In a firewood shed tucked into a corner of the rear courtyard.
Old Red Flood Dragon sat on the ground, while Niu Ben squatted by the door.
Hu Cuihua crouched in the middle, not daring even to breathe too loudly.
"What's the deal with this deer?"
"It's a long story..."
Old Red Flood Dragon said coldly, "Then make a long story short."
Hu Cuihua swallowed and gathered its words.
"This deer is called Juechen, the Demon Emperor of Lost River Valley in the You Mountain Grand Vein..."
The time it took to burn an incense stick.
Hu Cuihua poured out everything that had happened in the You Mountain Grand Vein, from beginning to end.
From first meeting Juechen in Cinnabar Radiance City, to Heavenly Bamboo's death in Lost River Valley, to Wang Canglan being beaten alive until he burst apart, to punching back Pure Yang's main-seat avatar, and finally the events at Azure Parasol Mountain.
One matter after another, one event after the next.
Whenever it reached an exciting part, Hu Cuihua could not help waving its arms about, its tiger claws gesturing through the air as though it wished it could recreate the scene exactly as it had been.
The more Old Red Flood Dragon listened, the darker his expression became.
The more Niu Ben listened, the stiffer his face grew.
By the time Hu Cuihua finally finished, the firewood shed remained silent for quite a while.
Old Red Flood Dragon was the first to break the silence. "You've all seen what happened."
Niu Ben nodded silently.
Hu Cuihua nodded along as well, its tiger face filled with bewilderment... it did not actually understand what exactly it had seen, but that did not stop it from nodding.
Old Red Flood Dragon glanced at Hu Cuihua without saying much, then