The other two witnesses chimed in as well, insisting that the Free and Easy Wanderings they had seen contained only those words, not one more.
Xu Yi laughed. "If that's the case, I won't say another word. This celebrated work has only three people in the entire hall who claim to have seen it. I say it needs one more line, and all three of you insist it has only these. Great King, what's your opinion? Should I add my final line or not?"
The Golden Roc Demon King had watched the show long enough, and Xu Yi was getting tired of sparring on the stage. He simply tossed the ball to the old demon, taking this chance to see which side he was really on.
The Golden Roc Demon King waved a hand. "Whoever wrote this masterpiece, in the end, it was you, Empty Void Young Master, who brought it before me. That's enough. If you've made it up, then being able to see the whole picture would naturally be a fine thing."
By now, everyone in the hall knew that Tu Wuming and the others were merely looking for trouble. The true author had to be Old Demon Kongxu. He had left a trap in the piece, and Tu Wuming and the others had fallen into it. Now they were only stubbornly trying to save face.
Xu Yi clasped his hands. "Thank you for your favor, Great King. Then I'll make a fool of myself."
He swept a hand through the air. Spiritual energy stirred, gathering into words once more. In an instant, the Free and Easy Wanderings appeared.
It still ended with, "He who rides upon the regularity of Heaven and Earth, harnesses the transformations of the Six Energies, and wanders through the boundless—what does he depend