Bi Fan stared at them blankly. The Purple Crystal Phoenix looked at the Dragon Sable and chattered away at it, though he had no idea what it was saying. The Dragon Sable's expression grew more and more delighted, which let him breathe a sigh of relief.
The middle-aged man's face darkened. From the Dragon Sable's expression and demeanor, he had already realized that today's events were likely to go very badly for him.
After a long while, the Dragon Sable finally turned around and, with its chest puffed out, said to Bi Fan, "Master, it's done!"
Bi Fan laughed helplessly. "What's done?"
"I just reached an agreement with the Purple Crystal Phoenix. It'll drive the people from the Purple Sha Demonic Sect out and forbid them from coming back here! They're not allowed to covet the Black Mo Tiger's Inner Core anymore, either!"
"Then what did you promise it?" He suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Ahem. Just help it evolve into a spirit beast."
"What?" Bi Fan stared blankly at it. "Do you know how to do that?"
"No," the Dragon Sable replied honestly.
"Then why did you agree?"
Bi Fan asked bitterly. If the Purple Crystal Phoenix found out he'd been deceived, wouldn't it eat him until not even his bones were left?
The Dragon Sable gave a soft snort. "I may not know, but Xiao Lian definitely does! Besides, that was its only condition. If I didn't agree, there'd be nothing to discuss."
Bi Fan sighed and didn't blame it.
Seeing the strange look in the Purple Crystal Phoenix's eyes, he hurriedly forced out a couple of dry laughs and said to the Dragon Sable, "Then get it to drive the people from the Purple Sha Demonic Sect out first."
"Don't worry. It'll do that without me having