Shi Feiyang had never intended to seize someone else's Golden Spider. He always preferred to act with a rightful cause, secure in the justice of his actions. Since Zheng Dianxian had obtained the Golden Spider, he would neither steal nor snatch her away.
But Bai Guanhong's plea changed his mind:
From a human perspective, the Golden Spider was private property. Since Zheng Dianxian had already obtained her, she belonged to him, and taking her away would put Shi Feiyang in the wrong.
From the perspective of a nonhuman creature, however, the Golden Spider had not wanted to go with Zheng Dianxian. He had forcibly abducted her, so Shi Feiyang had every reason to rescue her!
"Quite right, quite right." Shi Feiyang rubbed Bai Guanhong's head. "Let's first go and meet your Golden Spider sister. If she's willing to stay with him, we can't forcibly carry her off, or we'd be no different from him. If she wants to leave, then we'll take her away."
He left Black Yin Valley with Bai Guanhong and flew straight to the Yuan River, following its waters to Great Bear Ridge on the Qian Border. After obtaining the Golden Spider years ago, Zheng Dianxian had realized there was hope of retrieving the treasures and come here to cultivate in seclusion, even building Ku Zhu Nunnery on the spot.
The two looked down from the sky and saw a compound of three successive courtyards nestled within an enormous bamboo grove. The fences were bamboo, the houses and towers were bamboo, the flower beds and railings were bamboo... everything was made of bamboo, giving the place an exquisite, refreshing air.
Bitter bamboo was a specialty of this mountainous region. The larger stalks could grow as thick as a human thigh and tower into the sky. Harder than