Qian Renxue stood fifty paces in front of him, the Angel Holy Sword held across her body, her voice as clear and cold as ice. "I came to investigate something. More than ten years ago, a pair of hundred-thousand-year soft bone rabbits wandered into this area. Did you ever see them?"
The Scarlet King's eyes widened, and all three heads lowered at once, baring gleaming white fangs. "Two rabbits?"
The Scarlet King scratched his head with a claw, then suddenly grinned. His three heads let out low, grating laughter, saliva dripping down his fangs and sizzling against the scorched ground.
"Now that you mention it, two rabbits really did barge into the Emperor Auspicious Beast's territory once. My duty was to protect the Auspicious Beast. Any intruder had to be eliminated.
"Speaking of which, they tasted wonderful. Even their bones were crunchy. I practically inhaled them, and they were so delicious I stamped my feet.
"Hello, human. Do you happen to know where I can find more rabbits like those?"
Qian Renxue's voice was low. "They were my friend's parents."
"Ahem." The Scarlet King's left head rose. "What a heartbreaking story. My condolences."
The middle head blinked and continued, "So you've come to call me to account? Anyway, I had a toothache back then. I didn't eat a single bite."
The rightmost head spoke in a thoroughly self-righteous tone. "Wrong! Those two rabbits were at fault.
"I must emphasize this: although they hadn't harmed the Auspicious Beast yet, couldn't I exercise my rights as her guardian?
"Even setting the facts aside, weren't those two rabbits at fault? Why did they trespass? Why didn't they report to Lord Beast God beforehand?
"They were clearly looking for trouble! By eating them, I eliminated a potential threat to the Auspicious Beast. I was