A living thing that looks too perfect, however lifelike, starts to look like a dead one.
The white rhino above Hongze was like that. Its vast body blotted out the sky, and yet there wasn't a single flaw to be found on it. It looked carved from jade from end to end, and the aura it gave off carried a strange majesty that left you no thought of resisting at all.
It woke from its slumber once more. Light rose in its eyes, and it turned them toward the Peach Spring Manor.
The white rhino still didn't open its mouth, but unlike last time, a gentle voice sounded in Qinghua's ears.
“The offense earlier was only a misunderstanding. I hope you'll forgive it, Fellow Immortal.”
“……”
The Prison Golden Body, a little over ten zhang tall, slowly raised its head and simply met the gaze of the white rhino far above the sea of clouds, giving no answer.
Lady Qinghua didn't really know what the white rhino was, but she was certain the speaker wasn't the white rhino itself. A conversation on this level was not one she had any right to join, and the last thing she could do was cause her master any trouble.
“Don't worry, Fellow Immortal. You and I both have our names in the immortal register. How could I raise a hand against a colleague?”
The white rhino looked down with a cold, indifferent face, yet in Qinghua's mind, warm laughter echoed like a spring breeze.
She quickly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her whole gaze had grown much calmer.
Once again, Shen Yi had taken over the Prison Golden Body.
“If that's so, what do you mean by imprisoning me here?”
The Golden Body dharma form slowly rose to its feet. Its dark-gold feathered cape swayed slightly, and it put the question to the sky in earnest.
At those words, the light in the white rhino's eyes flickered a few times, but the voice stayed calm. “Imprisoning? Where did that come from? I was only worried for your safety, Fellow Immortal,…