Master Gravesparrow was both surprised and a little embarrassed at the Captain’s angry outburst. What’s wrong with this guy? I wasn’t talking about him!25

All he had done was explain the rules of God Mountain, and therefore, couldn’t figure out why Xu Qing’s Eldest Brother would get so emotional. Then the speculations started.... Of course, no matter what fanciful things he imagined, he couldn’t possibly understand what was going on inside of Chen Erniu. However, it was obvious to him that the Captain was irritated in some way, so Master Gravesparrow simply put such thoughts aside and led them past the kneeling fourth statue and to the staircase beyond it.0

As Xu Qing walked past the statue of the God Defiler, he couldn’t help but look over a bit more closely.1

The Captain was right next to him. He rubbed his nose, looked at Xu Qing, cleared his throat, then projected a message via divine will.1

“Don’t stare, little Ah Qing. How could I have guessed that after all these years, that not-man, not-woman, heaven-damned old fart Sunfire would do something as infuriating as this? Completely preposterous!”13

The Captain snorted.0

Xu Qing looked...3