Seeing the fat bear suddenly turn around, hearing what it said, and looking at the sword tip mere inches from him, Ran Deng's face visibly darkened. His hands clenched into fists beneath his Daoist robes as he asked Gungun in a low voice, "Who... are you calling a vile fiend?"
"Uh, if I said I was just speaking offhand and wasn't referring to anyone in particular, would you believe me?" Gungun asked awkwardly when it saw Ran Deng.
"What do you think?" Ran Deng asked in return.
"Fine, don't believe me, then." Gungun put away the Godslaying Sword, brushed the dust off its body, and turned to leave.
"Stop."
"Hmm? Anything else?" Gungun stopped and asked Ran Deng.
Its relationship with Ran Deng was far from friendly. Back when they had fought over a Demon God's legacy, their battle had lasted a full three hundred years. During that time, Ran Deng had used one hundred and eight Prayer Beads against its Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring Divine Ability, nearly stuffing it so full that it vomited. Gungun had certainly not forgotten that.
"Gungun, we haven't met in two hundred thousand years. Now that we meet again, I would like to seek your instruction once more. I hope you won't hold back!" Ran Deng took out a ruler as he addressed Gungun.
"The Heaven-Measuring Ruler..." Gungun muttered, then walked away without looking back, curling its lip. "No thanks."
Hum! Divine light flashed around Ran Deng, and he appeared before Gungun again, blocking its path. "Fellow Daoist, let us have a bout. It will also settle the karma of your insult just now. What do you say?"
"You're counting even that little thing as karma? After you lost back then, you were so angry that you called me a damned bear, and I didn't hold