Why had Grandpa Zhao and True Person Huang Long suddenly slipped out of their hiding place?
Fortunately, Li Changshou had not placed complete trust in Zhao Gongming and True Person Huang Long. Though most of his attention was focused on the war in the Southern Sea, he had still spared a sliver of consciousness to keep watch over the movements of these two trump-card-level experts.
The moment Zhao Gongming and True Person Huang Long emerged from the cave on that deserted island, before they could use any divine ability to flee, one of Li Changshou's Paper Daoists hidden in the seawater immediately darted out.
It was an ordinary sea fish, tracing an arc through the air and scattering several glittering droplets...
With a bang, the fish exploded and transformed into the form of a kindly old immortal, landing before the two Daoist experts.
"Why did you two seniors suddenly come out?"
Zhao Gongming and True Person Huang Long exchanged a glance. Just as the latter was about to speak, the former stroked his beard, coughed, and smiled. "It was a little stuffy inside, so we came out for a stroll...
"Still, little Sea God, your method of concealment is quite impressive. You actually fooled both Senior Brother Huang Long and me."
Uh, it was clearly because neither of you bothered to investigate!
Li Changshou hurriedly said, "This junior was not deliberately hiding. This incarnation arrived here months ago.
"It merely used the Shapeshifting Technique to turn into a swimming fish, moving with the school every day. Perhaps that was how I inadvertently escaped the notice of you two seniors...
"Do you have some urgent matter? Or did you discover something?"
"No, no matter. We just came out to get some air. Ahem. You go on with your work."
Zhao Gongming