Chapter 1072 — Glass Is Fragile After All
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The little Tu Bo swallowed his vow and came before Hong. Hong hesitated, sizing the little thing up over and over, and only when he was sure it had nothing to do with the Tu Bo of Youdu and was neither his split body nor his incarnation did he feel at ease and hand the incense formed from his vow to the little thing.
The little Tu Bo swallowed that incense and came before Gu Xiao, and Gu Xiao likewise examined him repeatedly before handing his incense to him. Having swallowed the four sticks of incense formed from the four men's vows, the little Tu Bo toddled toward the high seat ahead, came beneath it, and tried to bounce up.
The four watched him with wide eyes as he leapt five or six inches high yet failed to mount the White Tiger throne, still a foot short of the seat.
The little Tu Bo landed, crouched, and bounced again. This time he jumped a little higher, yet still six or seven inches short of the seat. The little thing bounced several times in a row and never reached it, so he began to climb up the leg of the seat.
Before all eyes, the little thing climbed with utmost effort to the top of the leg, threw one bovine leg over, hooked the seat with his tail, and at last got onto the throne, panting twice.
The four looked at him, and there on the White Tiger throne the little Tu Bo caught his breath, sat down on his haunches, and spat out. Fragrance curled forth, for the four sticks of incense formed from the four men's vows had burned out in his belly.
The fragrance condensed before the four men and actually formed a scroll, a Book of Covenant. The little Tu Bo opened the Book of Covenant with a solemn face, and the Youdu demonic tongue rang from his mouth.
Though the voice was not loud, it was grave and stately. Luo Xiao, Gu Xiao and Hong were all amazed, and Gu Xiao laughed, "This little thing actually knows the Youdu demonic tongue and can结 a Book of Covenant.
How strange and quickened.
Mu Tianzun, where did this little thing come from? " Shen Mu was also rather surprised.
The little Tu Bo was visualized by him, but after visualizing him he had never minded him, and he had no idea what Dragon Qilin had taught him. The little Tu Bo read the Book of Covenant through once, then opened his mouth and swallowed it back into his belly, stood up, turned around, and stretched one leg out past the seat and kicked, but did not reach the ground.
Cold sweat broke out on the little thing's brow.
He let the other leg down too and kicked, but still did not reach the ground.
He twisted his head to look down, grew dizzy, and broke out in nervous sweat, crying "Xia, xia" without stop. The seat was too high for him, and a fall would surely leave him dazed and senseless. Shen Mu held his palm beneath his feet.
The little Tu Bo dropped onto his palm and hastily hugged one of his fingers, not daring to let go. Shen Mu set his hand on the ground, and only then did he grow a little bolder, carefully stepping out one leg while still not daring to release Shen Mu's finger.
When both legs stood on the ground, he tested it twice before letting go of Shen Mu's finger, then toddled outward again on short legs. None of the four men in the carriage spoke.
Together they turned to watch him as the little Tu Bo, wiggling his round bovine rump, came to the step, propped himself up with both hands, climbed the step, passed through the bead curtain, and jumped down off the step.
The four in the carriage withdrew their gazes.
Outside, the little Tu Bo came beside Dragon Qilin, and Dragon Qilin whispered, "The villains in the carriage did nothing to you, did they?
" The little Tu Bo shook his head, "Xia. " Dragon Qilin breathed relief and tucked him into his ear, saying, "I fear not one of those four is a good man.
They are all sly as ghosts. Do not mix with them.
" Inside, the four took their seats. Shen Mu smiled broadly and thought, "The little Tu Bo's Book of Covenant is of great use.