On Greedy Wolf Mountain, clouds rolled like a sea. A lone peak pierced the heavens, while several immortal cranes stood by the cliff's edge, leisurely preening their feathers.
But before long, that tranquil air was shattered by a burst of frantic shouting.
"Master, Master, something terrible has happened!!!"
On a bluestone by the lake, an old man in a long robe sat fishing in the small lake with a rod in hand.
At the sound of that voice,
the old man's wrist twitched slightly. Then, with a headache coming on, he raised a hand and rubbed hard at his brow.
If nothing unexpected had happened, whenever that frantic voice rang through the mountains, his youngest disciple had surely caused some mess outside that she could not clean up and run back to the mountain to beg for help.
But then he recalled how that Arhat from the Buddhist Gate had inexplicably come knocking a few days ago to demand an explanation...
"I haven't even gone looking for you to settle the score, and you've come looking for me first..."
When he caught sight of the graceful figure rushing over in a whirlwind, Greedy Wolf Star Lord glared at her irritably and casually tossed his fishing rod onto the bluestone.
"Uh..."
Purple Plume stared blankly at the sulking old man.
She had merely gone down the mountain to travel and have some fun, making a few friends along the way. Was there really any need for him to be this angry...
But now was clearly not the time to dwell on that.
She hurried forward, seized the old man by both shoulders without a care, and shook him hard.
"Forget all that nonsense... Something happened, something huge happened!"
"Stop, stop..."
Greedy Wolf Star Lord was shaken until the world spun before