(To prepare for returning to two updates a day after the World Cup, I reread the earlier text. It was good in every respect, and most of the errors and omissions were basically matters of wording, such as writing Western Sea Sword God as Western Sword Sea God. There was only one real plot problem: when Gu Qing and Yuan Qu were in White City, they had already learned from Jing Jiu that Fang Jingtian intended to kill, and Gu Qing should have been preparing for this. But as I kept writing, I completely forgot about it. I really did get a little carried away. I apologize to everyone here. I have already finished correcting the main text. Please forget about this just as I did. Thank you.)
After Fang Jingtian asked this question, the stone bridge grew even quieter, and remained so for a long time. After an unknown length of time, the wind blew again from the far end of the gorge, stirring the mist into shifting patches of thick and thin. The dark shape there grew clearer, and two extremely long shadows could faintly be seen trailing behind it.
"I will not help you."
A cold, harsh voice came from within the mist.
Several bamboo leaves appeared on the damp surface of the stone bridge.
Those two shadows became tangible, sweeping away the surrounding mist.
Everything within Fang Jingtian's sight became clear.
What emerged from the mist was a golden pheasant, the same size as an ordinary one and normal in appearance. The only difference was probably the red crest on its head, which resembled a ball of blazing fire.
What made this golden pheasant look so uncanny were the two tail feathers trailing behind it.
Those two tail feathers were about a hundred feet