Chapter 3342
Zheng Qing turned his head and glanced into the void.
Although Zhu Si had not named anyone directly, because of Poseidon and the others, Zheng Qing had kept a sliver of his consciousness over there. He had therefore heard every word Zhu Si had just said.
But before he could speak,
the Rat Immortal seated on the other side gave him an apologetic wry smile. "Guozhi'er has been spoiled by favor and offended Dean Zheng. Please do not take it to heart—when the Xuanhuang Small World advances, I will stand watch nearby."
Zheng Qing withdrew his gaze and laughed.
"Guozhi'er is straightforward by nature and means no harm. Everything she said was true, so why would I blame her? Rather, I gave Dongdong and the Great Sprites a little too much. I really did lose sight of the original intention of letting them temper themselves."
He could not help touching the Taiyi Ring on his hand, hesitation stirring in his heart. "Teacher Zhu, do you think I should take back those treasures from Dongdong and the Great Sprites?"
The Rat Immortal's surname was Zhu. Ordinarily, unless they were speaking face-to-face, few people addressed him that way.
Seeing the Young Legendary's slightly troubled expression, the Rat Immortal stroked his beard and sighed. "A parent's worries for their children never end. You prepared so many safeguards for her, yet you still could not rest easy and left a thought over there. How could you possibly withdraw those protections? Do not deceive yourself. There are no powerful demons or monsters in the Xuanhuang Small World, and seven or eight Legends are watching outside. Dongdong is already safe enough there. Every child will eventually leave their parents and face this world alone. Rather than panic when they encounter danger in the future,