Li Ping'an cleared his throat softly. "Let me introduce everyone. You already know Old Ox. This is Run Tu, and this is Big Yellow Dog."
The creatures that had gained sentience greeted one another, a sense of kinship rising in their hearts.
After a little idle conversation, Li Ping'an mentioned that he had met Xiong Da's brother, Kasaya-Wearing Xiong Er.
He then explained Big Yellow Dog's circumstances and asked whether Big Yellow Dog could stay with them.
Xiong Da and Rabbit exchanged a glance.
"Philanthropist Li, it isn't that we don't want to help. We're clay bodhisattvas crossing a river right now-we can barely save ourselves."
Rabbit nodded and told Li Ping'an about their current predicament.
"Oh..."
Li Ping'an nodded thoughtfully. "Why don't I go and speak with that Mountain God? Do you know his name or where he came from?"
Xiong Da said, "I remember his name was something like Liu Kan... I heard he used to be a Land God on a small island in the Vast Sea. Later, he encountered a tremendous opportunity, which brought him to his current position."
Liu Kan?
Li Ping'an frowned slightly. Why did that name sound so familiar?
He simply couldn't recall it at the moment.
"Arrange an introduction for me. I'll go and speak with him. Perhaps I can keep you safe."
For a moment, neither Xiong Da nor Rabbit spoke.
A Mountain God who ruled over a region wasn't someone they could meet just because they wanted to.
Such beings were all above the fifth realm. To them, there was practically no difference between those beings and immortals.
They couldn't beat either, anyway.
As for Li Ping'an...
Although Xiong Da and Rabbit had no doubt that Li Ping'an was stronger than they were, they were skeptical about how he compared