Baxia Bears the Sea

"It seemed the King knew the situation in the Rift Valley quite well." Qin Yi asked, "So you know Saint Dragon Peak well too?"

You already knew something about Saint Dragon Peak, yet you didn't go save your father?

"I wouldn't call it understanding. I only know a thing or two about Father God's condition." Qiu Niu tapped the table with his stubby hand and said slowly, "Earlier, when I spoke of cutting off the Divine Land, I didn't give the whole story. He Dao taking my stone stool was certainly the trigger, but it was only a trigger. From it, I sensed that the relationship between the people of the Divine Land and those in Heaven was somewhat subtle. That was the main reason. The Rift Valley, Saint Dragon Peak... I no longer trust them. If one day they turn my sea into another Rift Valley, then we'd be utterly screwed. Better to cut ourselves off and be done with it."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "So the Great Wilderness has none of those people's traces instead?"

"At least, the signs aren't so obvious in the Great Wilderness. Nor can we completely seal ourselves off and cease all contact with the outside world; that would be no good either." Qiu Niu sighed. "In truth, our exchanges with the Great Wilderness are scarce in the end. We merely use the featherfolk as messengers to convey word—in this regard, the featherfolk are a race that can be trusted completely."

They'd been forced into becoming shut-in homebodies...

At last, Qin Yi understood why they had holed up in this forbidden land. He had initially thought it was simply their nature. It seemed they had their own bitter hardships.

Qiu Niu suddenly broke into a smile. "Judging by your reaction, you know quite a