powerful force was awakening in her body, and this force made her excited and frightened.

Black Wolf seemed to notice the change in Velia. He slowed down and looked back at her, his eyes full of encouragement and expectation.

Velia took a deep breath. She knew that she had to face it all bravely. She had to learn to control this power and face the challenges of the future with Reid.

They ran all the way, through the dense forest, across the turbulent river, and finally came to a quiet valley.

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In the valley, there is a dense gingko forest, and the golden fallen leaves cover the ground, as if covering the earth with a golden carpet. The moonlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows, adding a touch of mystery to this quiet valley.

Black Wolf stopped under a huge ginkgo tree. He turned around and looked at Velia, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation.

Velia walked to the black wolf, gently stroked his fur, and asked, "Ryder, why are we here?"

The black wolf lowered his head, gently rubbed Velia's cheek with his nose, and then let out a low growl, motioning her to follow him.

Velia followed the black wolf and walked deep into the ginkgo forest.

They came to an ancient ginkgo tree, which was towering into the sky and had a very thick trunk. It took several people to hug it. On the treetop, the branches were lush and the golden leaves swayed gently in the breeze, as if waving to them.

The black wolf walked to the ginkgo tree, lowered his head, and let out a low wolf howl.

"Awoo--"

The wolf howl echoed in the valley for a long time.

A moment later, an old voice came from the ginkgo tree.

"Ryder, my child, you are finally back."

Veliya looked up in surprise, and saw an old man in a gray robe sitting on the branch of the ginkgo tree, smiling at them.

The old man's hair and beard were already gray, and his face was full of traces of time, but his eyes were still bright, as if he could see through everything.

"Teacher!" Black Wolf bowed his head and said respectfully.

The old man jumped down from the tree, walked to Black Wolf, stroked his hair lovingly, and said: "Ryder, you have grown up and become stronger."

Then he turned his head and looked at Veliya, his eyes full of kindness and wisdom, "You are Veliya, right? Ryder mentioned you to me, you are a good girl."

Veliya lowered her head a little nervously and said: "Hello, old man."

"Child, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." The old man said kindly, "I am Ryder's mentor and the guardian of this forest. You can call me... Aideen."