Horse-Face froze for just a second, then immediately grasped the situation before him and shouted, "Third Brother, run somewhere else! Whatever you do, don't bring 'that thing' over here!"
"I can't, Fourth Brother! If I keep running, I'm gonna get beaten to death!" Ignoring Horse-Face's protests completely, Ox-Head flew straight to his side.
The man pursuing Ox-Head slowly came to a stop as well, standing beside Fu Lou Na.
On closer inspection, the man was lean and wiry, with exceptionally bright eyes.
"Ox-Head, what are you running for?" the wiry monk asked with a smile. "All I want is to beat you to death."
The monk's words frightened Ox-Head so badly that he hardly knew what to do. "Fourth Brother, think of something, quick. I really didn't bring my magic treasure today."
Horse-Face scratched his head. "Third Brother, I haven't seen your magic treasure in over five hundred years. You didn't lose it, did you?"
"Huh?!" Ox-Head froze. "How'd you kno... ah, no, that ain't it. I didn't lose it. I just forgot to bring it..."
Seeing Ox-Head's reaction, Horse-Face had a pretty good idea of the truth. He could only sigh and say helplessly, "It's a wonder you've managed to stay an Underworld Enforcer for so many years without a magic treasure."
"Quit the nonsense, Fourth Brother! What are we gonna do?!" Ox-Head asked anxiously. "Can the two of us win?"
"No," Horse-Face said. "Unless you can kill one of them without a magic treasure."
"Ain't you pulling my leg, Fourth Brother?" Ox-Head said guilelessly. "If I could kill one with my bare hands, I could surely kill the second one too!"
"I'm pulling your leg?" Horse-Face was almost furious enough to die. "You knew perfectly well this was a 'war in the Immortal Realm,' yet you came empty-handed