Niu Ben stood outside the door, listening to Lin Feiyan's embellished account with a strange look on his face.
Why did she sound like an acquaintance of Her Highness?
And... it sounded as though she didn't even know Her Highness's identity...
Niu Ben grinned, forcing himself not to make a sound.
Jiang Yuechu quietly listened to her lengthy speech and finally understood why she had stayed here.
She said nothing, however, merely brushing away the spittle that had landed on her.
"Finished?"
Lin Feiyan froze for a moment, then nodded woodenly.
Jiang Yuechu turned and walked outside. "Since you want somewhere safe, stay here and help me look after things."
"Huh?"
Lin Feiyan was utterly bewildered.
Look after things?
Look after whom?
Besides, why hadn't she reacted at all to what I said about that fiend?
That white-robed figure was about to step through the courtyard gate.
Panic rising in her heart, Lin Feiyan hurried after her.
"Guest Elder Jiang, explain yourself! Look after what? And should we go see that eldest princess...?"
Before she could finish-
Niu Ben suddenly stepped forward outside the gate, opened his mouth, and unleashed a thunderous roar.
"Farewell, Your Highness the Eldest Princess!"
"..."
Lin Feiyan stared blankly at the white-robed figure receding into the distance.
Then she looked at the ox demon's thoroughly respectful face.
"The... eldest princess?"
The sun rose, and the moon set.
The teleportation formation of the Immortal-God Cave Abode followed no discernible pattern.
Human or demon, everyone was scattered the instant they stepped into the veil of light, flung into different corners of this world.
For cultivators seeking treasure, sticking together came first.
To regroup, they needed a landmark.
Looking across the lands around Great Tang, what could be more conspicuous than that ruined great city, still steeped