Seeing Bai Ze surrounded by a crowd of people and beasts, Chen Changsheng had to struggle to squeeze his way in.
Watching Bai Ze wage a war of words against the crowd, Chen Changsheng whispered, "Isn't that mouth of yours a little too greedy? Why do you stuff everything into it?"
Bai Ze replied quietly, "These youngsters put offerings in front of my statue and asked me to bless their studies."
"If they won't even let me eat the offerings, how am I supposed to bless them?"
For a moment, Bai Ze's answer left Chen Changsheng speechless.
After all, in theory, there really was nothing wrong with Xiao Hei's explanation.
"Everyone, quiet down!"
As the clamor grew louder, Chen Changsheng finally spoke up.
The young man leading the group sized Chen Changsheng up and asked, "Who are you? Are you trying to stand up for it?"
Chen Changsheng answered with a broad smile, "We're companions. Let me apologize to everyone on its behalf."
"It comes from a small place and doesn't understand some of the rules. Please bear with it."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, the crowd's anger immediately subsided somewhat.
The young man at their head said, "Fellow Daoist, it's not that we're being unreasonable."
"If these were just ordinary spiritual fruits or pills, we wouldn't mind it eating them."
"But the problem is, it ate the offerings we made to the Imperial Tutor and Auspicious Beast Bai Ze."
"The Imperial Tutor and Bai Ze made unparalleled contributions to the Chang Sheng Epoch, and even to the entire world."
"How could we casually show disrespect to sages and great figures like them?"
At those words, the corners of Chen Changsheng's mouth began to rise, while Bai Ze's tail wagged madly.
"You have a point, fellow Daoist. But the wood has