"Let's leave it at that."
Above the deep pit on Divine Mountain.
The Lei Zis stood in a circle, their eyes red.
In the end, they had failed to dig out Hi Dog and Bone.
Little White Tiger closed his eyes, struggling to keep his grief from showing.
Old Ninth sat alone to one side, smoking with his head lowered.
"Doggie, Bone, don't blame me. Once... once I become the Human Emperor, I'll definitely find you," Little White Tiger murmured, clenching his fists.
He did not want to give up just like this either.
But Chun Prefecture was under construction, and the Lei Zis needed to make a living.
He was no longer a little hoodlum with no one else to worry about.
However reluctant he felt, he could only leave through the pain.
Only Zuo Ju walked over to Old Ninth without expression and crouched beside him.
He took one of Old Ninth's cigarettes, lit it, and drew deeply before saying quietly, "Call me Fourth Brother."
"What's wrong with you?" Old Ninth rolled his eyes irritably.
"Suit yourself. I was planning to help you rescue Hi Dog." Zuo Ju gave a teasing smile.
He had been delayed because he needed to wrap things up for Chun Prefecture in the Capital.
He had only just arrived.
Old Ninth froze, then his eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Are you going to say it or not?"
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Dad, Fourth Master!"
Old Ninth and Little White Tiger were both prime examples of men who knew when to bend and when to stand tall.
Without another word, he grabbed Zuo Ju's leg and started calling out.
He made such a racket that even Little White Tiger, Overlord, and the others took notice.
Seeing Old Ninth so enthusiastic for the first time, Overlord nodded