In Master Sun's eyes, Plum Blossom Seven had always been capable and reliable. Surely he wouldn't disappoint.
He was about to ask when Xu Yi said, "I'm glad I didn't fail you. While you were making a scene at Little Buddha Mountain, my sleeper agent there went to Meng Fan's secret hideout and found Huang Mei."
As he spoke, Xu Yi's hands emerged from beneath his cloak, cradling a demonic pet about the size of a civet, with the heads of a dragon and a tiger.
The pet lay listlessly in Xu Yi's hands. Who else could it be but Huang Mei, the very creature Master Sun had been longing to find?
Master Sun sprang to his feet and snatched Huang Mei away. He stroked it carefully, and at last, the heart that had been hanging in suspense for so long settled back into his chest.
"Excellent, excellent! Brother Liu said you were a promising talent and urged me to treasure you on behalf of the Patriarch. I wholeheartedly agreed. Now I see you're nothing less than the brightest rising star in the Night Army..."
Master Sun was in high spirits and lavished him with praise.
Xu Yi bowed in thanks, humbly declining the compliments. Then he pointed at Meng Fan and asked what should be done with him.
Master Sun asked for his opinion. Xu Yi replied, "This man's status is no ordinary matter. Killing him would only add a heap of blood fertilizer to this empty forest. Keeping him alive might be useful, but I'm afraid he'd be difficult to control."
Ever since Xu Yi had appeared, Master Sun had started planting another nail inside him. Meng Fan's heart had already died.
Xu the Thief's treachery and cunning had surpassed the limits of his imagination. With that man