Above the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
Gungun had no idea what Kunpeng was planning, and would not have cared even if it did. The Golden Crow princes might have amounted to something during the Investiture of the Gods, but right now, they were far too weak. If Kunpeng wanted to use them, he could go right ahead. It hardly mattered.
At that moment, it was discussing Kong Xuan with Soaring Serpent.
"Hey, when the Black Tortoise Race attacked the Northern Dark Sea, why did you save Kong Xuan? Were you planning to eat him?" Gungun asked Soaring Serpent.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Kong Xuan is protected by the blessings Primordial Phoenix left behind. Eating him would bring me terrible luck. I saved him partly for Azure Luan and Fire Phoenix's sake. Before Her Ladyship chose them as mounts, they were very close to Kong Xuan. Besides, Her Ladyship once said that Kong Xuan had a destined connection with the Human Race and told me to look after him a little, so... you understand." Soaring Serpent shrugged as he spoke.
"Kong Xuan has a destined connection with the Human Race? As food?"
"Heh, you certainly know how to joke."
"A joke? Perhaps." Gungun neither agreed nor disagreed. Then it glanced back toward Crouching Dragon Mountain and continued, "Anyway, let him stay with me for a while. Her Ladyship asked you to look after him, and you did. You haven't neglected her instructions."
"I can leave him with you, but... are you really not afraid of Kunpeng?"
"Fear won't solve anything. Facing things calmly is the only right choice. Besides, I'm the Witch Race's Witch Scribe, with the Ancestral Witches backing me. Why should I fear him?"
Soaring Serpent: "..."
Fine, I was worrying over nothing.
"All right, then that's