Zhu Wuneng gave them a thumbs-up. "Seventh Young Master, Eighth Young Master, you woke up at just the right time. Otherwise, that wolf-type soul master really might have escaped."
Chen Shurui shook his head lightly, a half-smile curling his lips. "Your battle shook heaven and earth. How could we dare take our time? We had to hurry up and join the excitement."
Chen Bin wore a teasing smile. "Eight Precepts, those flames of yours were livelier than a bonfire party. You nearly roasted us both. If we hadn't picked up the pace, our backsides really would have caught fire."
At the name Eight Precepts, Zhu Wuneng abruptly shuddered.
He scratched his head awkwardly and stammered, "Uh, well, I was trying to protect you. I might have gone a little overboard."
Chen Shurui's smile deepened, though something meaningful lurked behind it. "That's certainly a unique way of protecting us. Hopefully, you can find a gentler method next time."
Chen Bin suddenly chimed in. "Was it because we ate too much at the last barbecue and didn't leave enough for you?"
Zhu Wuneng: "..."
He put on an honest, guileless expression and chuckled in his own defense. "I was just trying to deal with the trouble as quickly as possible."
Dugu Fu laughed heartily. "Haha! Ate too much barbecue! Seventh Young Master, that's a pretty funny dry joke."
Chen Shurui shook his head gently and said in a faint, lingering tone, "If it were truly funny, it wouldn't count as a dry joke."
Everyone laughed.
Then Zhu Wuneng's eyes brightened as he looked at Chen Mu. "Fifth Young Master, you're incredible! You actually killed a soul emperor single-handedly."
Chen Mu held his chest and tugged at the corners of his mouth. "He was only a commoner soul emperor, without much in the