Taiyi was still savoring the image of that Panda Cub from the previous scene.
He had to admit, that scene had been so warm it was hard to forget.
The little senior martial sister's knack for coaxing people was unimaginable in any of their disciples.
Golden light filled the sky once more.
[Beside the stone table on Supreme Purity Peak.
Miao Heng tugged on Laozi's sleeve and asked eagerly.
"Master Father, when will we finally be able to take the Karmic Fire Red Lotus?"
Laozi's sleeve had been wrinkled from her shaking. He gave her a helpless look. "The time has not yet come."
"Then when will it come?"
"When you need it, I can act on your behalf."
A Saint's promise.
Casual words, yet carrying immense weight.
Miao Heng smiled until her eyes curved. "Thank you, Master Father!"]
Lan Ling'e sucked in a breath. "That's way too doting."
"A Saint helping her take someone else's Dharma Treasure... if word got out..."
Li Changchou said, "But she deserves it."
Guang Chengzi said, "If anyone else coveted Minghe's Companion Spiritual Treasure, that would be sheer overconfidence. But when she says it, all anyone thinks is that she deserves it."
Lan Ling'e blinked. "That senior martial uncle Laozi said 'the time has not yet come'... does that mean that as long as the little senior martial sister wants it, he can go take it whenever he wants?"
Zhao Gongming clicked his tongue.
"When a Saint makes a promise, his words become law.
If Minghe found out about that, moving house overnight probably wouldn't be enough."
Taiyi, listening from the side, could not help cutting in. "But the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is Ancestor Minghe's protective treasure. If martial uncle Laozi says something like that, isn't he afraid Minghe will come make trouble