After hesitating briefly, Cheng Yaojin turned to Li Jing and said, "What is sealed beneath the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is of utmost importance and cannot be allowed to go wrong. I must head over there at once. Could I trouble you to detain the Golden-Winged Peng and Hua Shiniang first?"
Li Jing hesitated slightly upon hearing this, but ultimately nodded.
A flash of displeasure crossed the Azure-Furred Lion King's eyes. He had already agreed to have his third brother suppressed beneath the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was an utter humiliation for Lion Camel Ridge. Now they were to be confined in Li Jing's Exquisite Pagoda as well—nothing less than another insult.
His fists clenched tighter, but in the end, he slowly loosened them without saying a word.
At the moment, however, Cheng Yaojin had no time to consider his feelings. He silently sent voice transmissions to Master Kongdu and Qinglian Fairy, whom he knew well, asking them to watch over the area. He did not trust these Demon Race and Demon Clan cultivators.
If the situation at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda had not been so urgent, he would not have wanted to leave this place either.
Li Jing raised a hand and waved it. The Exquisite Pagoda in his palm immediately shone with brilliant golden light, swelling several hundredfold and transforming into a translucent treasure pagoda standing before them.
"Please," he said, glancing at the Golden-Winged Peng and Hua Shiniang.
The Golden-Winged Peng and Hua Shiniang showed no reaction, merely entering the Golden Pagoda in silence.
Li Jing then made a beckoning gesture, and the Exquisite Pagoda returned to its original size before flying back into his hand.
"Fellow Daoist Cheng, do you truly not need our help?" Li Jing frowned and could not help asking.
"Thank