"Yes, sixteen bottles in all. Shall I deliver them now?" the bear demon asked respectfully.
Jin Li picked up a jade bottle and pulled out the stopper. It was more than half full of sky-blue liquid. Rich water spirit qi and cold air spilled from within, cooling the entire stone chamber.
"Deliver them." He nodded, replaced the stopper, and set the bottle back down, waving a hand.
"Yes." The bear demon answered and hurried out.
"Uncle, about that Black Feather..." Once the bear demon had left, Jin Lin could not help drawing close again.
"I have important business to attend to. Leave, and don't mention what happened today again!" Jin Li said flatly.
"Why? Black Feather humiliated me in front of everyone, and we're just going to let it go?" Jin Lin shouted indignantly.
Jin Li turned his hand over and struck Jin Lin with a heavy slap.
"I told you to get out, so get out! If you hold up my business, I'll pluck every feather off your body!" Jin Li roared.
Clutching his burning cheek, Jin Lin stared at his enraged uncle in utter terror. Only after a long moment did he recover enough to flee like a rat, his hands over his head.
None of the others dared linger either. They hurriedly fled outside.
Jin Li and Black Feather worked together to repair the shattered door, then set up several layers of protective restrictions within the cave residence.
A figure appeared inside the cave. It was Shen Luo.
Looking thoughtful, he turned his hand over and took out the Heavenly Register, entering it to contact the white-robed elder and the others.
Golden light flashed repeatedly within the Heavenly Register Fragment Realm, and all three of them appeared.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, where have you reached?" the white-robed elder