Lü Bufan stood outside the dilapidated ancient temple, gazing at the stone stele before him with a complicated expression, a glittering seed clasped in his hand.
Big Black strode over. Lü Bufan turned and asked, "Big Black, are you all right? Has that Immortal left?"
"Mm. A fellow like a stinking fox, cunning as anything... what's that you're holding? Did that old thing give it to you?"
"Huh? You knew Ninth Master was still alive?"
"Hmph, those undying old fossils... unless the Mortal Realm is utterly destroyed, it's hard for them to die off completely."
Lü Bufan opened his palm and said softly, "A seed... he asked me to give it to Master Peach."
Big Black curled his lip. "So poor he doesn't even have a life left. He really doesn't have anything good anymore."
Lü Bufan said, "Ninth Master said they're too ashamed to face you... so they don't dare come out to see you."
Big Black stepped forward, his gaze icy. Just as Lü Bufan thought he might be about to say he forgave Ninth Master, Big Black suddenly raised a paw and smashed the Wordless Stele in two with a single swipe!
Half the stele went hurtling away with a rumble and crashed into the tottering temple hall, reducing it to a heap of rubble...
Lü Bufan almost cried out in surprise and stared at Big Black, his hair standing on end... Good grief, just how deep did this grudge run? He'd already killed Ninth Master, and now he was tearing down his temple and destroying his stele to humiliate him...
Big Black snorted. "Undying old thing. You'd be better off dying for good sooner! Just smelling you annoys me..."
Big Black turned and left. Lü Bufan hurried after him, only to hear a feeble voice emerge