"All right, all right..." Zhen Han said with a laugh. "Aren't we senior and junior brothers? Senior Brother was just joking with you. Don't take it to heart!"
"Hehe, Senior Brother!" Dragon Horse Zhen Feng chuckled. "I was only joking too! Think about it—Zhen Kong... originally wasn't part of Seeking Scriptures in the Pure Land. He was a disciple the monk took in himself! That disciple got a sizeable share of the merit; the two of us... talked about it before. But now, none of us knows where this fire ape came from. Do you think it's possible... that some Great Sage from the Great Sacred Hall in the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons found him displeasing and sent demons over to kick this rootless fire ape out of Seeking Scriptures in the Pure Land?"
"Of course!" Zhen Han answered without hesitation. "That is the most likely possibility! And..."
At this point, Zhen Han shot Dragon Horse Zhen Feng a sidelong glance and said meaningfully, "Junior Brother, don't you think the appearance of this false Zhen Kong has a great deal to do with the silence of the East Sea Dragon Palace?"
"Hiss..." Dragon Horse Zhen Feng drew in a sharp breath and cried in alarm, "Senior Brother means...?"
"Since you have already guessed that possibility, why should I say any more?" Zhen Han smiled but said nothing.
"Don't, Senior Brother..." Only now did Dragon Horse Zhen Feng think of another possibility, and his mood immediately soured. He hastily forced a smile. "Right now I'm too close to the matter to see clearly, while you see the whole chessboard from the sidelines. You should tell me, shouldn't you?"
Zhen Han rolled his eyes and replied in a strangely mocking tone, "These are all matters of your Demon Race. Why