"It's never good to show off," Bai Xiaochun thought. "Gu Tianjun and those others went way too far. Why did they have to go and put all the pieces together?!" Feeling a bit guilty, he sighed inwardly.
It was a bit embarrassing to have the celestials from both of the imperial dynasties staring at him in this way. After a moment, he couldn't help but clear his throat a bit.
"Hey, you're right! Seems it's missing the tail!" Suddenly, he smacked his forehead and tried to seem very forgetful. "Ohhhhh. I remember now! My memory isn't what it used to be! I totally forgot that I have the tail right here."
He quickly pulled out the tail of the lizard and threw it over.
Blinking a few times, he said, "Hey, stop looking at me like that. I really forgot!"