If Wu Tian had deliberately concealed himself, that would have been one thing.
But when Tongtian arrived, Wu Tian had shown no intention of hiding. Thus, the moment their gazes met across the distance, Tongtian could not help crying out inwardly:
"Fellow Daoist Wu Tian!"
Wait...
Why was Wu Tian in Chaoge?
Tongtian was startled at first, then delighted... In Master Tongtian's heart, he owed Wu Tian far too much Karma and had always wanted to find a chance to repay him properly, yet he had never had the opportunity!
They had barely even met a few times. Now that he sensed Wu Tian's presence, he was naturally overjoyed.
At the same time, the instant Wu Tian's aura appeared, Master Tongtian more or less understood that Wen Zhong's earlier transformation and Holy Mother Gold Spirit's vanished aura had surely both been Wu Tian's handiwork...
Much of the worry in his heart was put to rest.
Only...
"Fellow Daoist Wu Tian has appeared in Chaoge. Could it be that he intends to personally join the wager of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation? To take the field himself and contend against Teacher and the others?"
Tongtian's feelings became complicated once more.
Meanwhile.
At the card table within the Royal Palace.
Yun Zhongzi's little face was scrunched up as he scratched at his ears and cheeks, clearly suffering defeat at the gambling table. When he looked up and saw Holy Mother Gold Spirit on the other side, radiant with success and with a huge pile of chips before her, he became even more envious...
"Alas!"
"Goddess, could you show some mercy... and remove the restriction on me first?"
Yun Zhongzi pleaded helplessly.
He always felt that after his physical body had been turned into that of a child, even his primordial spirit