"There's still a witness?
That's so bizarre?"
Gu Qingfeng looked towards the crowd but didn't spot any so-called witness. "Is it true or false? You're not pulling my leg, are you?"
"Hehe, just wait, Brother You Di."
Nestled in Gu Qingfeng's embrace, Lady Blackwater hooked her arms around his neck and called out to the crowd, "Little Fatty, hurry up and come out."
Gu Qingfeng asked, puzzled, "Which Little Fatty?"
"Just wait, Brother You Di."
Lady Blackwater called out to the crowd again, "Little Fatty, your auntie knows you're hiding. If you don't come out now, don't blame me for throwing you into Blackwater Mountain."
"No!
No!
Don't!
I...
I'm coming out now!"
From within the crowd, a figure appeared in everyone's line of sight.
This person was four to five meters tall, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, fat and burly, wearing a loose robe, looking exactly like a humanoid monster. It was none other than Sha Xiang, the Domain Master of Lingluo Heavenly Domain.
Ever since confirming that Blackwater Mountain was that terrifying mountain from the depths of the Nine Nethers back in the day, Sha Xiang had quietly hidden himself away.
Even though his appearance had completely changed by now, he was still worried Lady Blackwater might recognize him, so he had hidden himself in the back of the crowd early on.
When Gu Qingfeng appeared, he worried Gu Qingfeng might recognize him too, so he hid even further away, even considering leaving Lingluo Heavenly Domain at one point.
Because he really didn't want to get involved in today's mess, especially with Gu Qingfeng's appearance, a host of mysterious and unknown powerhouses emerging in Lingluo Heavenly Domain, and the Three Thousand Great Daos all focusing their attention here, making Sha Xiang feel increasingly uneasy.
However.
What he never expected was that the very thing he feared came to pass. The more he feared being recognized, the more he was recognized in the end.
If he didn't come out, he was truly afraid Lady Blackwater would throw him into Blackwater Mountain.
No choice.
Since he'd been recognized, Sha Xiang knew hiding was pointless. He could only brace himself and show his face.
"I say, Sister Blackwater, is this the Little Fatty you mentioned?"
On Blackwater Mountain, Gu Qingfeng held Lady Blackwater, a cup of Dragon-Cauldron fine wine in his hand, staring at the approaching Sha Xiang with a laugh. "If this guy is a Little Fatty, then there are no Big Fatties left in all the myriad realms."
"Hehehe!"
Lady Blackwater was greatly amused by Gu Qingfeng's words. "Brother You Di, don't you recognize Little Fatty anymore?"
"He looks somewhat familiar."
"This servant clearly remembers that Brother You Di was together with this Little Fatty back then."
"Oh?
Really?"
Gu Qingfeng carefully looked Sha Xiang up and down, suddenly recalling someone, asking in surprise, "Damn, you wouldn't happen to be Old Black Pig, would you?"
"This..." Sha Xiang was utterly embarrassed. He glanced around, then looked up at the sky as if worried about something, helplessly saying, "Old Gu, it's me, your little brother!"
"Damn!
It really is you, kid!"
Gu Qingfeng looked quite excited.
Indeed.
He truly hadn't expected to run into an old friend from his Nine Nethers adventures here. He laughed, "Just now I was wondering what Sister Blackwater meant by a witness. So it's you, kid. Come on, come up and have a drink."
"No no no!
Old Gu, little brother...
little brother just came to take a casual look."
Sha Xiang shook his head like a rattle drum, politely declining, "I won't disturb you two...
You drink."
"What nonsense are you spouting? I told you to come up, so come up. Stop wasting words."
Gu Qingfeng waved a hand, forcibly yanking Sha Xiang up.
"Old Gu, what are you doing!"
Sha Xiang was almost in tears. He really didn't want to, and didn't dare, get involved in this commotion.
"What do you mean, what am I doing? We haven't seen each other for so long, and we finally meet. Shouldn't we at least have a proper drink?
Come, sit down."
"This...
Old Gu, please spare your little brother. I really just came to look."
"I say, Old Pig."
Gu Qingfeng's expression darkened as he stared at Sha Xiang. "We were brothers who went through life and death together in the Nine Nethers back then. What, today when I invite you for a drink, you won't even give me face?"
"Aiyo!
Old Gu, how would little brother dare not give you face? It's just...
just..." Seeing he couldn't put it off, Sha Xiang sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it, little brother will drink."
"Looking at you, kid, you seem quite reluctant. Is it because you see I've become a target of public criticism now, afraid of getting yourself involved?"
"Old Gu, little brother doesn't mean that at all."
Gu Qingfeng raised his cup and drank, saying playfully, "Then what do you mean? Don't tell me you're here today like them, to denounce me?"
Hearing this, Sha Xiang, who had just sat down, immediately stood up from his chair, hurriedly explaining, "Heaven and earth bear witness! Old Gu, how could little brother denounce you? Before little brother came to Lingluo Heavenly Domain to be Domain Master, I had no idea this was your hometown. I also didn't know you'd come to Lingluo Heavenly Domain."
"Wait."
Gu Qingfeng listened, somewhat confused. "What did you say?
Did I hear wrong?
You said you're now the Domain Master of Lingluo Heavenly Domain?"
"Old Gu, you didn't know?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. He really didn't know about this. He looked Sha Xiang up and down, laughing, "I say, Old Pig, damn, you were the famous Black Pig Monster King back in the day. When did you start doing the Domain Master gig? What, did you pledge allegiance to the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao?
Or did the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao subdue you, kid?"
"Old Gu, you...
Sigh!"
The reason Sha Xiang didn't want to see Gu Qingfeng was perhaps because he didn't want to get involved in this commotion, but there was another reason: he was embarrassed and had no face to see Gu Qingfeng.
Because back then, both he and Gu Qingfeng were wanted criminals by the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, they were brothers in adversity. That's precisely why the two of them teamed up to venture into the Nine Nethers, planning to 'become outlaws'.
Just as Gu Qingfeng said, Sha Xiang was once the renowned Black Pig Monster King in the Great Desolation, opposing the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, a figure of great influence for a time, regarded as an idol by demons across the myriad realms.
But in the current era, he had become a Heavenly Domain Domain Master under the Immortal Dao.
To say it out loud was truly shameful!
Worried others might recognize his identity, Sha Xiang not only changed his name but also specially refined this peculiar physical body, fearing his identity would be exposed. If that happened, his Black Pig Monster King would have no face left to show anyone.
If only Gu Qingfeng alone knew about this, Sha Xiang could accept it.
But he never, ever expected Gu Qingfeng to expose his identity in front of such a huge public gathering.
You must know.
The people gathered in Lingluo Heavenly Domain at this moment were countless. More importantly, the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens, Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, and all the major figures of the Three Thousand Great Daos were all watching this place.
In other words.
In the days to come, the entire myriad realms would know that his Black Pig Monster King had become a Heavenly Domain Domain Master under the name of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao.