Velin burst out laughing. "Haha, Big Brother, looks like I lost. This little fellow really is just as you said—brave enough to take responsibility instead of trying to run away from it."
"Very brave, and very upright." Isis kissed Kavell on the cheek and said with a smile, "As expected of my child. With this kind of conviction, I'm sure he won't perform too badly when he undergoes the trials of the other counts in the future."
"Alright, that's enough. Next, it's time for Xing and Kavell to receive their punishment."
As soon as he finished speaking, Velin came to Xing's side, mounted him, and flew toward the Tree of Life Sapling.
As for Isis, he took out a set of coarse clothes he had prepared long ago and changed Kavell out of his usual outfit.
After all, standing guard atop Wind Listening Tower and enduring the cold was part of the punishment.
The moment Xing landed beneath the Tree of Life Sapling, several vines burst from the ground and bound his limbs, wings, and mouth.
With a bewildered look in his eyes, Xing only felt his body grow light before his vision was suddenly turned upside down.
"Alright, just stay here properly. You can come down in half a month."
Xing heard his master's words and wanted to say something, but with his mouth blocked, he could not make a sound.
Watching Xing twist his body in midair, Velin seemed to think of something. He took out a bottle of Glowing Wine from his Spatial Ring, pulled out the cork, and placed it beneath the tree.
He took out a Seed and tossed it onto the ground.
Wrapped in a mass of green magical power, the Seed quickly sprouted and grew.
Within a few breaths, a three-meter-long hollow reed