Waterfalls flowed into a lake, and lotus leaves swayed with the water. Rainbow lights streaked across the sky now and then, sometimes trailing down to the earth.
Tiny star toads hopped about happily, cheering. Each one had a lotus leaf perched on its head, making for a rather comical sight.
Occasionally, a large star toad leaped past the lake and barked a few words at them, frightening the little star toads into hurrying home.
Within High Mountain, a pair of murky eyes gazed toward Cubic Distance. "A creature used karma to spy on our stranded kin. Our ancestor was furious back then. No one may spy on my Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads—not even The Unknown."
"Thinking about it now, whether or not the other party was The Unknown, they might not have known about my Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads. Perhaps it was unintentional."
Fifth Brother blinked. "Ancestor, the other party was The Unknown."
The ancestor chuckled. "Not necessarily. I've seen many civilizations use such methods to protect themselves. But the other party must be connected to The Unknown. Given their nature, either they're certain they can use the other party to destroy a civilization, or they want to use my Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads to destroy that civilization."
Fifth Brother didn't interrupt, just listened to the ancestor.
The ancestor was the cleverest, after all. Fifth Brother was just a little behind—only a little, of course.
"The other party didn't know about my Seven Treasures Heavenly Toads before, but they should now. Our stranded kin... If they can return safely, there's no need for us to get entangled with the other party. The Unknown is our true enemy."
Fourth Brother reminded him, "There's also San Hua. San Hua is there too."
The ancestor's murky gaze turned to him. "So San Hua