Flames gathered and took shape, becoming a black dog.
The Demon Dragon watched the black dog, sensing the Death Blazing Flames around it.
Gu Qingshan said, "This is a friend of mine, one of us. You can answer his questions."
Only then did the Demon Dragon speak. "Cang Wuzhang once had an extraordinary encounter. While waging war on a world, he obtained a treasure from the Mysterious Side."
"He used that treasure to bewitch Reneedol?" the black dog asked with a grin.
The Demon Dragon felt an inexplicable chill rise in his heart. "No. The treasure could pick out a person and tell you whether today was a good day to go see her."
The black dog froze.
Gu Qingshan froze.
"What kind of treasure is that?" the black dog said.
"Whenever Cang Wuzhang went to see the Empress of Myriad Gods, he always arrived at just the right time. Either the Empress was about to assign someone a task, or she was feeling restless and wanted someone to talk to. As time went by, he caught her eye, and she occasionally rewarded him," the Demon Dragon said.
"What was their relationship?" the black dog pressed.
The Demon Dragon paused, then understood and laughed. "What, you think the Empress was interested in him? Impossible. The Empress just liked listening to him talk about the Ancient Era."
"The Ancient Era?" Gu Qingshan and Oldest asked in unison.
"That's right. Cang Wuzhang had studied the Ancient Era, and the Empress often summoned him to share his discoveries," the Demon Dragon said.
Gu Qingshan glanced at Oldest and asked, "What did he tell the Empress?"
"I asked him a few times in private. It seemed he was telling her legends about the Goddess of Fate," the Demon Dragon said.
The two fell silent.