I'll be taking some time off next month to fix all the updates that haven't been sorted out properly.
...then I'll come help..."
She had, after all, come from a major sect and prepared herself to fight for her man. She quickly composed herself, as though their earlier conflict had never existed.
It seemed she was ready to fight a protracted battle and pursue her goal slowly.
I don't believe you can keep this up forever! Lan Fozu's opinion of Nan Qiuqiu rose a little.
She had initially thought the other girl was nothing but a paper tiger who would crumble at the slightest poke.
Now it seemed they had plenty of clashes ahead.
Still, Lan Fozu had prepared herself for this before coming.
"Exactly. We're family. We just need to talk through any misunderstandings..." Su Ming played the peacemaker.
Of course, he could sense the hostility the two girls had suppressed throughout that exchange.
But again, there was no way Su Ming would intervene outright.
They were both girls, and exceptionally proud ones at that.
If he exposed their conflict directly, how could they save face?
"Thank you for bringing us back, Brother Sea Star."
After climbing off Sea Star with the exhausted Lan Fozu on his back, Su Ming thanked him through Listening to the Sound of All Things.
Without him, they would never have returned to Salted Fish Village so quickly or safely.
Sea Star visibly jolted.
Then he spoke in disbelief. "You can actually talk to us sea soul beasts?"
"No wonder Lady Demon Empress entrusted the little princess to you before entering seclusion." The ten-thousand-year-old Sea Star seemed to have figured it out.
"Indeed, the little princess will be far safer in the human world than in the ocean."
Su Ming did not explain how