"What the hell are you yammering about?" Yuanbao roared impatiently.
Gu Ming shuddered.
Damn, this Cat Bro looked so pretty, but he was vicious!
Gu Ming ducked his head. "Nothing. I was telling them to guard the tower so no one could come in and take the Compass."
Though he had lived for two thousand years, knowing when to bend and when to stand tall had always been his guiding principle.
Just look at that Right Guardian, Xicha. Stubborn as a mule and desperate to save face-wasn't he still sealed away?
As for Gu Ming, he would swagger when he had the power and lie low when he didn't.
With that kind of wisdom, who could outlive him?
He could lie low for another ten thousand years and still live perfectly well.
Thinking of it that way, Gu Ming no longer felt quite so miserable.
He flashed a fawning smile. "Cat Bro, let's go!"
Yuanbao walked out with him, his expression icy.
Before leaving, he turned back with a ferocious glare and snarled,
"Stay in the tower. Don't go anywhere, or I'll eat you when I get back! Rawr!"
The spirits huddled together in terror, trembling.
Under the cover of night.
Yuanbao and Gu Ming were outside Hezhou, hurrying toward the Capital.
"Help! Help!"
A woman came running from nearby, almost falling at Yuanbao's feet.
Her hair was disheveled, and pursuers seemed to be following her. Helplessly, she grabbed Yuanbao's skirt. "Please, save me! They're going to kill me! They're going to kill me!"
They were on the outskirts of Hezhou, with no homes nearby, so Yuanbao immediately grew wary.
Gu Ming stepped forward ominously. "How dare you tug at my Cat Bro!"
"Shut up!" Yuanbao snapped viciously at him.
He had never liked these evil fiends and practitioners of