Seven or eight days later.
Golden-Winged Peng returned.
Taking human form, he entered the Imperial Study travel-worn and dusty, respectfully presenting a piece of beast hide. "Master, this is the map of the Celestial Race's distribution throughout the Central Wastelands that I investigated."
Jiang Ping'an accepted it and spread it open for a careful look.
A moment later, he took out the map Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow had given him and placed the two side by side on the desk.
Seeing this, Golden-Winged Peng said no more and waited quietly at the side.
Jiang Ping'an's gaze swept back and forth between the two maps. Their core contents were largely identical.
But upon closer inspection, Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow's map was clearly far more detailed. Not only had she marked the approximate areas where the Saints were active, she had also marked several hidden strongholds that Golden-Winged Peng had failed to uncover.
Jiang Ping'an lightly tapped his fingers against the desk, remaining silent.
Golden-Winged Peng cautiously spoke up. "Master, that Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow's intelligence..."
"Trustworthy." Jiang Ping'an slowly uttered the two words.
Golden-Winged Peng hesitated before offering his counsel. "Master, I believe that even if I one day advance to become a Demon Emperor, I will remain utterly loyal to you. Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow probably bears you no ill intent either."
Jiang Ping'an's gaze fell upon Golden-Winged Peng, and he smiled. "I know your loyalty well. As for Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow, that is hard to say."
To demon beasts, once they had been "enlightened" by him, they stood in a master-servant relationship with him. Even if he had never ordered them to do anything, once they became Demon Emperors and broke free of their restraints, they might well regard it as an unbearable humiliation.
Therefore, it was possible that Seven-Colored Sky-Burning Sparrow's eagerness