Busy?
Yes, this great god really had been busy lately. Look, hunger had shaved half a catty off my weight.
No, that wasn't the point. The point was... damn it, that voice again! Him again!
Gungun's face twitched violently several times. Then the bear shut his eyes and toppled backward, sinking to the bottom of the hot spring with a splash. "Ah, my injuries are acting up again! I'm going to faint!"
"Little bear, you... are you taking me for a fool?" The voice rang out again, addressing Gungun.
Gungun lay in the water, snoring away and pretending not to hear.
"Hmph, what are you afraid of? I'm only speaking to you through a black lotus seed from the World-Destroying Black Lotus. My true self hasn't entered the Primordial World. Hongjun won't discover me."
Gungun kept pretending to sleep.
"Hey, do you think I'm so easygoing that I really won't slaughter you for roast meat?" Seeing Gungun still feigning sleep, the voice finally took on a menacing edge as he threatened the bear.
Hearing that warning, Gungun had no choice but to open his eyes and sit up at the bottom of the hot spring. Helplessly, he asked, "What do you want with me this time? Can't you just leave me alone?"
"Leave you alone? You make it sound as though I've harmed you. Without my guidance back then, could you have obtained the legacies of the three demon gods, Senmu, Jinfeng, and Jieming?"
"But... if the Dao Ancestor discovers this, I'll die." Gungun pressed his paws against his great fat face, distressed.
"With me here, what are you afraid of? Relax. You won't die."
"Ah..." Gungun didn't dare believe a word of that. He bitterly regretted it all. He should never have gone looking for the World-Destroying Black Lotus