Hou Niao was not aware of all these changes; his position was somewhat distant from the Quanzhen Taoist Flag, unlike from a high vantage point on Lake Heart Island where one could overlook the entire situation.
Moreover, his current concerns were not with the other Taoist Flags; being alone, he could not transform into thousands to save the world, so it was best to do what he could within his abilities.
He was examining a bee in his hand, a slender-waisted bee.
He took out the bee corpses from the Treasure Gourd he had obtained in Suqiu and compared them, confirming that despite slight differences, they certainly shared the same bloodline and species.
This was the ultimate reason he spared Dong Fangfei. In fact, when he swung that sword, he could have thrown his sword with a ten out of ten chance of taking the woman's life. The reason he did not do so was to find out the origin of these slender-waisted bees.
