After recovering his senses, Laojun smiled and put away the Heavenly Fire Pill.
The Heavenly Fire Pill was an excellent match for Red Boy, but Laojun would not give it to him. Why should he give such a good thing to someone else when he wanted it for himself?
Red Boy was not dissatisfied by this. It belonged to his master, and he would not try to take it by force.
"Master, why haven't I seen Red Fox lately?" Red Boy suddenly asked.
Taishang Laojun was slightly stunned. The Red Fox Red Boy spoke of was Kinkaku. Kinkaku's death had naturally put Laojun in a terrible mood. He had been Laojun's disciple for so many years and had been utterly loyal to him, yet he had died just like that—and at Xuanzang's hands.
Who was Xuanzang? A mere monk from the Tang Dynasty who knew a bit of martial arts. Later, on the road to Western Heaven, he had learned some spells, and though his strength had increased considerably, he was still far inferior to Kinkaku.
The gap between them could be called the difference between heaven and earth, yet Kinkaku had ultimately been killed by Xuanzang. It was naturally hard to accept and deeply humiliating, especially for Taishang Laojun.
If Kinkaku had been killed by Uchiha Shin or Goku, Taishang Laojun could have barely accepted it. Dying at the hands of such powerful experts would not have dishonored him.
But Kinkaku had indeed been killed by Xuanzang—and been counter-killed by him at that.
Just thinking about it felt humiliating.
"Red Fox has gone far away," Laojun said blandly.
"When will he return, then?"
"I don't know either. He may return soon, or he may never return." Laojun stood with his hands behind his back.
Red Boy nodded and did