"No, you needn't thank me. In truth, I didn't kill you back then only because I felt that killing you was meaningless. The choice you made was also a very correct one. I never thought you would come save me, yet who would have thought that you brat would actually come to save me now? Hehe, quite interesting indeed. Brat, do you still intend to save me now?" Iron Eagle Lord laughed.
Yang Chen could tell that the situation differed from what he had expected. Embarrassed, he said, "If Senior can guarantee that you will not harm humans, then this junior will."
"Brat, after so many years, I have long lost interest in humans. Back then, incited by the Sky-Piercing Python, I came to the Human region on an impulse, only to discover that it did not match my fantasies. Unfortunately, by the time I wanted to pull back, it was already too late." Iron Eagle Lord said helplessly.
"Since that is the case, this junior is willing to save you," Yang Chen said.
Iron Eagle Lord burst into hearty laughter. "It is enough that you have the intention. But do you think the Sky-Piercing Python and those demon beasts never discovered me? They came to see me long ago. Unfortunately, even they could not save me, much less you." As Iron Eagle Lord spoke, a trace of sorrow surfaced on his face, though he seemed to have long since accepted it and did not take it too seriously.
Yang Chen was startled inwardly. "What? They came to see you, and they still couldn't save you?"
Only then did Yang Chen realize that matters were far more complicated than he had imagined.
It seemed he had befriended a truly remarkable figure in his early years. No wonder the Iron Eagle