Bixi stared at Gu Qingshan with a pair of enormous eyes.
"Want to give it a try?" it asked.
"Yes. I know too little, and often can't make a choice. In battle, I'm at a loss for what to do, too. Please pass that secret on to me," Gu Qingshan said.
Bixi sighed. "That secret can only be passed down to the Beast King clan. You're clearly from the Yellow Springs, and you carry the aura of the Evil Ghost Path. No matter how I look at it, you don't meet the requirements."
Gu Qingshan fell silent for a moment.
—First Bixi said it was dangerous, then it said only the Beast King clan could inherit it.
If it wanted to turn him down, why not say from the start that the secret could only be passed down to the Beast King clan?
Perhaps it was only putting on an act, while secretly harboring some other plan?
Gu Qingshan weighed it over, then slowly smiled and said, "Then forget it. I won't think about the secret anymore. Please tell me more about yourself."
"What do you want to hear?" Bixi asked.
"Tell me about your past merits. I'm very curious about your great achievements," Gu Qingshan said.
Bixi was overjoyed and immediately said, "Very well. I'll tell you how many Beast King Path youngsters I've saved over the years."
"I'm all ears," Gu Qingshan said.
"When it comes to merit, I'm the divine beast with the most merit under heaven. Back in those days—" Bixi began, launching into a long-winded tale.
After listening for a few lines, Gu Qingshan realized it was just the same sort of situation as today, except the ones involved had been Beast Kings.
There was nothing worth listening to in this same old spiel.
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