"I hear Elder Huai Yi and the others are getting a little anxious. Because of us?"
"Mm, it seems so."
"But we haven't exactly been high-profile. What are they so anxious about?"
"That's precisely it. We've been too low-key, so they have no idea what realm we've reached. That's why they're anxious."
"Tsk, tsk. Such an attitude goes against the carefree and untethered principles of our Taoist Family!"
"Then why don't you wash the blood off your hands first?"
By the river, Taoist Gao Yue was washing his hands, which were covered in blood. Beside him lay a massive, dark green snake, as thick as a water basin and slightly charred. A section near the middle of its body had been torn open, leaving a gaping wound.
Taoist Gao Yue pulled his hands from the river. Now clean, they held a snake gallbladder a full size larger than an adult's fist.
"All clean now," Taoist Gao Yue said with a smile.
Taoist Xu Xing smacked his lips, eyeing the gallbladder in Gao Yue's hand without a word.
