Ox Leopard, standing behind them, watched the scene with shock in his eyes. He had never expected his king to have such an opportunity.
He felt relieved and delighted. Just moments ago, he had been wondering how his king would deal with matters after killing Xuanzang.
Now there was nothing to worry about. His king was only doing this to deal with Laojun, only to obtain the Heavenly Fire Pill. This was a good thing.
Xuanzang rose from the ground and looked at Red Boy, equally astonished. He had thought Red Boy truly intended to kill him. Red Boy's act had been far too convincing, leaving him unable to spot the slightest flaw.
"Master Xuanzang, you have suffered these past days. Please forgive me." Red Boy smiled as he walked toward Xuanzang.
"Red Boy, you truly are remarkable. You kept up the disguise for so many days, yet I failed to see any flaw at all. Truly impressive." Xuanzang looked Red Boy up and down, his heart filled with admiration.
Red Boy scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. "Master Xuanzang, please do not say that. Mystic Spirit King was the one who told me to do this. He told me to make the act as convincing as possible. This was also my first time pretending like this, so there were still many shortcomings."
Red Boy remained very humble.
Xuanzang was even more surprised. "You are saying Mystic Spirit King was the one who had you do this?"
"Yes. Before Yuanshi Tianzun came to ask me to help Kinkaku avenge himself, Mystic Spirit King had already found me. He said he wanted to obtain Taishang Laojun's Heavenly Fire Pill, but it would not be easy to get it directly. At that time, Mystic Spirit King said Yuanshi Tianzun would definitely come looking