Kinkaku and Ginkaku exchanged a glance, then both nodded.
They had just witnessed the ten-thousand-year fox demon's formidable strength. If she was willing to help them, wouldn't dealing with Goku become much easier?
Thinking of this, they felt considerably happier.
"Fine, then we'll trust you this once. But if you go back on your word and casually kill us, Taishang Laojun will not spare you."
As Kinkaku spoke, he moved to retrieve the Immortal-Binding Rope.
Yet before he could act, the old fox slowly rose to her feet. The Immortal-Binding Rope untied itself and fell into her hand.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku stared at the old fox in shock. How had she done that?
"Fortunately, the two of you agreed to my request. Otherwise, if you had wanted to kill me, I would have had no choice but to strike back," the old fox said with a faint smile.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku felt a lingering fear in their hearts. While the old fox had been bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope, they truly had entertained thoughts of killing her. If they had attacked without restraint just now, they might have been killed in return, since she could so easily undo the Immortal-Binding Rope.
"How did you do it?" Kinkaku asked.
The old fox examined the Immortal-Binding Rope in her hand. "Long ago, I had seen this Immortal-Binding Rope before. I was even the one who helped Taishang Laojun find it. Later, Taishang Laojun gave me several immortal pills, allowing me to attain the strength I have today. Otherwise, I would have died after living only a few thousand years."
After hearing this, Kinkaku and Ginkaku suddenly understood. So this old fox had some connection to Taishang Laojun.
"My seniority is higher than that of you two boys. Since we are to become