Hearing the Black Bear Ancestor's words, Nine Li was dumbfounded.
How had a Witch-Human as big as he was become property that could be weighed?
"Hum~" Before he could ask, Black Bear swept his huge paw through the air. Whoosh! The black-and-white pillars of light restraining him and Kong Xuan vanished at once. With the pressure on their bodies suddenly gone, both gulped down air and recovered.
"You two, tell me: why were you fighting so fiercely? Nine Li, did you steal Kong Xuan's wife, or did Kong Xuan steal your sweetheart?" Black Bear asked them.
Nine Li: "..."
Kong Xuan: "..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Hearing Black Bear's frivolous question, A Bei covered his face with a paw, unable to bear the sight. Then he said to Nine Li and Kong Xuan, "Neither of you has a blood feud with the other, and both of you are Blessed Virtue Immortals. You ought to bring blessings to all living beings in the Primordial World. How could you fight to the death so recklessly? If either of you were injured, not only would you harm yourselves, you would also sow discord between the Phoenix and Witch Races. Do you think the Primordial World is too peaceful these days, and want to stir up some turmoil?"
"Uncle, I had no such intention. I only clashed with them because Kong Xuan and Golden Roc attacked our teaching's Deputy Cult Leader Ran Deng. I admit my mistake!" Hearing A Bei's reprimand, Nine Li immediately bowed to him with clasped hands.
On the other side, Kong Xuan also saluted A Bei and said, "Heavenly Emperor, please hear me out. Ran Deng imprisoned my younger brother for years and even forced him to serve as his mount. This was an intolerable insult to our