Honghong trotted after Uchiha Shin and asked, "You talked with the Peach Blossom Island Lord for so long just now. Does she like you?"
Uchiha Shin turned back and glared at her. "You little girl, you'd better stop saying things like that. Otherwise, I'll confiscate all your snacks from now on!"
"Hmph! Bad guy!" Honghong clutched her snacks tightly and snorted. "You're acting guilty because you've got something to hide!"
Uchiha Shin turned to face her. "The Peach Blossom Island Lord and I are merely friends. If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll send you back to Cloud Spirit Island."
Honghong opened her mouth but said nothing. She did not want to return to Cloud Spirit Island so soon.
After leaving Uchiha Shin's side, Peach Demon returned to Peach Blossom Island.
Granny stepped forward. "Has everything been settled?"
"It's all been resolved. Everything is fine."
Granny wanted to say more, but Peach Demon's strange expression filled her with doubt.
"Does the Island Lord have something on her mind?" Granny asked as she sat down beside her.
Peach Demon looked at Granny. "I also spoke with the Mystic Spirit King. He has no intention of becoming the ruler of the Heavenly Court. I think the ambition he pursues lies farther still."
"Farther still?" Granny frowned slightly. "Does the Island Lord mean that the Mystic Spirit King seeks the realm of a Saint?"
Peach Demon shook her head. "I'm not sure either. But I feel that what this man seeks seems different from others. I don't think the realm of a Saint alone could satisfy his ambitions. I can't tell what he truly wants."
Surprise appeared in Granny's eyes. Even their Island Lord could not see through him. This Mystic Spirit King was clearly no ordinary man.
After a while, Peach Demon looked