"Junior Brother, when can we go to the banquet?"
A travel-worn man spoke in a low voice, constantly listening to the clamor coming from outside the palace. His heart itched with impatience, and urgency colored his words.
"Senior Brother, we left without saying goodbye back then. Father is still furious now, so don't ask..."
A somewhat melancholy-looking man let out a deep sigh, not even daring to move.
The figures standing here with clasped hands had not come to pay respects to anyone. They had all been sent here to reflect behind closed doors, forbidden even from attending the banquet. And for some reason, perhaps because Jade Purity Palace had been deserted for too many years, its soundproofing was abysmal!
Especially after hearing those familiar voices, they felt even worse. It was simply the greatest torment and suffering in the world.
A wave of sighs instantly rose from within the palace. Just hold it in...
At the end of the banquet.
A Hairless Bird suddenly appeared. Its eyes gleamed as it looked at the cultivator before it, then dropped to its knees and bowed. "May Senior's fortune be vast, may you live forever without dying, never dying through all eternity!!"
"Excellent work. You shall be rewarded!"
"Screeeech~~~!!"
A high, resounding cry suddenly came from a great tree beyond the mountains. "Hairless Bird, come to me. Do not cause trouble."
Hairless Bird was startled and turned around. "Senior Qi Ming, I'm coming!"
Within the Jade Bamboo Mountains, the sight of a Hairless Bird scurrying everywhere began to appear again. Now that Qi Ming had become its backer and regarded it as part of his own lineage, Hairless Bird finally had roots to rely upon as it walked the present-day Eternal Ancient World.
Before the mountain gate.
Two Primordial Ferocious Beasts were