Chapter 2805: Mother Earth!

Xuanming immediately perked up again, as if injected with stimulants; she knew following Houtu would never leave her disheartened, even if she wanted to give up, Houtu would never let her.

"Houtu, I finally understand why Luo Fu Shengren likes you so much."

"Why?"

"Because you're brimming with vitality, radiating endless life—you truly deserve to be called Mother Earth!"

Xuanming praised Houtu so highly that Houtu accepted it without protest; he too felt himself filled with vitality.

"What's currently most important is to map every path of Bombarding Lingshan, so the Wu tribe's subsequent advance has no rear worries," Houtu said, blushing.

Xuanming of course knew this, but encountering Peng and Yunzhong earlier had startled him—would they be robbed again this time?

"Should we keep watch against Peng?" Xuanming felt uneasy, sensing an inexplicable discord here.

Houtu said, "Peng is a great golden-winged roc—do you think our small maneuvers can hide from Peng? Do you think we can guard against Peng?"

Houtu had long wanted to say it: Peng had been monitoring her since the beginning, and every single person inside Bombarding Lingshan.

Though Houtu didn't understand how Peng managed it, that didn't stop him from sensing Peng's surveillance—he could only silently do his own work without interfering with Peng.

"Xuanming, we can only coexist peacefully with Peng and Yunzhong if we hope to finish the map and leave!"

Xuanming heard Houtu's words and understood their gravity, so he nodded.

"I understand!"

…

Peng and Yunzhong were indeed watching every move they made.

"It seems you were right about Peng—you know Bombarding Lingshan so well, you even know how many people are in every corner and how many beasts the Yao race stationed here."

"But why don't you expose Houtu and Xuanming? They're Wu tribe members!"

Yunzhong was puzzled, for Houtu and Xuanming were among the Twelve Ancestral Wus, especially Houtu, Mother Earth—her power was immense.

Peng did not answer Yunzhong's question; he merely observed all movements closely from above.

Because he sought the Immortal Emperor!

Only the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree in the Immortal Emperor's hands was worth Peng's meticulous observation—if not for his debt to Yunzhong, Peng would never endure this hardship.

Yunzhong muttered, "True enough—Houtu and Xuanming are Luo Fu Shengren's disciples. If we offend Luo Fu Shengren's disciples, Luo Fu Shengren will surely come after us!"

"Good then—once we find the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree, we can leave Bombarding Lingshan and avoid this whole conflict!"

Peng could no longer bear Yunzhong's incessant chatter and told him to shut up.

"Shut your mouth. I need to carefully observe the surroundings—the beast tribe has too many people; finding the Immortal Emperor depends entirely on luck."

"Understood!"

Knowing Peng sought the Immortal Emperor for the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree, Yunzhong fell silent—he didn't want to disturb Peng.