"Fellow Daoist Shaoyang, I'll have to return to Fusang Tang Valley with you this time."
After everyone had spent several days drinking at Wuzhuang Temple, Wu Chu draped an arm around Eastern King Duke's shoulders and said, "You promised last time that when we met again, you'd give me a Fusang Tree branch."
The latter half was transmitted privately, so no one else heard it.
Eastern King Duke rubbed his forehead with a bitter smile. "My sincerest apologies! After we parted last time, I returned to West Kunlun with Huamiao. Not long after, the Three Clans erupted into that long, drawn-out war. During that time, I secretly returned to Tang Valley once, made all the necessary arrangements, then went back to West Kunlun. After that came the time when you summoned us to fight together..."
Wu Chu smiled. "That's exactly why I said I'd visit Tang Valley with you this time! Now that the Three Clans are gone, we no longer need to worry about running into them while traveling. We can repair the land veins as we go and take a look around your Tang Valley abode together."
The two could not continue communicating through divine sense in front of everyone, so they spoke the rest aloud.
Taiyi heard them and came over carrying a wine jar. "I heard that Tang Valley is a place of supreme hardness and pure yang. How does it compare to my Sun Star?"
Eastern King Duke waved his hand with a smile. "It cannot compare, it cannot compare... I am not merely being polite, Fellow Daoist Taiyi. It truly cannot compare to the Sun Star. If Tang Valley possessed such powerful yang energy, I would have long since evaporated the Eastern Sea. Why would I need to avoid its sharpness?"
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