"Jin Ling is such a straightforward girl—I like her. Fellow Daoist, once I've settled matters here and returned, shall we have a chat with those people?"
Yu Chen, seated beneath the ancient tree, opened his eyes. A hint of helplessness surfaced in his pupils as he replied inwardly to Daoist Tongtian, "Jin Ling said it herself in the end: we must not act wantonly, nor can we execute people without teaching them first. The situation within our universe is complicated enough already. Fellow Daoist, could you stop adding to the chaos?"
"It's just a chat. What does it matter?"
"If you truly only intend to have a chat with them, naturally I would not mind. But is the 'chat' you speak of the same thing as the 'chat' I mean?" As Yu Chen spoke, he could not help making the old gesture from his days as a mortal, rubbing his brow.
Penglai was already his Dao field, and the Dao Palace where Jin Ling resided had no restrictions guarding against him. Yu Chen had heard every word she spoke within the Dao Palace—or rather, Jin Ling had deliberately spoken for Yu Chen to hear.
And Yu Chen's relationship with Tongtian was no secret to Jin Ling and the others.
By that reckoning, Jin Ling's words could also be considered directed at Tongtian.
Yu Chen was certain that if Tongtian appeared at this moment and declared that he was going to trouble those people, Jin Ling would surely grab the Dragon-Tiger Wish-Granting Scepter without a second word, follow right behind him, and cheer him on.
"Luckily, you aren't in this universe right now. Otherwise, who knows what sort of trouble you would stir up."
Yu Chen secretly shook his head. Sensing the shift in Tongtian's emotions, he spoke first. "Don't be