Fortunately, the Ebon Deer, which had been well-behaved all this time, suddenly grew restless.
Qingque urged Stelle and March 7th to get down quickly, and the two seized the chance to escape the audience's gaze.
That got them out of their predicament.
Stelle kept marveling:
"Looks like not everyone can handle the spotlight."
March 7th nodded in agreement.
Just then, another person squeezed her way over. It was Bailu, who had been treating the wounded in Exalting Sanctum Plaza.
The wounded in the plaza had all stabilized by now. Seeing the commotion here, Bailu couldn't resist coming over out of curiosity.
She looked up and exclaimed:
"Wow, what a huge deer! What did it eat to grow so tall?"
Bailu always made peculiar observations because of her own height, which hadn't changed in hundreds of years.
Then she noticed the strange looks people around her were giving her. She immediately grew flustered and said:
"What are you all looking at me for? I was just making a comment."
"We can tell." Stelle nodded. "The Dragon Lady really wants to grow taller."
Bailu: "!!!"
"I do not!" Bailu said, embarrassed and annoyed. "Even if I did, what I just said had nothing to do with growing taller. Not the slightest bit! I was just making a comment. I, I..."
"I believe you." Stelle shrugged. "First, please calm down."
"I am calm!" Bailu shouted.
"Yes, I believe you're calm." Stelle kept nodding. "But please calm down first."
Bailu: "..."
"I'm not talking to you anymore." Bailu stamped her foot and walked away.
After a few steps, she turned back and asked:
"Have you made any progress on what I asked you to do?"
"I'm looking into it, I'm looking into it." Just like that, Stelle sent Bailu on her way.
March 7th