Heavenly Tree was rather pitiful. After all, his bonded divine bird had been eaten by Gray Cat and Heavenly Dog, yet Gray Cat was still asking him where the divine bird had gone.
"Did this cat and Big Dog catch a bird? Why doesn't this cat remember? Did the divine bird fly away on its own?
"This cat likes playing with birds, and that's perfectly normal. After all, this cat likes playing with other animals too, like Big Water Buffalo, little snakes, and so on—"
Gray Cat counted on its claws as it spoke.
Lu Hao's smile widened beside it. Everything Gray Cat had mentioned had been eaten by it before. Big Water Buffalo's—Shui Li's—flesh had been eaten only days ago. As for the "little snake," that was Long Bian. If Divine Emperor had not stopped it, Long Bian would probably no longer exist.
"Yes, the divine bird must have flown away and met with some mishap outside—"
Heavenly Tree helplessly went along with it. After all, Gray Cat was the main reason he had survived. As for the bonded bird, he had long since stopped caring about it.
"See? This cat knew it was right. That little bird definitely flew away by itself—"
Once Heavenly Tree confirmed its words, Gray Cat immediately raised its head and declared this.
"Alright, alright. We know you didn't do it. Let's go see how things are on Heavenly Dog's side."
As Lu Hao spoke, he shrank the Heaven-Trapping Bell and held it in his hand. King Kun was still trapped inside.
"Sure. This cat hasn't seen Big Dog in a long time either. Back when the Heavenly Realm underwent its great upheaval, everything had changed when this cat woke up. Even Big Dog was gone. This cat thought he had died, but it