"Lord Water God, Kunpeng truly isn't dead?"
"It's only a guess, only a guess," Li Changshou said with a smile. "Rather than believe Demon Master Kunpeng was so easily slain by us, I would rather believe the possibility that Kunpeng is still alive.
"So it can't hurt to be a little more cautious."
"But this..."
Bai Ze seemed to want to say something, yet stopped himself. His face was full of bitter helplessness. He glanced into the depths of the Chaos Sea, then finally lowered his head with a sigh.
He should come to the Chaos Sea less often in the future.
Being an auspicious beast in the Primordial Wilderness was quite nice.
At that moment, Bai Ze transformed into an orange cat the size of a kitten and leaped back onto Jin Peng's head with elegant steps. Yet unlike the proud, chest-out "navigator" he had been when they came, he now looked like an eggplant wilted by frost, sunk deep in worry.
Li Changshou blinked and smiled somewhat sheepishly.
Fairy Yunxiao asked through voice transmission, "Were you deliberately frightening Mr. Bai?"
"You actually saw through that."
Li Changshou met Yunxiao's gaze, his eyes full of admiration, and transmitted:
"The more a strategist like Mr. Bai possesses seniority and great ability, the more pride he carries in his bones, and the higher his aspirations. Moreover, Mr. Bai has the Heavenly Dao divine ability to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. It is easy for him to become dependent on that ability and make misjudgments in certain matters.
"Establishing a crisis for Mr. Bai, one that his seek-good-fortune-and-avoid-disaster divine ability cannot sense, will naturally make him more prudent.
"Mr. Bai currently governs a hidden force for the Heavenly Court. If a major mistake occurs, the Heavenly Court's reputation could easily be