Fang Chen had never imagined that the myna bird's droppings could be so corrosive. A chill ran down his spine. Fortunately, Paper Crane had appeared in time and subdued the outrageously arrogant bird.
Fang Chen was stunned. He had never expected Paper Crane to be so powerful that it could subdue even this myna bird with ease. He had also seen the terror on the bird's face when Paper Crane appeared. The bird was clearly afraid of it.
Until now, Fang Chen had always thought Paper Crane was a gentle little creature that could only help him store things in Spirit Crane Space. He had never expected it to help him fight enemies too.
Paper Crane seemed more mysterious than ever. Every Outer Sect Disciple of the Glazed Sword Sect who had entered the Trial Path alongside him had a Paper Crane, but theirs had vanished after leaving the Sky Lake Barrier. Fang Chen had thought his would vanish as well. To his surprise, it had stayed.
The golden light radiating from Chen Xiaofei grew brighter and brighter. Fang Chen saw that the skin corroded by the bird droppings was healing before his eyes.
Before long, Chen Xiaofei's skin had fully recovered, but his hair and clothes had not.
Chen Xiaofei slowly woke. The sight of the featherless myna bird made him freeze. He looked up at Fang Chen and asked, "Junior Uncle-Master, what happened to me? And what's with this bald bird?"
At being called a bald bird, the myna bird—whose feathers Paper Crane had nearly plucked clean—instantly bristled. It raised its head and cursed at Chen Xiaofei. "You're the bald bird! Your whole family's bald birds!"
"This... This stupid bird can talk?"
Chen Xiaofei stared at the myna bird, his eyes going wide.
Seeing Chen Xiaofei fully recovered,