King Chu lay on the ground, looking rather smug. "So you see, I'm the clever one. I only had to yelp like a lunatic a couple of times, and I got kicked a lot less."
He glanced at Guan Yan and the others, then said earnestly, "You've been cultivating too much. It's made your thinking rigid. Sometimes you should learn from me and be flexible."
Guan Yan and the others nodded repeatedly. King Chu's words made so much sense that they felt enlightened.
After a while, King Chu, Guan Yan, and the others slowly recovered and got to their feet.
Guan Yan looked at the Outer Heaven Realm, clearly visible in the distance. "About this... what should we...?"
Everyone present cared about saving face. None of them wanted anyone else to find out about this, especially those they usually didn't get along with. Otherwise, they'd be laughed to death.
King Chu flicked his sleeve without hesitation. "When you're out and about, you have to save your own face."
"Of course we can't tell anyone. Not only that, we'll insist that we found the Black Hand Organization, but failed to capture them... When we get back, that's what you'll say."
After hearing King Chu's plan, Guan Yan and the others' eyes lit up, and they admired him even more.
Only one person looked a little hesitant. "Will that really work? We haven't made a single ripple since we came out here. If the truth comes out..."
King Chu's lips curled. "If there's no commotion, then we'll make some. There are plenty of us, so we can put on a little show together... We'll do it this way..."
King Chu leaned in close to Guan Yan and the others and quietly explained the plan.
After hearing it, Guan Yan and the others'