Zhang Lie looked Heijie Niu up and down. "Oh, very good. You seem to have recovered in no time at all."

Heijie Niu flushed. "Lord of Renhuang, your potion was miraculous!"

He crept closer to Zhang Lie and whispered, "Lord, if you don't mind, I've told my clan that I was wounded after exchanging a few blows with you, not your cat..."

Whiter let out a hoarse roar before nudging Heijie Niu's body, shocking him so much that he leapt back.

Zhang Lie nodded wearily. "I see..."

The Heijie representatives walked up and proffered their buglike appendages to him. "Lord of Renhuang, it really is you! We were shocked to learn that you had made your way into this world as well. We understand your thoughts, and we're delighted to be working together...