Lord Bai the Fourteenth clearly hadn't expected the person he was badmouthing to catch him at it. He could only mask his awkwardness with a smile.
Fortunately, Chang Shengtian didn't dwell on the detail. After a brief reprimand, he shifted his gaze to Lu Bai and Miss Hu Jiu.
"Can someone tell me what happened here?"
"Well... it's a long story."
Lord Bai the Fourteenth wasn't sure where to start, so he turned to Miss Hu Jiu, hoping she would explain everything properly.
However, Miss Hu Jiu was currently gazing up, paying no attention to them at all.
In fact, Chang Shengtian hadn't come alone.
Not long after he landed, a brown-furred fox with a ten-meter-long body, tail included, strode through the air and hovered above them.
When Miss Hu Jiu saw the figure overhead, delight welled up in her. She cried out plaintively, "Sixth Brother."
The brown-furred fox transformed into human form and landed steadily on the ground.
Lord Hu Liu was a handsome man with the air of a scholar. His appearance was so refined that he seemed to carry the scent of ink.
He noticed the Great Serpent Phantom Lu Bai had created and grew wary.
He didn't approach. Remaining where he was, he tested them with a calm, probing remark: "You actually managed to capture Ninth Sister."
"Heh, you old sixth. You actually dared to chase us all the way here."
Chang Shengtian's expression turned somewhat savage. He ignored the other man's probing.
Lu Bai glanced at the System Panel. He confirmed that the "Node" wasn't on either of the two newly arrived immortals, but judging from its displayed location, it seemed to be moving toward them.
At that speed, it would still take a while to arrive.
Since there was no need to rush, he