Behind the Jade Void Palace in Qingwei Heaven,
The wind blew through the bamboo, producing a melody, while the green bamboo swayed and rustled endlessly.
A hexagonal stone pavilion sat among the bamboo, encircled by a winding, meandering stream.
Taiqing, Yuanshi, and Tongtian sat together, savoring tea.
Guang Chengzi, dressed in coarse hemp clothes and carrying a hoe, passed by.
"Yo~"
"Guang Chengzi, heading out to work the fields again?"
Tongtian held his little teapot in his hand as he rose from the stone pavilion and walked toward Guang Chengzi.
"Second Brother!"
"Your lion ran off. Aren't you going after him?"
Taiqing slowly set down the celadon teacup in his hand, stroking his beard as he looked at Yuanshi across from him with a broad smile.
"Eldest Brother!"
"Didn't your Azure Ox run away before too? It's nothing to worry about~"
"I already sent White Crane Attendant down to the mortal realm to look for him. When the time comes, he'll naturally be found!"
Yuanshi lifted the steaming teacup, blew on it casually, and then drained it in one gulp.
Compared to Enlightenment Tea, this mother-tree Da Hong Pao had a little less spiritual energy, but its flavor was richer and more mellow, with a perfect balance of strength and lightness.
"My Azure Ox is very well-behaved. He's nothing like your lion, the first lion in the primordial world. He's fierce~"
"Even against the Western Azure Lion, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage!"
Taiqing teased him. That nine-headed lion was no ordinary creature; his own Azure Ox was nowhere near as fierce and powerful.
"Eldest Brother, you can rest assured. He listens to lectures day and night at the East Pole Marvelous Rock Palace, and his character isn't bad. How could he commit some heinous crime?"
Just then, Tongtian came