Those words left Er Ming's mind spinning.
He asked blankly,
"Big Brother, weren't you the one who said we had to kill Lu Ran?"
Da Ming took a sip of wine.
His azure eyes were as calm as still water.
"If we can't do it, but can't not do it, then we simply have to do it now."
"To keep ourselves from being exposed, we need to prepare thoroughly. That means he has to wait. He has no more suitable henchmen, and he's afraid of being discovered, so he doesn't dare act himself. Waiting a while shouldn't get us killed."
With that,
Da Ming scoffed at himself. "The dignified Lord Sea God wouldn't lower himself to attack Soul Beasts."
At that,
Er Ming hadn't even had time to feel encouraged before a hint of self-mockery appeared on his face too.
"That's right. Even Soul Beasts who've become God Officials aren't qualified to remain in the Divine Realm..."
"But we can't keep dragging this out. How long can we stall?"
Da Ming pondered.
"A day in heaven is a year on earth. Let's stall for two or three years first. But we have to put on a show, too. We can't drag it out openly; we'll have to send people to gather information."
"Fine!"
Er Ming nodded,
then immediately transformed into a streak of yellow light and shot away.
"..."
Da Ming gently swirled the wine in his glass, its amber liquid rippling,
as he gazed toward Shrek Academy, and the Star Dou Great Forest beyond it,
and sank into memories.
In a haze,
the surroundings seemed to turn into a dense forest.
He had returned to a time ten thousand years ago, when he was still in the Star Dou Great Forest.
If Heaven granted him another chance, he would