"That Lei fellow isn't some soft-hearted pushover. He's the sort who always pays back a grudge. Brother, this time we struck the snake but failed to kill it. We'd better watch out for it to bite us back—right to the bone. What do you think we should do?"
Inside West Flower Hall at Base No. 1 of the Underworld Court, You Yue Divine Lord, looking exhausted, spoke to Divine Lord Huan Zhen, who sat across from him beyond the flowerbeds.
He had spent the past dozen days doing nothing but handling the aftermath. The mess left by that battle had been so enormous that he'd been occupied with it the entire time. Only today had he found a moment to meet up with Divine Lord Huan Zhen.
Divine Lord Huan Zhen said, "He's a colossal headache. Looking back, I truly regret what we did. If I'd known things would turn out this way, why make an enemy of him? If we could bring him over to our side, even an Earth Immortal would be within reach."
Hearing this, You Yue Divine Lord was genuinely taken aback. He stared at Divine Lord Huan Zhen in utter astonishment.
"Do you think Hu is exaggerating? Not at all. In fact, if we could recruit Lei Chiyan, it would be an enormous boon. What do you make of the way Lei Chiyan escaped by relying on the beasts?"
Divine Lord Huan Zhen fixed his gaze on You Yue Divine Lord.
You Yue Divine Lord set down the cup in his hand. "To be honest, I still can't make sense of it. Using Precious Medicine and spirit liquid to lure the beasts away is understandable. But this fellow actually got them to dig a terrifying tunnel a thousand zhang underground. It's astonishing—and impossible to understand."