The Little Marquis felt he had suffered "bullying" from his colleagues in the Park District, but he had no evidence.
Ren Ye Ox watched him with smiling eyes and said pleasantly, "Comrade Rooster, you saw the result. Everyone voted unanimously for you to sneak into the three-courtyard Taoist temple and scout ahead. You have only two choices now: go, or get beaten up by all of us."
"You... you're blatantly picking on me, aren't you?!" The Little Marquis's chicken eyes went round.
"Wow, you're so smart. You even figured that out," Apu replied obnoxiously.
"Fine, fine, fine...!" The Little Marquis laughed in anger, stamped his chicken feet, and said through gritted teeth, "I'll go! What's the worst that can happen? Death? One word from my Dragon Head sister, and even if she wanted me to become a palace eunuch, I'd immediately cut myself clean, without leaving the tiniest bit of root...!"
"A ruthless man," Xu Bangzi said with heartfelt admiration.
The Little Marquis looked at the Azure Flood Dragon, Dragon Head, his voice emotional and his gaze resolute. "Dragon Younger Sister, I'm going. If I die, please burn my body to ashes and scatter them in your bathtub. Let my ashes soak into every inch of your skin and protect you for The Rest of One’s Life...!"
"...!"
Of the twenty-odd people present, not one could find a response. They all stared blankly, remaining speechless for a long time.
As cold and taciturn as ever, Dragon Head looked calmly at the Little Marquis. "It's a deal. Ashes for my bath, organs for soup... I promise nothing will go to waste."
"...Farewell."
"Safe travels."
Rooster cupped his chicken claws, bade farewell to the scoundrel friends bullying him, then marched proudly toward the three-courtyard Taoist temple.
Watching him leave, Deng Tongqi quietly