"Haven't you always wanted to leave, Third Young Master? You've spent many years inside the White Jade Capital. It's about time."
Third Young Master shook his head like a rattle-drum. "No, no, no!!
"I don't think my reform has been thorough enough. I still haven't truly understood your painstaking intentions, sir.
"I think I need to reflect here for a very, very long time."
Li Ping'an smiled helplessly. "I can't afford to keep feeding you anymore."
"No, no! If I go out now, I'll definitely do evil.
"I'll tear up all the children's homework and get their bottoms beaten by their schoolteacher.
"I'll steal beggars' steamed buns and peek through young widows' windows...
"In short, whatever's wicked, I'll do it!"
Third Young Master spouted nonsense with a perfectly straight face.
What left him somewhat distraught, however, was that Li Ping'an remained expressionless.
Seemingly realizing this trick would not work on Li Ping'an, he gave up on it.
Third Young Master simply began acting shamelessly, rolling around on the ground.
"I'm not leaving! I'm not leaving!"
"I'm just not leaving!"
Li Ping'an smiled faintly.
The darkness before dawn gradually receded, and a gleam of light emerged between sea and sky.
Gradually, the entire eastern sky burned a brilliant red. This was the first light of dawn.
The young man who was a carp spirit raised his head, looked at that gleam, and sighed softly.
Lord Turtle God was dead.
He did not know which immortal had done it, nor did he know why.
Although Lord Turtle God had hardly done any good while alive.
Now that he was dead, however.
These waters would probably descend into chaos before long.
After all, no matter what, he had been the nominal master of these waters.
He had been able to keep the