(Latecomers should still read the abridged version.)
"Ahem, it just slipped my mind for a moment..."
Chen Yang looked a little embarrassed.
His plan all along had been to catch the Ferocious Beasts with the Dark Ball and Master Ball once they came after him.
So the instant Di Tian appeared, he had instinctively thrown the Dark Ball.
He looked up and saw Xiao Wu and the others staring at him in unison, speechlessness written plainly in their eyes.
Chen Yang immediately grew flustered and stubbornly argued:
"What's with those looks?! I have my own plans, all right!"
"Sure, sure, sure. Just like the training plan Xiao Wu made when she decided to give up trying."
Ning Rongrong gave him a half-lidded look, her expression saying she had seen through him long ago.
Xiao Wu immediately took offense, puffing out her cheeks as she glared at Ning Rongrong:
"Stop dragging me into everything! How is my training plan giving up? Don't you want to be carried along too?!"
"Heh~ Zhu Zhuqing, look. She's getting worked up."
Ning Rongrong giggled and pointed her thumb at the sulking Xiao Wu beside her.
Xiao Wu's cheeks flushed scarlet, and she reached out to tickle Ning Rongrong. "Why, you little-Rongrong, you're actually making fun of me! Just watch me teach you a lesson!"
Zhu Zhuqing stood perfectly straight while the two treated her like a pillar to circle around, and she sighed helplessly.
"Master, will this really be all right?"
Chen Yang looked at her and gave her a reassuring glance.
"Don't worry. Trust me."
At the same time, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion nestled in Chen Yang's arms rubbed against his arm, and a thought quietly entered everyone's minds.
Qiu'er won't let them hurt you.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, then rested her hand on