The silence that followed Hóu Xián's audacious stone-swallowing lasted approximately 0.3 seconds.
Then Cāng Jì screamed.
It wasn't a dignified roar or a threatening growl. It was a full-body, soul-deep shriek of rage that made the river water actually boil around his ankles.
"YOU DISGUSTING, FLEA-RIDDEN, TREE-DWELLING RODENT!" The Dragon Prince's eyes ignited with fire, smoke pouring from his nostrils. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU JUST DID?!"
Hóu Xián patted his stomach contentedly, his grin widening until it practically split his face. "Mmm! Tastes like expensive! With a hint of.…..what is that.….divine arrogance? Really adds to the flavor!"
"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL RIP YOU APART! I'LL—"
Screeeeeee!
The sound came from everywhere at once, a cacophony of high-pitched chattering that made Bai Yue's ears ring. She looked up, and her stomach dropped somewhere into her feet.
The trees were moving.
No. Not moving. Filled.
