Sharing a Golden Side Quest

Using a wide-range mental scan, Bai Pu quickly found Leien and the others.

Liya, who should have been carrying out her mission, was actually here too.

The moment they met, Leien hurriedly said, "Brother, when you suggested killing Demon General Demon Throat, had you already guessed that the Demon Throat chasing us was fake? Liya was attacked by Demon Throat's true body at Miasma Spring and nearly lost her life!"

There was inevitably some resentment in Leien's words, as though he blamed Bai Pu for not warning them beforehand.

Bai Pu shook his head. "If I had known it was fake, why would I have let Liya take such a risk? I was only somewhat suspicious because luring Demon Throat away had gone too smoothly.

"As for why I suggested killing it, it was because a battle had broken out at Root Palace... Dongbo Cheng Zhi, the one on my back, had held off Root Palace's Demon Generals and every Fallen Warrior Awakener by himself. Even if you had killed the real Demon Throat, the Green Emperor would not have been able to send more or stronger demons to support Miasma Spring anytime soon."

Bai Pu's explanation was perfectly reasonable, and Leien could not help nodding.

He actually felt the same way. Even he had failed to see that Demon Throat was a false body, so how could Bai Pu have known? Still, Dongbo Cheng Zhi on Bai Pu's back made Leien rather envious, and he could not help sending a voice transmission.

"Brother Bai, this Dongbo Cheng Zhi is actually that formidable?"

"He is the young patriarch of the Dongbo Family. With the old patriarch in seclusion, Dongbo Cheng Zhi is effectively the one controlling Azure Dragon Oath. From what I have observed, he is undoubtedly this world's protagonist."